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10.
Take control
Luxury shoe brand J.M. Weston likes the
leather produced by Les Tanneries du Puy
so much it has taken control of its
troubled supplier.
14.
Supplier singled out
Recognition from the adidas group for its
work on products such as the Reebok
EasyTone collection has given insole
manufacturer ATP a big boost.
16.
It can be done
Footwear manufacturer Priority Group
worked with a long list of suppliers at the
Fimec exhibition in Brazil to produce a
“100% sustainable shoe”, just to show
that sustainable footwear is feasible?
2. World News
Some recent highlights from around the
world of footwear. For continuous news
coverage of footwear matters, go to
www.footwearbiz.com
every day.
8. Products and Services
Details of innovations from across the
footwear industry.
Front Cover
Actress Eva Mendes shows off shoes
from the Reebok EasyTone collection.
Image: Reebok.
4. People
People making industry footprints.
pg 10
pg 14