A step forward to a lower footprint

The sustainability approach is firmly established in our organisation, but it started in 2018. That was the year a few employees expressed their desire to get started on sustainability. Apparently, this motivation existed in the entire team. In collaboration with Stating The Obvious, an independent consultancy firm that specialised in circular strategies in the fashion and textile industries, we began.

This led to the launch of our sustainability programme in 2019 and the formulation of a vision on sustainability. This vision is the key to our sustainability programme (find our vision on page 18). Although we regularly hold it up against the light to assess it for relevance, this vision determines the course of our sustainability transition to this day.

At Allshoes, the Sustainability & Innovations Manager is ultimately responsible for the development and implementation of our sustainability programme. This Manager is supported by the Sustainability Officer. Together they form the sustainability team and they are responsible for developing and integrating sustainability within the entire organisation and operation. To that end, they determine the policy, formulate the strategy, organise actions and draw up reports. In 2022, the two-man sustainability team will also start working for our sister company Majestic.