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Steve Madden Sustainability Actions

Recyclable shoe boxes

In spring 2020, Steve Madden changed its shoe boxes to boxes that are fully recyclable. The company says they are made from 90% post-consumer waste, which means material that has already been used and collected again, and 10% virgin pulp from sustainably managed forests. This is a packaging change, not a full product change, but it does show an effort to cut waste in its retail packaging.

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Recycled store bags

Steve Madden says it began using bags made from recycled material in all full-price retail stores in the early 2000s. This is another packaging step aimed at reducing the use of new raw materials. The company does not give much detail on how much recycled content is used or how much waste this change has cut, so the impact is hard to measure from the public information available.

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FABSCRAP textile recycling

Since 2019, Steve Madden has worked with FABSCRAP, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that helps keep commercial textile waste out of landfill. The company says it recycled 769 kg of waste through the project in 2022 and avoided 12 metric tons of CO2e emissions, which means carbon dioxide equivalent, a way to count greenhouse gases together. It also says it has recycled 2,235 kg in total through the partnership since 2019.

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Employee wellbeing programs

Steve Madden’s careers page describes a broad employee benefits package. It includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, retirement matching, and support services for staff. The company also says it ran wellness events in 2022, including health fairs, flu shots, COVID-19 boosters, chair massages, and guided meditation sessions. These are workplace actions tied to employee health and wellbeing rather than environmental impact.

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Diversity and inclusion groups

Steve Madden says it uses employee resource groups, or ERGs (voluntary staff groups built around shared identities or experiences), to support a more inclusive workplace. It names groups for LGBTQ+ employees, Hispanic and Latinx employees, and Black employees. The company says these groups help with belonging, professional growth, community support, and internal messaging. This is a people-focused action linked to workplace inclusion.

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Supply chain and safety focus

On its sustainability page, Steve Madden says it wants safer and more equitable workplaces across its stores, offices, factories, and supply chain. It also says it is working to make products safe and accessible for customers. The public page does not give detailed targets or results, but it does show that the company has started to frame worker and product safety as part of its sustainability work.

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