All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 20
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M.Moustache is enabling its customers to help save the planet....
M.Moustache is enabling its customers to help save the planet. The French shoe firm has launched a recycling program called Encore, in partnership with I:CO. Two collection points have been installed in its Parisian shops to allow customers to bring back their used shoes. The items can be of other ...
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Carl-August Seibel, joint chief executive of Josef Seibel Holding, will financially...
Carl-August Seibel, joint chief executive of Josef Seibel Holding, will financially support the production of one of the group's brands, Romika, in an area south of the Kenyan capital of Mombasa, together with two other entrepreneurs. The shoes will be worn with school uniforms in Kenya. The building for the production ...
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Allbirds has joined the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA)'s new Associate...
Allbirds has joined the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA)'s new Associate Partners circle. The mission of the GFA is to mobilize the global fashion industry to set a common agenda for industry efforts on sustainability in fashion. The forum is also known for organizing the annual Copenhagen Fashion Summit. Its Associate ...
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Perús, a fair-trade brand of Peruvian-themed footwear and accessories, has...
Perús, a fair-trade brand of Peruvian-themed footwear and accessories, has opened a store in the Marais neighborhood of Paris. The young company dates back to a backpacking trip taken by its three French founders – Nicolas Langlois d'Estaintot, Armand de Juniac and Henri Flouquet – through Latin America in 2014. ...
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Adidas has revealed the new Futurecraft.Loop, a 100 percent recyclable...
Adidas has revealed the new Futurecraft.Loop, a 100 percent recyclable performance running shoe that is meant to contribute to the global battle against plastic waste. Each component of the shoe is made from 100 percent reusable TPU. Furthermore, the shoe is made using one material type and no glue, whereas ...
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Lyst, a global metasearch platform for fashion, has launched what...
Lyst, a global metasearch platform for fashion, has launched what it calls the Sneaker Intelligence Unit. The company has recruited a network of “sneaker experts” by administering an online test and, for those who score at least 80 percent, a “'mastery' stage challenge.” Lyst then solicits opinions from these experts ...
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Sperry is launching a collection of sustainable shoes for spring...
Sperry is launching a collection of sustainable shoes for spring 2019, made from plastic taken out of the ocean. The Sperry x Bionic collection was made possible by a partnership with Bionic and Waterkeeper Alliance. The collection uses “Bionic” yarn, which is spun from plastic recovered from marine and coastal ...
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VF Corp. has been recognized for the third consecutive year...
VF Corp. has been recognized for the third consecutive year as one of the world's most “ethical” companies by the Ethisphere Institute
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The Skechers Foundation's tenth annual Pier to Pier Friendship Walk,...
The Skechers Foundation's tenth annual Pier to Pier Friendship Walk, in October 2018, raised more than $2 million. As a result, Skechers has now distributed checks totaling more than $1 million to six educational foundations and delivered a seventh check – for about $600,000, in its largest single donation to ...
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The Center for Footwear Technology Research (CTCR) in La Rioja,...
The Center for Footwear Technology Research (CTCR) in La Rioja, Spain, has tested the effectiveness of used coffee grounds as an antibacterial agent in shoes. CTCR tested five different types of coffee, recycled from restaurants across the region of La Rioja. Spain is a country of coffee drinkers, with adults ...
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Toms Shoes, the American brand famous for donating a pair of...
Toms Shoes, the American brand famous for donating a pair of shoes or prescription eyeglasses for every pair of shoes or eyeglasses sold, is now one of 2,700 B-Corp companies in 150 industries and 60 countries. So-called B-Corp companies are explicitly committed to sustainability and the common good. Toms Shoes manufactures ...
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The Prada group has entered a five-year energy agreement with...
The Prada group has entered a five-year energy agreement with an Italian company, Metaenergia, for the supply of green energy. The contract, which covers all the fashion house's industrial and commercial sites in Italy, is expected to reduce CO² emissions by over 20,000 tons a year. Prada will also study ...
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Sustainable Origin, the sustainability certification of the Brazilian leather-footwear chain,...
Sustainable Origin, the sustainability certification of the Brazilian leather-footwear chain, has been reformulated. The Sustainable Origin program was launched six years ago to certify the production in the footwear industry in the areas of environmental, social, cultural, and economic sustainability. The program was developed by the Brazilian Association of the ...
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Skechers is partnering with local non-profit organizations to donate goods...
Skechers is partnering with local non-profit organizations to donate goods for wildfire victims who have lost their homes and personal possessions after the disasters in northern and southern California. Additionally, Skechers has announced a state-wide fundraising campaign at Skechers California retail stores through the holiday season. The occasion was Giving ...
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Deichmann is publicly supporting the German consumer protection foundation and...
Deichmann is publicly supporting the German consumer protection foundation and its key issue, consumer protection for refugees. The German shoe retail chain is donating a total of €40,000 for two of the foundation's projects. First is “WebiTipp,” a combination of a website and social media channels in both German and ...
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Wolverine Worldwide, the mother company of Saucony, Merrell and other...
Wolverine Worldwide, the mother company of Saucony, Merrell and other brands, is suing 3M for allegedly concealing information about the risks of the 3M'S Scotchgard water and stain repellent. The lawsuit was filed in Michigan District Court on Dec. 19. Wolverine claims that 3M knew that the PFOA and PFOS ...
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A new European project has been launched to establish a...
A new European project has been launched to establish a reliable method for setting up product environmental footprint category rules (PEFCR) for footwear. The LifeGreenShoes4All project is led by the Portuguese Footwear Technological Centre (CTCP), the European Footwear Confederation (CEC) and other project partners. The project, which has reportedly secured ...
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Sympatex Technologies recently received the international B-Corp quality seal for...
Sympatex Technologies recently received the international B-Corp quality seal for above-average corporate management with a comprehensive approach and a social interest that extends outside the company itself. Sympatex is one of the first German companies in the textile industry to receive the seal, which rewards corporate concepts that, more than ...
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Euro Brand Management has obtained FSC certification in the field...
Euro Brand Management has obtained FSC certification in the field of the supply chain and trade of packaging materials and controlled wood under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) scheme. The audit report was made by Tüv Nord Cert, an independent FSC certification body. The certificate will be valid until 2021. ...
