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Crocs releases 2021 ESG report
Crocs has released its 2021 environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, highlighting its efforts and plans to improve sustainability topics. As announced last year, the U.S footwear company plans to have become net zero and cut half of the emissions occurring during shoe production by 2030. Furthermore, Crocs wants to ...
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News briefsChaco incorporates sandal webbings made from Repreve fibers
Chaco, a U.S. outdoor lifestyle footwear brand owned by Wolverine Worldwide, is underlining its commitment to sustainability by using sandal fabric tapes made from 100 percent recycled Repreve materials. Chaco is partnering with Unifi, whose Repreve fibers are the result of reusing 31 billion plastic bottles to date, which are ...
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News briefsNike to launch glue-less shoes in June
The Nike ISPA team (Improvise; Scavenge; Protect; Adapt), which experiments with new, unorthodox products and manufacturing methods, will introduce a new shoe model this spring that showcases the brand’s innovative capabilities and offer a glimpse into the future of circular design: The Nike ISPA Link. And in 2023, the next ...
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Wildling launches limited edition summer shoe
The German shoe maker Wildling Shoes, which manufactures minimalist footwear using sustainably sourced materials according to ethical manufacturing practices, is launching a limited edition shoe for the summer season. The company designed the new model, called Aigul (Kyrgyz for moon flower) with the artist collective Folkdays. The organic cotton ...
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SponsoredEverything in One Place: GORE-TEX brand Presents New Online Tool GORE-TEX ONE for Retailers and Brand Partners
With the new GORE-TEX ONE Portal, the GORE-TEX brand is taking collaboration with retailers and brand partners to the next level.
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ArticleUin enters a collaboration with London’s National Gallery
Uin started a collaboration with London’s National Gallery to renew the brand’s shoes using designs inspired by masterpieces housed in the museum. The deal for the Spanish brand to acquire the creative rights, excluding China, for the new “A Timeless Journey” collaborative collection that features art pieces by era-defining impressionist ...
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Puma starts testing Re:Suede model
Puma has launched the testing phase of Re:Suede to determine whether a biodegradable version of its Suede model – made of Zeology-tanned suede, biodegradable TPE and hemp fibers – will withstand everyday use and biodegrade usefully. Distribution of the new sneaker has begun. Testers will be wearing them for half ...
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News briefsMerrell launches beta version of shoe advisor app
Verifyt, a product of Boston-based company NetVirta, a developer of smartphone 3D body scanning technologies, is the fit-scanning technology used in the beta version of Merrell’s new Merrell Shoe Advisor mobile app, the industry’s first consumer app designed to ensure an accurate, personalized shoe fitting recommendation. Verifyt is said by ...
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News briefsOrthoLite introduces OrthoLite ESD Shield
OrthoLite launched OrthoLite ESD Shield, which it claims is the world’s first and only mechanically-bonded electrostatic discharge protection insole technology. OrthoLite ESD Shield is available in molded insoles and delivers full heel-to-toe ESD protection, making it ideal for work and service footwear, it added. ESD Shield is a top cover ...
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Vans sues MSCHF for Wavy Baby sneaker
Vans is suing the Brooklyn-based art collective MSCHF for its new MSCHF x Tyga ”Wavy Baby” sneaker which Vans alleges copied its Old Skool model, according to a lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of New York. “The Wavy Baby shoe blatantly and unmistakably incorporates Vans’ iconic trademarks and trade ...
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Evoco partners with leading footwear brands to develop sustainable products
Evoco, a Canadian cleantech company based in Toronto, has partnered with global leaders in active footwear such as Timberland, Kodiak and Vans with the purpose of reinventing the materials used in their product line-ups. Evoco is a privately-owned company that develops plant-based sustainable products. It has launched a new type ...
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Veja cooperates with luxury brand Mansur Gavriel
French shoe brand Veja has collaborated with Mansur Gavriel, the New York-based luxury shoe and bag brand, on a fresh take on Veja’s Campo sneaker. The classic Campo has been re-imagined in an array of Mansur Gavriel’s signature bright colors. Mansur Gavriel explained that each Veja x MG sneaker was ...
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ArticleAldo Bruè looks to Asia to offset the crisis in Russia
Aldo Bruè is turning to Asia to offset the impact of international sanctions on Russia, one of the Italian brand’s main markets, after the country’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. “Aldo Bruè has been present in the country since the 70s with a strong brand identity. The Russian market ...
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Aquafil and Itochu to expand nylon circular business
Aquafil, the creator of the branded Econyl regenerated nylon, and Tokyo-based Itochu Corporation signed a non-exclusive business alliance agreement to expand and accelerate the nylon circular business. The two companies announced a strategic partnership in February last year. Aquafil created its Econyl Regeneration System in 2011. Econyl nylon is made ...
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News briefsNew U.S. brand introduces recovery footwear
Velous Footwear, founded in early 2022, has launched its first line of sandals designed to promote and optimize active recovery for athletes of all levels. Velous’ sandals are designed to help feet, ankles, knees and legs recover quickly from athletic or strenuous activities. The sandals incorporate the company’s patent-pending TriMotion ...
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News briefsVeja launches sneaker with Sea Sheperd
Source: Veja Veja xSea Sheperd Dekkan French footwear brand Veja has partnered with NGO Sea Sheperd to launch a new vegan sneaker that is available in several countries (in Europe: Switzerland, Italy and France) through the Sea Sheperd online store and at Veja’s website for €150. The ...
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News briefsScarpa unveils the eco-friendly Mojito Planet Denim
Scarpa has unveiled the Mojito Planet Denim, an all-terrain shoe made using recycled fabrics from production waste that are regenerated and transformed into new yarns. The process is based on an energy-saving technology that allows saving more than 65 percent of water compared with traditional systems, Scarpa says. The upper ...
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News briefsHunter introduces slippers and sandals with algae
Hunter, one of the bigger players in the rubber boots market, has introduced a capsule of summer slippers and sandals made from blown EVA and a share of a new material made with algae that are harvested by cleaning up waterways. The colorful “Bloom” line consists of a sandal and ...
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Lloyd wins Red Dot Design Award for newly launched cycling sneaker
Lloyd Shoes is this year’s recipient of the coveted Red Dot Design Award in the “Fashion and Lifestyle Accessories” category. The honor was bestowed on the German shoemaker for its newly launched LL/CYC cycling sneaker, which was announced in September last year. The sneaker is available in five ...
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Native Shoes partners with Braskem for bio-based EVA polymer
Native Shoes, a Canadian footwear brand founded in 2009, has started a collaboration with Braskem, a Brazilian petrochemical company, on the new line of The Robbie footwear. Through the partnership, Native Shoes is using Braskem’s I’m green, which it claims is a sustainably sourced carbon negative ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) sugarcane-based ...
