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Do you have an opinion on the transition of the footwear sector towards more sustainability? Are you a designer, supplier, manufacturer, associated consultant? Take 5 minutes (yes 5 minutes, no more), to answer the online questionnaire on two major themes: where are you today? what do you think is most useful for this transition? SHOEDES Questionnaire

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Sneex, the hybrid stiletto brand, has the mission (according to its founder) to combine the elegance of heels with the comfort of sneakers. Two years of development and pioneering manufacturing in a mixed shoe factory, which can manufacture completely different types of shoes, in Spain. LIRE

The rise of women's football drives Nike to launch new lines specially adapted to the needs of sportswomen, to sign them visibly with a comma turned 90°, while using the local history of the Club that adopts them. Reality of business or mission of inclusivity? READ

Fungi Foundation

Through its development processes and its results, the myceliumis is an important inspiration for bio-based alternatives to textiles and leather, as does Mogu Bio. More generally, it helps to preserve this underground but invisible source of wealth, serving all ecosystems. READ

Spending on luxury goods is falling in China, due to 1) pressure from luxury shame, replacing the purchase of visible luxury products with less visible luxury services, 2) significant supply of luxury brands made in China—high quality and creative—for more potential buyers reasoned and declining purchasing power in an economic context of weak growth and bankruptcy in the real estate sector. READ