Extended producer responsibility

Allshoes is one of the proponents of an extended producer responsibility (EPR) for safety footwear. With an EPR, manufacturers and brand owners of safety footwear are responsible for the collection, recycling, reuse and waste phase of the products that they place on the market. An EPR must result in more reuse, less waste and less pollution.

Together with our CFA partners, we are an initiator of a voluntary EPR for the safety footwear industry. It is fairly unique for a brand to hold itself responsible for the waste that it produces. With the Circular Footwear Alliance, we have been busy for quite some time organising a circular system for safety footwear. The EPR helps to professionalise, formalise and accelerate the transition to a circular economy. We hope to be able to launch the EPR mid-2023.