Suston Magazine | Conscious Customers on the Rise at Partioaitta

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....

July 12, 2019 Friend or Faux: Is Vegan Leather Better?

Posted at 08:12h in Animal Welfare, Materials by Cristiana Voinov

Vegan leather is trending as more and more consumers are putting veganism at the forefront of their personal mission. But is vegan leather an ethical, sustainable alternative – or just plastic in a new wrapping?...

June 16, 2019 FAQ: Leather Sustainability

Posted at 19:47h in Animal Welfare, Materials by Cristiana Voinov

Durable, malleable and attractive – Leather is arguably among the most globally prevalent materials, both historically and today. But it’s credentials in terms of ethics and sustainability are not quite so straight forward....

March 15, 2019 DriTan – Reinventing the Industry

Posted at 08:58h in Brands, Materials, Partners by ECCO

The tanning process was always thought to be impossible without the use of large amounts of water. ECCO Leather's new DriTan™ technology breaks the paradigm....

January 10, 2018 A Sustainable Craft

Posted at 20:56h in Brands, Climate, Partners, Production & Design, Social Responsibility by LillSport

“Think global, act local.” For Swedish glove manufacturer LillSport, this means building an environmentally adapted tannery and starting a solar-powered glove factory with their partners in Ethiopia....