Sustainability Webinars

Sustainability Workshop on Durability and Longevity of Footwear

Tom Bayes, SATRA’s Head of Innovation, discusses the use of accelerated ageing tests to assess the durability of footwear and help to predict its longevity in use. We also hear from Stefan Mathys, co-founder of the innovative SATRA member VYN, who produce sneakers designed to be worn, cared for and repaired by the owner.

Sustainability Workshop on Packaging

The Keynote Presentation - Clear Consumer Communications - was given by Professor Margaret Bates from OPRL Ltd the not-for-profit company which runs the award-winning On-Pack Recycling Label scheme, recognised by the UN Environment Programme as international best practice.

The webinar includes a presentation from SATRA on the topic Minimum Performance for Packaging and Assessment and this was followed by a presentation from Sharon Reason from L&E International, highlighting recent developments in designing and producing sustainable packaging for the footwear industry.