The Sea as Symbol of Hope
From Portugal to the world on the ocean Words: Patrícia Barnabé The design of the future and the sustainability of our planet depend on the ocean. The brand-new Bauhaus of the Seas project is a European Union initiative led by Portugal, with eyes and heart set firmly on the coastal horizon. We talked to one […]
Sustainability glossary
To the danger of greenwashing, we can also add that the excessive use of the word “sustainability” has caused the term and its mission to be perceived as trivial, leading to the saturation of the public. The adequate description of a responsible action thus needs a new lexicon, clearer and more explanatory. In the process […]
Sustainability pioneers in the fashion industry
If fashion has always wanted to change the world while inspiring us with the most beautiful things in life, what are its plans to reduce the giant ecological footprint it has left on the planet? We went to find out about the players and brands in Portugal that are starting to make a difference and […]
Portuguese cork to conquer the world with a new promotional video
‘The Corkologist’ is the new video promoting cork launched by the Portuguese Cork Association (APCOR) as part of the sector’s international promotion project, InterCork 4, which represents an investment of €3.2 million and seeks to enhance the position of this 100% natural, reusable and recyclable material.Through Sarah Oakson, a name inspired by what in English […]
For a better world
Back in 2015 the UN defined 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in what came to be called Agenda 2030.It is a broad and ambitious agenda that addresses several aspects of sustainable development (social, economic, environmental) and promotes peace, justice and effective institutions. “Ending poverty in all its forms everywhere” is the primary objective of this […]
The Path to the Future is Green
What are the sustainability targets for textiles, fashion and footwear set by the major international organisations? We went to find out. Words: Patrícia Barnabé According to the figures, in 2017, there were 18 million displaced people in the world as a result of climate disasters and extreme events such as floods and wildfires, which are […]
120 companies in the footwear sector sign the Green Pact
Rice, coffee grounds, apple peels, or plastic bottles. In the footwear industry nothing is wasted, everything is transformed. Within the scope of the BioShoes4All project, a new generation of products is under development.
Portuguese footwear invests in a new generation of products
Rice, coffee grounds, apple peels, or plastic bottles. In the footwear industry nothing is wasted, everything is transformed. Within the scope of the BioShoes4All project, a new generation of products is under development.
Marcelino Sambé stars in the new Portuguese shoes campaign
We walk every day. Never to the same place, even if it seems so. We walk forward, daily towards the future, even when it seems we are still. We move every day towards the new, even when we do not feel it. But we are not all the same. We do not wear the same […]
Portuguese footwear industry invests 600M€ in the next 8 years
APICCAPS presents «strategic shock» and plans new decade of growth “To be the international benchmark of the footwear industry and reinforce the Portuguese exports, combining successfully sophistication and creativity with productive efficiency, based on technological development and management of the international value chain, thus ensuring the future of a national productive basis, sustainable and highly […]