Suston Magazine | Conscious Customers on the Rise at Partioaitta

May 23, 2023 Look Behind Aku’s Label

Posted at 09:40h in Brands, Business, Gear, Partners by AKU

Local, traceable, transparent: Aku has always been committed to ensuring maximum transparency regarding the production methods and origin of its products....

February 1, 2023 AKU Introduces Latest Low-Impact Footwear

Posted at 21:33h in Brands, Business, Gear by SUSTON

Footwear brand Aku announces two new projects that feature lightweight, recycled, and vegan-friendly innovations - all of them designed to reduce overall impact....

February 22, 2022 Reacting Responsibly on Climate Impacts

Posted at 14:09h in Brands, Climate, Partners, Planet by AKU

Aku takes a new step forward and sets a new record in the search for production solutions to reduce the environmental impact in the outdoor footwear sector....

March 24, 2020 Can We Just Carry On in Lockdown?

Posted at 13:11h in Business, Climate by Jonathan Eidse

The Corona virus pandemic's fallout is hitting the Outdoor industry hard. Suston reaches out to 5 industry leaders to hear how these disruptions are affecting their commitments to sustainability, and how the industry should respond....

February 5, 2020 Minima by AKU – Designed to Reduce

Posted at 14:38h in Brands, Climate, Gear, Partners by AKU

AKU is the Italian brand specialized in premium quality outdoor shoes with a focus on responsibility and a low impact approach to its production processes....

November 5, 2019 Act for Compensation

Posted at 10:26h in Brands, Climate, Gear, Partners by AKU

AKU adopts Zero Impact leather for the lifestyle line AKU Plus and marks a step forward in the outdoor footwear industry....

July 12, 2019 Renewal is in the Air

Posted at 08:17h in Leadership, Planet by Gabriel Arthur

"Outdoor Futures” is a think tank of sustainability managers and experts, working on a vision that could mean a total make-over for the outdoor industry. It seems that their timing is just right....

June 16, 2019 Rapid[a] Recycling

Posted at 22:36h in Brands, Circularity, Partners by AKU

Known for first class outdoor footwear and its bold environmental and social responsibility projects, traditional Italian shoe manufacturer AKU lives up to its reputation with the all new AKU Rapida Air multi-terrain shoe....

February 8, 2019 Traceable & Transparent

Posted at 14:33h in Brands, Partners, Production & Design by AKU

Producing directly in Europe, AKU has been able to trace every single component of their footwear. Now they're taking the next step by making this information public....

January 10, 2018 Fully Transparent

Posted at 23:30h in Brands, Partners, Production & Design by AKU

AKU Bellamont Plus has recently been awarded the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) following rigorous calculation involving all partners along the entire supply chain....