Boat International US Edition – June 2019

(Frankie) #1
boatinternational.com• 062019

SUSTAINABLE


STEPS


Keep moving and stay healthy with these
more natural, recycled eco sneakers

TRUECOLORS



  • G-StarhascollaboratedwithSwissdye
    andchemicalsspecialistArchromato
    createEarthColors–jeanscoloredwith
    adyederivedfromrecycledplantwaste
    insteadofpetrol.ThefirstEarthColors
    jeanswerereleasedin2017,andthe
    rangehassinceexpandedtoinclude
    productsacrossbothmenswearand
    womenswear.Anarmygreenshirtuses
    recycledsawpalmettoleaves,whilethe
    chicdarktearoseofadenimjacketis
    obtainedfromrecycledbeetwaste.
    g-star.com


SO COMFORTING
Allbirds sneakers have been called “the most comfortable
shoes in the world,” but their virtues don’t end there. The
collar is made of Tencel (which uses 95 percent less water
than cotton) or of New Zealand wool (with a knitting
process requiring 60 percent less energy than synthetic
materials) and the laces come from recycled plastic
bottles. Wool runners, $95, allbirds.com

NET GAIN
Oneoftheworld’soldestsneaker
manufacturers,Tretornwasborn
inSwedenin1891.Thisseason,it
hasreissueditsbestsellingNylite
canvassneakers(madepopular
inthe1970sbySwedishtennis
starBjörnBorg,whoworethemon
andoffthecourt),withenhanced
ecocredentials.Theshoeisnow
madefromlocallysourcedcanvas
and 50 percentnaturalrubber.
Nylitesneakers,$70,tretorn.com

TRAWLING FOR TRAINERS


Spanish company Ecoalf has worked with 2,500 fishermen
in 32 ports and nearly 450 trawlers to collect plastic from
theoceanandturnitinto 100 percentrecycledfilaments–
ithasrecoveredmorethan 300 tonnesofwastefromthe
MediterraneanSeasince2015.TheseShaosock-style
sneakersaremadefromplasticbottlesrecoveredfromthe
seabed.Shaosockstylesportsshoes,$180,ecoalf.com
CIRCULAR DESIGN
Adidas’slatestinnovationisthe
FuturecraftLoop,arunningshoemade
ofasinglematerial- 100 percent
reusableTPU.Whenyouhavefinished
withit,returnittoAdidasanditwill
getmelteddowntocreateanewshoe



  • withzerowaste.Itscommercial
    releaseissetfor2021.adidas.com


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