Focus on Sustainability
Biodegradable shoes
What is meant by biodegradable shoe? Let me say it in a simple way: you put it in the soil, you wait a little while and in the end you can’t find it anymore because it has turned into something else.
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Sustainability news from our blog
A collection of loafers with a low environmental impact
Ecoalf and Michelin have jointly developed their first sole made from waste materials whose rubber comes from sole production waste and not from tyres.
The Amann's sustainable product range, Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Gold or Recycled
AMANN develops products in a targeted manner in order to make them not only more sustainable, but also more environmentally friendly through the use of selected recycling and natural materials.
Only recycled polyester for zips
Riri completes its transition towards an exclusive use of recycled polyester for zip's tapes.
Are you looking for sustainable threads?
C.T. Point S.p.A. meets your needs by offering yarn solutions that respect the environment and make even the smallest details in footwear sustainable.
Sneature revolutionises the concept of sustainability in the sneaker
The project of Emilie Burfeind is based on bio-based materials and an innovative design created for the green circularity of the product, giving life to a 3D knitted sock sneaker that is good for the planet
Sustainability, fashion and regeneration
Transforming food waste into new textile fibres and reducing the environmental impact of fashion production with AGRALOOP Bio-Refinery, winner of H&M Foundation’s 3rd Global Change Award
REPETITA®: the sustainable textile
Innovative GRS-certified recycled polyester uses a high-quality, made in Italy manufacturing process that turns plastic waste into a valuable resource
The new/old craft of yarn regeneration
The Prato-based startup company, RIFÒ LAB was founded in 2017 with the aim of developing an alternative model of sustainable fashion, supported by technological innovation and able to offer a high-quality textile product, 100% made in Italy
The “Made in Green” by OEKO-TEX®
The independent international testing institute for textiles and leather, has reviewed the requirements for its products and published new regulations which will become effective on 1 April 2021 after a three-month transition period
The gift from Tacchificio Villa Cortese
It’s always nice to receive good wishes towards the end of the year, during the festive season. It’s even nicer if they are full of meaning and concrete action, like those received from the Lombardy-based heel factory.
Inescop: agricultural by-products as resources for shoes
The Centre for Technology and Innovation applied to the footwear of Alicante develops two projects that are based on the recycling of agricultural materials for the production of footwear
Industrie Chimiche Forestali, successful sustainability
The multinational company that in 2018 celebrated 100 years of innovation in the field of adhesives for the footwear and leather goods, automotive and packaging sectors published its first Sustainability Report in 2020
E.C.O. Hide, recycled leather for sustainable products
Italian Converter’s on a roll recycled leather with eco-friendly finishes.
Ogreen, the first eco-sustainable rubber
An international group for the production of articles in rubber, plastic, and silicon, with Ogreen, Oldrati replies to a market that is increasingly attentive to sustainability
