Caleres sets goals in first ESG report
27/04/2021
Its leather shoe brand, Allen Edmonds, will increasingly include “renewable and sustainably sourced materials”, including vegetable tanned leathers, recycled soles and biodegradable elements.
Allen Edmonds also offers “recrafting” of most of its shoes and boots. Most have the potential to be recrafted up to three times, it said, and the programme has kept more than 500,000 pairs from landfill.
Caleres added: “We’re moving to leather that is not only composed of more than 20% GRS-certified recycled material, but also meet the Leather Working Group’s (LWG) gold, silver or bronze standards.”
It has worked with the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America on its Shoe Waste Program (SWP). Eight of its Tier 1 suppliers are involved in the programme and 100% of strategic suppliers will be engaged in SWP or other waste reduction frameworks by 2025.
Caleres has also begun to source from India-based leather footwear manufacturer Farida Group, which has 12 plants in southern India and employs about 20,000 workers. Caleres said Farida “places a premium not only on minimising its environmental impact but on maximising the wellbeing of its employees and communities”.
Caleres brands include Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman, Naturalizer, Allen Edmonds, Vionic and Dr. Scholl’s Shoes.
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