Sustainable Shoes: Ethical, Recycled, and Eco-Friendly Footwear
For centuries together, footwear and shoes have carried extensive religious, cultural, and political significance. Shoes are known for carrying awe-inspiring symbolism and being iconic markers of style. Statistics reveal 24.2 billion pairs of shoes were manufactured in 2018. Shoes are expected to garner approximately $500 billion in revenue by 2027. Clearly, our fascination and need for footwear show no signs of abating. But with such increased footwear manufacturing, concerns about vast quantities of discarded shoes are also growing. Waste, including discarded footwear, is fast leading to an avalanche of social, environmental, and economic problems. Part of the answer to this problem lies in the concept of sustainable footwear. How does it help to solve this burgeoning issue? The concept of sustainable shoes By sustainability, we mean a symbiotic relationship between nature and humanity. In simple words, it means improving and maintaining living standards without depleting or damaging...