Some of the most avant-garde players have joined to create low-impact sneakers that use biomaterials, recycled waste, traceable supply chains, and more to ensure that your sneakers are a bit more friendly to the earth they’re walking over.
Zips
Ny2Life BIOBASED zippers are entirely made of Vestamid® Terra Biobased Nylon.
Developed by Evonik, Vestamid® Terra monomers are obtained from castor bean oil.
Ricinus communis, the castor bean plant, grows in arid area. Hence its cultivation neither affects food production nor does it cause land use change.
Shoes maker
X-Rux is a project that came into being from the creative and innovative spirit of two entrepreneurs from the Italian footwear industry making technical shoes for parkour.
Shoes soles
Manufacturing of PU footwear using BASF Biomass Balance concept result in lower CO2 emissions compared to fossil feedstocks.