At the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, Allbirds has unveiled a woolly sock-style trainer with a bioplastic sole that effectively adds zero emissions to the atmosphere over the course of its life, the shoe brand claims. More about Allbirds creates "world's first net-zero carbon shoe" using regenerative wool
The race to tackle carbon emissions is being hampered by underinvestment in new plant-based materials, according to Hana Kajimura of Allbirds, which has launched a low-carbon trainer with Adidas. More about Natural materials "lack investment and innovation" says Allbirds sustainability head
San Francisco-based footwear brand Allbirds is set to introduce what it claims is the first leather alternative entirely made from plant-based ingredients. More about Allbirds to make shoes using plant-based leather to help "eradicate petroleum from the fashion industry"
Textile designer Chrissa Amuah has put her own spin on a pair of Allbirds trainers by embellishing them with geometric shapes informed by the Adinkra symbols used in Ghana. More about Chrissa Amuah animates Allbirds shoes with Ghanaian Adinkra symbols
Footwear brand Allbirds uses merino wool to manufacture the textile uppers of its Wool Runners shoes, which also feature laces made from recycled plastic bottles and insoles produced using castor bean oil. More about Allbirds crafts shoes from renewable materials including wool and castor beans
A San Francisco-based footwear startup has launched a flip flop with a sustainable sole made from sugar cane. More about Flip flops with sugar-cane soles released by eco shoe brand Allbirds