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Footcare Shoe Centres Sustainability Actions

Industry waste reduction program

FDRA describes a factory zero waste program used by more than a dozen companies, including Target, Fila, Steve Madden, Caleres, and Crocs. The program helps factories sort, recycle, and keep waste out of landfills. It also collects emissions and other ESG data, which means environmental, social, and governance information used to track business impact. The material says FDRA staff work directly with factories and subsidize part of the cost for member companies.

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Footwear material thresholds guide

FDRA published a Footwear Environmental Preferred Material (EPM) Guide to help shoe companies compare materials and set targets. The guide gives thresholds for environmentally preferred materials, which are materials judged to have a lower environmental impact than common alternatives. It is meant to help brands benchmark current performance, adjust sourcing rules, and align goals across the industry. The source says the guide is designed to lower costs and raise impact by giving retailers and brands a shared standard.

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Measuring sustainability inputs

FDRA provides guides on how to measure and report material use, energy use, water use, and emissions. These tools are meant to help footwear businesses understand their footprint and report it more clearly. The same resource page also includes a shoe waste and recycling handbook and guidance on environmental marketing claims, which are claims about products or business practices that affect the environment. This suggests a focus on better measurement and more careful public reporting across the sector.

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Footwear safety testing support

FDRA offers chemical and physical testing guides for footwear products. These include interactive guides, a catalog of global testing requirements, and a quarterly chemical fail-rate report. While this is mainly a product safety service, it also supports sustainability-related compliance because safer materials and better testing can reduce harmful substances in products and factories. The source presents FDRA as a trade association helping members keep up with changing rules and standards.

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