Footwear companies have been working hard at measuring impacts, redesigning products, retooling processes, and working to increase transparency.

We realize there is more important work to do in this very complex space. But advances continue at historic rates – from the use of environmentally preferred materials to thoughtful innovations on new packaging and new processes for recycling waste.

Here is an inside look at the work being done, but not often seen, to better inform the public, media, interest groups, and policymakers. It is also aimed at helping shoe companies find new ideas and pathways to increase their efforts.