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New project focuses on footwear circularity

18/06/2026
New project focuses on footwear circularity

The Horizon Europe-funded ECOSTEP project has officially launched, bringing together 10 partners from across Europe to support the transition towards a more sustainable and circular footwear sector.

ECOSTEP, which stands for ECOdesign criteria for Sustainability in footwear and Testing methods for Evaluation of Performance, aims to promote ecodesign throughout the footwear value chain. The project will focus on improving circularity, durability, reparability, recyclability and overall sustainability in footwear products and manufacturing processes.

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