IEEFA study shows high pressure on Vietnam’s industry to move to renewable energy sources
Since the Vietnamese economy largely relies on the export-dependent manufacturing industry, the country is more exposed to multinational corporations and the global consumer market than any other developing Southeast Asian country says a newly released paper by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The organization has studied ...
Salomon completes research on the ecological impact of its Index.01 shoe
Three years after the market introduction of its recyclable running shoe Index.01, Salomon has presented a study by its footwear team that has researched the shoe’s environmental impact compared to a conventionally manufactured road running shoe.
Thule Group enters new categories, updates financial targets
At its capital markets day, the Swedish Thule Group has presented plans to enter the two new product categories in 2023: car seats – to be launched in Europe first, expanding worldwide in a second step – and dog transport products, starting with a dog cage.
Crocs releases 2021 ESG report, ships first shoes made from partially bio-based material
U.S. footwear brand 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 company plans to have become net zero and cut half of the emissions occurring during shoe production by 2030. Furthermore, Crocs wants ...
The size of 140 tennis courts: Nike’s new Serena Williams Building
The new Serena Williams Building (SW) is the largest office building at Nike’s Oregon headquarters, covering the equivalent of 140 tennis courts (approximately 93,000 square meters). It is also where Nike’s Consumer Creation teams, representing Design, Consumer Insights, Women’s, Men’s and Kids Constructs, and Apparel and Footwear Product Merchandising, have ...
Greenpeace: Exports of old clothes are used to dispose of plastic textile waste
On Earth Day and as part of Fashion Revolution Week, Greenpeace Germany published the results of on-site research revealing the devastating consequences of used clothing exports for the people and the environment in countries such as Kenya and Tanzania. The overproduction of the fast fashion industry is causing ever greater ...
