Better Shoes Foundation

Better Shoes Foundation is a not-for-profit initiative to phase out harmful practices and fast-track sustainable development in the shoe industry

[Fashion Revolution @Fash_Rev]

There are just three more days to apply to our #SmallButPerfect open call for European business support organisations to join the future generation of circular fashion ♻️

Learn more and apply now: https://t.co/HFbdzqu0YX

#FashionRevolution #LovedClothesLast

[Collective Fashion Justice @Co_Fash_Justice]

The leather industry is an environmental justice crisis. 🌳🪓

Our report, ‘Under their skin: leather’s impact on people’ uncovers a range of harms linked to the industry. 🐄

#UnderTheirSkin #TotalEthicsFashion #Amazon

[Better Shoes Foundation @BetterShoes_F]

Thank you @sourcingjournal for reporting the terrible news about the latest deadly shoe factory fire https://t.co/w4YlX5iQCX How many more fires and deaths will it take before health & safety practices are strictly implemented across shoe factories that use flammable solvents?

[Changing Markets Foundation @ChangingMarkets]

RUSSIAN OIL is being used to make clothes sold by major fashion brands ⚠️ Groundbreaking research reveals how #fastfashion is funding the war in Ukraine, and calls for an immediate end to #fossilfashion
https://t.co/PS1mGM0XS3

[Better Shoes Foundation @BetterShoes_F]

Can't agree more with @FDRA - well framed reasoning👌

[Ecotextile News @ecotextile]

👟The US #footwear industry is calling for different #sustainability standards to the rest of the apparel industry insisting that umbrella '#fashion' standards don't work in the real world🧐

https://t.co/aUjL3Ykm4f

[How Things Are Manufactured @fastworkers6]

This charity invented a shoe that can grow up to five sizes, helping to stop children in developing countries walking barefoot.

[Better Shoes Foundation @BetterShoes_F]

It’s great following the race to achieve the lowest ever carbon footprint trainer on a particular model/ release, but can any of those leading sports brands tell us what is their average CO2e per pair across all their annual production?

[HYPEBEAST @HYPEBEAST]

ASICS Presents the Eco-Friendly GEL-LYTE III CM 1.95 https://t.co/6BC1Ksm1ZA

[Thred Media @ThredMediaHQ]

An absolute MUST WATCH! 5/5 🌟 @SlayFilm @wbnofficial

[Better Shoes Foundation @BetterShoes_F]

Great piece about #sneakerculture #consumption #greenwashing and why the big player’s impact matters most. Great quotes and insights from @TansyHoskins https://t.co/otLjgvsc2l

[Animal Rights News @theirturn]

Animal rights activists in NYC stage a disruption inside @Nike flagship store to protest the massacre of wild kangaroos whose skin #Nike uses to make soccer shoes. #kangaroosarenotshoes cc: @TheHumaneCenter @animaljusticeAU @VicKangaroos @AJPNSW @nyclass @VVFriedman @nytopinion

[Better Shoes Foundation @BetterShoes_F]

Fascinated by the world’s first natural fibre 3D-formed shoe upper, made directly from liquid! Congratulations for your seed raise @simplifyber_inc 👏🌱 https://t.co/J3q8uDTVhM via @FastCompany

[Fashion Revolution @Fash_Rev]

The 2022 #FashionTransparencyIndex is here: https://t.co/EHhoz0u1o4

Discover how much the 250 largest global fashion brands and retailers are telling us about their supply chain and social & environmental impacts.

#WhoMadeMyClothes #WhoMadeMyFabric #WhatsInMyClothes

[Better Shoes Foundation @BetterShoes_F]

Fashion brands pause use of sustainability index tool over greenwashing claims https://t.co/z4Caq6NGQ4

[just-style.com @juststyle]

Bluesign has teamed with Sustainable Chemistry for the Textile Industry (SCTI) to develop a “first of its kind” sustainable chemistry index for stakeholders. https://t.co/GSLJh33VSR

[Fashion Revolution @Fash_Rev]

Today is #WorldOceansDay, the perfect time to ask brands #WhatsInMyClothes? 🌊

Around two thirds of our clothes are made from plastic, the largest source of #microplastics, polluting our oceans and threatening our marine ecosystems.

💧 Find out more:
https://t.co/bhvToj4HqR

[Better Shoes Foundation @BetterShoes_F]

Exciting news - shoes may soon be manufactured by microbes https://t.co/hmxFmjqFZz Congrats to Jen Keane & Ben Reeve 👏 #biofabrication #biomaterials #sustainableinnovation #sustfash

[Wicked Leeks @wickedleeksmag]

Following the breakthroughs of lab-grown meat, lab-grown leather is now getting attention from big investors: but where do the most sustainable solutions lie? @beckyblench digs deeper:
https://t.co/wKdneQbNeM

[Dazed @Dazed]

In his new book ‘The World Is On Fire But We’re Still Buying Shoes’ Alec Leach examines our obsession with shopping and the tricks fashion plays to cover up its impact on the planet.

https://t.co/kn7NI8sPww

[Sam Carlisle @samcarlisle]

If you’ve been put off Nike and adidas by the @C4Dispatches doc tonight, may I recommend Hylo Athletics, @vejaproject @Allbirds, @WAESFootwear https://t.co/sdnNgzAs6f

[Better Shoes Foundation @BetterShoes_F]

#Greenwashing is much more common than you think. THANK YOU @immrdarcy @C4Dispatches for uncovering the truth behind the biggest sneaker producers’ green claims 🙏 A MUST WATCH >>> https://t.co/nR58kxmmVx #sneakers #sneakerhead #GreenClaimsCode