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.
Belcinto is a champion of sustainability
Belcinto has just won the SME EnterPRIZE award, on the first edition of the competition promoted by the Tranquilidade assurance firm. The leather goods company was the big national winner in the sustainability area, having the jury also ascribed two honourable mentions to Promecel and ALGAPlus. The SME EnterPRIZE | European Sustainability Award for SME […]
The return of production to Europe is a great illusion
Although there is much talk of reshoring or nearshoring, terms that essentially mean the return of industries to their country of origin, official figures do not seem to confirm this trend. “It is not possible to prove this movement”, considers Joana Vaz Teixeira. According to the coordinator of the World Footwear Yearbook, an initiative of […]
Footwear for diabetics. The next bet of Plumex
Footwear for diabetics is the next bet of Plumex. The brand from Pombal, specialized in the manufacturing of knitted footwear, has already a line for this segment but is simultaneously developing a project with the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco to investigate and research this type of footwear.In the comfort segment, the company has been […]
Portuguese footwear tours Europe with eyes set on sustainability
Amsterdam, Stockholm, Madrid and Paris. Portugal aims to become an international benchmark in the development of sustainable solutions and, for that reason, has toured some main European capitals with the exhibition “Nothing is lost, everything is transformed”. “The achievements of the past are not guarantees of the future”, defends Luís Onofre. For the President of […]
Savana launches NEW.VE, a new sustainable brand
Expo Riva was the stage for the presentation of yet another novelty. Savana, the company specializing in the production of children’s footwear, has launched a new brand. New.Ve (New Version of the World) aims to bring to life some innovations in which the company has been investing in the field of sustainability. “We decided to […]