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Bioshoes4all - – Innovation and Training of the Footwear File for a Sustainable Bioeconomy
THE CONSORTIUM
The complete BioShoes4All consortium integrates 69 partners:
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11 footwear and leather goods companies
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13 leather companies
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12 materials and components companies
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1 bio-resources company
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5 chemical companies
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5 production technology and software companies
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1 retail company
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1 association/SME
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20 ENESII (18 ESCTN + 1 collab + 1 association)
TOTAL PROJECT FINANCING
61 074 425,83 €
TOTAL PROJECT INVESTMENT
41.000.000 €
Project duration
Start Date: 21 de september de 2021 - End Date: 31 de december de 2025
Agenda Description and Objectives
The integrated project “BioShoes4All – Innovation and capacity building of the footwear sector for a sustainable bioeconomy” foresaw 5 Pillars (P) of Intervention organized around concrete objectives, aiming at new bio and eco materials, products, processes, technologies or services, structured in 11 Initiatives (I) and 23 Measures (M), ensuring the intrinsic coherence and complementarity of the proposed interventions.
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Promoting the transition of the footwear sector to a bioeconomy and sustainable circular economy
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New bio and eco materials, components and production processes
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Footwear, leather goods: functional, durable, circular, with a smaller environmental footprint
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Advanced and digital production technologies (automation, robotization, in-situ recycling)
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Solutions for the valorization of production waste and post-consumer products
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Reducing the environmental footprint of the sector / its products (carbon, water, fossil, chemicals).
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Implementation of industrial pilot lines, dissemination, demonstration of innovations
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Promotion of sector capacity building, development of content, execution of actions
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Consumer involvement and awareness promoting sustainable consumption
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Broad promotion of the footwear sector in the bioeconomy and circular economy (national and international)
The project was organized ensuring that each of the Pillars
is multidisciplinary, yet coherent, integrating well-linked Initiatives and Measures, culminating in the development of products and solutions with high technological content, innovation, and potential for adoption and economic valorization by the companies in the Cluster, contributing to increased productivity and international competitiveness. The project structure is presented below in greater detail, including the Initiatives and Measures per Pillar.
