A premium content for a technical congress about CSR
The footwear market is facing global changes and the last years have seen a growing interest from markets and especially consumers, media and stakeholders for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). CSR might be a process of innovation based on social and environmental regards and could be a cost-effective opportunity for the Sustainable Development of the footwear industries.
Around 30 international footwear and CSR experts presented the latest innovations and progress in this field during 5 sessions.
| Introduction (click to download) | Speaker |
| CSR - An essential part of business! Is there still something like “volunteer”? | Florian Johannes BERANEK UNIDO Expert |
| The Status of China leather and footwear industries | Su CHAOYING CLIA (China) |
| Global Footwear Supply and Demand | Peter MANGIONE Global Footwear Partnership (USA) |
| Session 1: Product Innovation (click to download) | Speaker |
| The application of the EPD scheme within the footwear sector: an approach to improve data integration, eco-labelling procedures and design tools | Federico BRUGNOLI - CNR/ITIA (Italy) |
| Mean life of footwear. Results and methodology implemented for estimating a fundamental life Cycle Analysis variable | Antonio Ruiz MARISCAL - CIATEC (Mexico) |
| Footwear carbon footprint evaluation and action plan - An integral approach towards sustainability | Maria José FERREIRA - CTCP (Portugal) |
| Development of Biodegradable Polyurethane Footwear Soling Materials | Gnanasundaram SARASWATHY - CSIR (India) |
| The Development trend of shoe retail - try shoes online system | Li SHU - University of Science and Technology (China) |
| > Chaired by Enrique MONTIEL (INESCOP) and Gerhard NICKOLAUS (PFI) | |
| Session 2: Process Innovation (click to download) | Speaker |
| Lean, green and clean: a new paradigm in footwear manufacturing | Sergio DULIO - ATOMLab (Italy) |
| ISA TAN TEC: A German tannery in Asia | Carl Henrik FLACH - Tan Tec (Germany) |
| The next generation of virtual shoe design | Monika RICHTER - Test and Research Institute Pirmasens (Germany) |
| Usage of anthropomorphic robots to assist human operators for the automatic pick and place of leather shoe components | Michele CANTELLA - ATOM (Italy) |
| Materials and time saving technologies | Antonio MIRALLES - INESCOP (Spain) |
| > Chaired by Ferenc SCHMEL (TechnOrg Consulting) and Zheng LAIYI (Kangnai Group Co.) | |
| Session 3: Working Conditions and Human Resources (click to download) | Speaker |
| Improvement of training methods for manufacturing operations in Footwear Industry | Christophe CUMIN - CTC (France) |
| How to attract skilled young people to footwear industry | Enrique MONTIEL - INESCOP (Spain) |
| Improving Profits and Productivity: Lessons from The Apparel sector | Steve JESSEPH - ICG (USA) |
| Training for worker Indonesian Footwear Industry | Sri WASKITO - Center for Leather, Rubber and Plastics (Indonesia) |
| Ensuring worker Safety in Footwear Production | John HUBBARD - SATRA Technology (United Kingdom) |
| > Chaired by Malek KELHIL (CNCC) and Françoise NICOLAS (UITIC) | |
| Session 4: Consumers and Customers (click to download) | Speaker |
| Sustainability and The Confused Consumer | Gerhard NICKOLAUS - PFI (Germany) |
| The REACH consequences, to be able to get used to moving legislation and standardization | Jean-Claude CANNOT - CTC (France) |
| The present situation and The trend of China Footwear Standardization | Qi XIAOXIA - SINA (China) |
| The Applied Research on User Experience design Concept in Sneakers design | Shuwen WU - Sichuan University (China) |
| New possibilities to predict The speed of children’s feet growing up | Petr HLAVACEK - Tomas Bata University (Czech Republic) |
| > Chaired by J Leandro DE MELO (CTCP) and Michele CANTELLA (ATOM) | |
| Session 5: Business Practices and Social Responsibility Implementation (click to download) | Speaker |
| The CSR of Anta | Tao ZHANG - Anta Sports (China) |
| Servitization: an innovative model of client - supplier relationship | Sergio DULIO - ATOMLab (Italy) |
| Enhancing CSR through Development approach & Partnership | Joyce CHAU - BSCI (Belgium) |
| Social and environmental standards in the shoe industry | Andreas TEPEST - Deichmann SE (Germany) |
| > Chaired by Florian Johannes BERANEK (UNIDO) and Li YUZHONG (CLIA) | |