Fashion for Good today announced "Closing the Footwear Loop," a major initiative bringing together 14 leading fashion and footwear brands and their existing circularity programmes to tackle the industry's complex circularity challenges.
This collaborative project aims to transform footwear's current linear "take-make-dispose" model into a circular one, driving innovation across the value chain.
“The footwear industry stands at a critical turning point. With billions of shoes produced annually and 90% ending up in landfills, Closing the Footwear Loop represents our most ambitious effort yet to reimagine how we design, use, and dispose of shoes. By bringing together 14 leading brands, we're not just addressing a challenge—we're creating a blueprint for systemic change.” Katrin Ley, Managing Director of Fashion for Good.