Materials - Shoe Sustainability Training Center

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Critical Course 3  |  Sustainable Shoe Materials, Certifications, and Standards

With a range of new materials coming out, how do you really know which ones are sustainable and which ones are not? What are the new materials that work for footwear, and who can I buy them from? What groups and standards should I know about so I can make more informed decisions when it comes to design, development, and production using these materials? What percent recycled, bio, or other are standard? Yes, we cover all this and more.

Critical Course 3 content, including 23 recorded classes, interviews, and webinars with sustainability expert contributors, covers:​

Materials and LCAs
Sustainable Shoe Packaging
Leather and Life Cycle Assessment Thinking
Circular Leather Tanning
Advanced Leather Sustainability—Farm to Shoe
Synthetic and Plant-Based Upper Materials
Production and Certification of Bio-Based and Recycled Foam Footbeds
Global Sustainability Roadmap

Replacing Plastics with 100% Plant-Based Materials
The Future of (Bio-Based) TUs and TPUs
Regenerative Sole Materials
The Lifecycle of Plant-Based Polymers for Foams and Injection Molding
EVA with Bio-Based and Recycled Content
The Importance of Third-Party Certification
Vegan Certification

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