Boat International US Edition – June 2019

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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