The footwear designed to leave no trace
“Shoes are trashing our feet and our planet,” says Asher Clark, seventh-generation scion of the Clarks shoemaking dynasty. The statistics are galling: 23 billion shoes manufactured a year globally, while 22 billion are sent to landfill. “Studies show up to 75 per cent of runners get a running-related injury,” he says. “Cushioned soles don’t allow the brain to get the sensory information it needs to move your body correctly, which dramatically increases the likelihood of injury.
“We have been developing it for three years,” says Clark. “It uses Balena’s new BioCir flex material, which is more than 51 per cent bio-based. It is certified to break down in industrial composting in less than 90 days, leaving no toxic substances.” Local manufacturing will reduce shipping, while 3D-printing will cut down on waste.
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