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Sustainability Matters: Allbirds Delivers a Slip-On Version of Its Tree Dasher Running Shoe + More News FN Staff April 27, 2021: Allbirds released a slip-on shoe bearing the Dasher name today, dubbed the Tree Dasher Relay. The company said the new look comes with all the same performance running features found in the Tree Dasher, but features the ease of the its slip-on Loungers. And, as always, Allbirds delivered the shoe with eco-friendly materials such as one-piece uppers made from eucalyptus trees and dual-density SweetFoam midsoles made with carbon negative green EVA. More from Footwear News April 23, 2021: Kodiak will be the first footwear brand to use ....
Sustainability Matters: Kodiak Is First Shoe Brand to Adopt a New Eco-Friendly Insulation + More News FN Staff April 23, 2021: Kodiak will be the first footwear brand to use PrimaLoft P.U.R.E. insulation, which stands for “produced using reduced emissions.” The eco-friendly insulation is made with 100% post-consumer recycled PET plastic, which reduces carbon emissions by at least 48%. Kodiak will be incorporating PrimaLoft P.U.R.E. into four styles in its fall ’21 products, including the Kindersley, Stave, Tagish and Chadsey hiking and lifestyle boots. The partnership is part of a larger sustainability initiative for Kodiak, called Built for What Matters, through which it is collaborating with its suppliers to incorporate less harmful manufacturing practices and materials. ....
Sustainability Matters: Keen to Use Coffee Grinds in a New Sneaker Line, Clarks Creates a No-Glue Wallabee Made With Only 5 Pieces + More News FN Staff April 15, 2021: The latest sustainability effort from Keen involves many people’s favorite way to wake up coffee. The footwear company announced that it will use coffee grinds in a new line of sneakers that will debut in August. This effort, Keen said, is part of Detox the Planet initiative and will reduce the use of petrochemicals. Also, the brand explained it will diminish the amount of coffee grounds that make their way to landfills, where they emit greenhouse gas. ....