According to the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA)’s latest Shoe Sustainability Progress Report, 5% more industry respondents have full visibility of their entire materials supply chain than in 2022.

From the footwear materials, development and sourcing professionals surveyed between October and November, this figure stood at 29% in this year, versus 24% in 2022. 

Strikingly, only 34% of those asked could say that they had been using more bio-based materials in 2023 than during the 12 months prior, a decline of 7%. By contrast, 53% now aim to increase the proportion of such material in upcoming and specific product lines, up from 44% a year before. 

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