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Ascent Footwear Sustainability Actions

Green Team reviews operations

Ascent says it has a companywide Green Team that meets every month to look at how the business runs and suggest ways to improve environmental performance. The brand says this work is meant to help reduce carbon emissions, waste, and the use of water and other resources. It also says its office locations are set up to make transit and cycling easier for staff. This is an internal process, so it shows some ongoing attention to environmental impact, but the public material does not give detailed results or targets.

Offers low-carbon staff perks

The brand says it supports staff with transit passes, bike repair allowances, flexible schedules, and telecommuting. It also says its offices include compost collection, EV charging stations, and transit-oriented locations. These steps are meant to make it easier for employees to travel and work in ways that may cut emissions and waste. The material presents these as practical workplace choices rather than as a formal climate program, and it does not publish measured savings from them.

Runs foot health education

Ascent says it offers free foot health education programs in the community and through its social responsibility work. It says the goal is to improve foot health and safety and help reduce future foot problems. This is a social impact action rather than an environmental one, but it still sits within the brand’s wider responsibility messaging. The material does not say how many people take part or whether the program is measured over time.

Supports bike month and Earth Day

The brand says it takes part in May Is Bike Month, a campaign run by Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates and Love to Ride. It also says its Green Team runs an Earth Day campaign each year, with daily emails, a trivia event, and a donation to an environmental nonprofit chosen by the winning team. In 2022, it says staff rode 2,900 miles during the bike month challenge, and the Earth Day donation went to GRID Alternatives, which provides low-cost solar power and jobs. These are engagement activities, not long-term environmental targets.

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