INESCOP discloses a guide to align the footwear sector with the SDGs
The footwear industry is moving steadily towards more sustainable models framed in a circular economy strategy, but, above all, that are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda. To this end, the Footwear Technology Centre, INESCOP, reinforces its commitment with a guide that brings the benefits that the SDGs have for companies to the footwear sector and its value chain.
The SDG Guide, Challenges and Opportunities for the Footwear Sector, prepared in collaboration with the Cluster Calzado Innovación (CCI), focuses on the goals and opportunities that adhering to the 2030 Agenda can bring about for companies in this sector,. It also includes ideas for the integration of the SDGs into the strategies and business models of these companies. ‘With this guide we want to raise awareness in the sector about the need to incorporate these objectives in their roadmaps, since they are the common language in the business environment to communicate sustainability and social and environmental responsibility’, explains Elena Orgilés, Subdirector for Materials and Advanced Technologies of INESCOP.
A guide towards the future of footwear
It should be noted that in Spain the footwear sector plays a very important role, specifically in the Valencian Community, where it is one of the main economic drivers. In this sense, the tradition of the sector gains strength with a generational change, thanks to quality products that are adapting to the new times and trends established in the market.
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Now, footwear faces this new challenge, hand in hand with INESCOP, where development and innovation range from the choice of raw materials to product design. This is a challenge in which environmental and ethical issues will play a major role, as demanded by the new, more sustainable consumption models.
All the information on the SDGs in the footwear sector is available on INESCOP’s YouTube channel.
About INESCOP
The Footwear Technology Centre, located in Elda (Alicante), is a member of the Network of Technological Institutes of the Valencian Community, REDIT. The main objective of INESCOP is to promote innovation in the footwear sector by offering comprehensive and personalised solutions that improve its competitiveness through the coordination of R&D&I projects, quality control and product certification, technical advice and specialised training.
Its main lines of research seek to respond to the current challenges of the footwear sector and its entire value chain, and these are: digital transformation, environmental impact reduction, and comfort and user health assurance. It has the largest specialised footwear laboratory, capable of carrying out more than 600 checks on materials and finished footwear.
In addition to being accredited by ENAC, it is a Control Body for the CE certification of professional footwear. With 50 years of experience, its international network covers more than 44 countries.
SDG GUIDE, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FOOTWEAR SECTOR