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14 July 2023
A shoe for high achievers - leather, world leather A shoe for high achievers
Footwear brand Scarpa picked a special athlete to help it develop its latest trail-running shoe, the Spin Planet.
07 July 2023
Robot-aided cementing of uppers and soles - leather, world leather Robot-aided cementing of uppers and soles
Manual labour still accounts for a major share of the work involved in producing roughly 90% of the global output of footwear.
30 June 2023
Mycelium in the mix - leather, world leather Mycelium in the mix
A small number of very high-profile tanners have begun to add mycelium-based materials to their product offerings, not as a competitor to leather but as a much-needed replacement for plastic.
23 June 2023
Digitisation of leather in shoe manufacture - leather, world leather Digitisation of leather in shoe manufacture
Germans have something of a reputation for frugality. Sure, it is a cliché, but there’s a grain of truth to it all the same.
12 May 2023
New personal best - leather, world leather New personal best
As adidas embarks on its next chapter under the direction of a slightly surprising new chief executive, we take a look at why good sportsmanship will prove essential as the company navigates its next steps.
05 May 2023
Veja’s 180-degree turn - leather, world leather Veja’s 180-degree turn
Since its publication of a carbon footprint report in 2021 that showed leather in a poor light, shoe company Veja has worked hard to improve its knowledge of the leather value chain, with encouraging results.
21 April 2023
Carbon-neutral safety shoes - leather, world leather Carbon-neutral safety shoes
Italian brand U-Power is claiming a world first, with a range of safety footwear that is certified as carbon-neutral.
13 April 2023
Fast getaway - leather, world leather Fast getaway
With the launch of a hands-free children’s footwear line, Kizik’s signature collapsible heel has simplified the act of putting on shoes for all ages and abilities.
05 April 2023
Prize fighters - leather, world leather Prize fighters
A revamped format for the ISPO Award programme has given footwear its own category. In 2022, 12 different shoe, boot and footwear technology ideas were among the winners.
29 March 2023
Beyond IOT and towards servitisation - leather, world leather Beyond IOT and towards servitisation
Back in 2017 The Economist made a bold statement in declaring that the world’s most valuable resource was no longer oil but data, a commodity in a lucrative, fast-growing industry very much like oil was a...
16 March 2023
The circular economy and recycling footwear - leather, world leather The circular economy and recycling footwear
Shahin Rahimifard, SMART (Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycle Technologies)
09 March 2023
Green Shoes 4.0 - leather, world leather Green Shoes 4.0
Maria José Ferreira and Green Shoes 4.0 consortium
02 March 2023
Comfortable high heels - leather, world leather Comfortable high heels
Women have always favoured high heels for a number of reasons. As they are usually smaller in stature than men, high heels make them taller and this makes them feel more confident and empowered.
23 February 2023
From one crisis to another - leather, world leather From one crisis to another
2022 was supposed to be the year of ‘lift off’ after the 2021 partial bounce back from covid and a general reaching of pre-covid levels of production and consumption.
12 January 2023
Back to business - leather, world leather Back to business
Founder of Brazilian footwear group Beira Rio, Roberto Argenta, ran for election as governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in October. His bid to hold high office fell short, meaning he can turn his...
04 January 2023
The ongoing problem of sizing - leather, world leather The ongoing problem of sizing
It has been reported that a recent study in South Africa found that school shoes currently available at retail were not suitable for the habitually barefoot population studied.

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