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Sustainability Journey Phase 2 - Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of Operations in Footwear

CURRENT STATE 
Our current sustainability platform is focused on reducing physical waste using recycled materials for our shoes, and building a durable long-lasting product. However, we are unaware of other environmental and social impacts of our products and operations. 

GOAL STATE 
Understand the most material environmental and social impacts of our products and operations (for instance, carbon footprint, fair wages, etc) in the key areas of manufacturing, development, and retail space. Develop a road map for expanding our current efforts in line or exceeding other consumer products companies. 

DELIVERABLES 
Students should answer these key questions: How can we incorporate sustainability more holistically into the our brand? What are new innovations we should we aware of? What are external environmental trends we should take a part in? What environmental considerations should we tackle if we were to start shipping internationally? What are the foundations around sustainability we should consider when we start to open new stores? We would like to see a presentation of the teams’ findings, research and recommendations. Through S-Lab, we'd like to get a better understanding of what other consumer goods industry are implementing (as far as sustainable practices go) and how we can proactively implement best practices into our business, experience, product, and store. 

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AFIRM Supplier Toolkit

The Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management (AFIRM) Group
Suite of Tools | Free | Mar 17, 2017

In response to feedback received from members of its global supply chain, The Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management (AFIRM) Working Group has developed this... Read More

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Manufacturing-focused emissions reductions in footwear production

Journal of Cleaner Production
Book / Report | Paid | Nov 01, 2012

What is the burden upon your feet? With sales of running and jogging shoes in the world averaging a nontrivial 25 billion shoes per year, or 34 million per day, the impact... Read More

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The EU Eco Factsheet for Footwear products

European Commission
Framework / Guidelines | Free

This factsheet and checklist assessment can provide guidance about key considerations in footwear sustainability. Give your footwear products a credible sign of... Read More

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Zero Waste Textile Initiative to Keep Apparel, Footwear, Linens Out of the Landfill

City and County of San Francisco
Other | Free

The Zero Waste Textile Initiative encouraging residents and businesses to recycle unwanted apparel, footwear and other textiles at an event at Westfield San Francisco... Read More

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Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART)

Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART)
Other | Paid

Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART) is a research and development centre, located at Loughborough University, formed in 2004. Its remit is to... Read More

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CSR Benchmarking Survey Reports

American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)
Other | Paid

The AAFA Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Benchmarking Survey Report provides AAFA member companies with a barometer of how its company's CSR programs compare to the... Read More

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How to Do Better: an Exploration of Better Practices Within the Footwear Industry

Change Your Shoes
Book / Report | Free | Dec 01, 2017

Change Your Shoes is a pan European and global campaign which calls on shoe companies to intensify their efforts to systematically assess the risks in their business... Read More

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Textiles, Apparel, Footwear and Luxury Goods Table

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Framework / Guidelines | Free | Apr 30, 2013

This table shows a list of topics identified as relevant by different stakeholder groups. They can be considered as stakeholders’ suggestions or requests for topics to be... Read More

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Footwear Consumer 2030: Incorporating Global Trends to Foresight Footwear Market

World Footwear
Book / Report | Free

A study reflecting on the main global consumer trends with special attention to the key changes for the footwear industry and the foreseeable impacts on companies, brands... Read More

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D4.1/D2.1 - State of the art

Mistra Future Fashion
Book / Report | Free | Mar 01, 2013

eco-efficient textile materials and process and the sustainability of cotton.    The world white cotton production has reached a point called Peak cotton. Global... Read More

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