{"id":78110,"date":"2024-10-28T15:33:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/?p=78110"},"modified":"2024-12-18T15:11:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T14:11:29","slug":"al-pi-and-the-environment-tangible-solutions-for-the-sustainable-manufacture-of-soles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/en\/2024\/10\/28\/al-pi-and-the-environment-tangible-solutions-for-the-sustainable-manufacture-of-soles\/","title":{"rendered":"AL.PI and the Environment: Tangible Solutions for the Sustainable Manufacture of Soles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Sustainability in the World of Footwear? Let\u2019s Start with the Sole.<\/i><\/b><\/h4>

Over recent years, sustainability has been one of the most important and most topical international issues for both politics and economics.
Today, what was initially seen as an opportunity has now become a necessity, and consumers have become increasingly sensitive to the issue of sustainability.<\/p>

According to the 2022 report,\u00a0\u201cKantar Connecting with Eco-Conscious Consumers\u201d<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a053%<\/strong>\u00a0of consumers actively seek out products and brands that offer ways to compensate for their impact on the environment, and\u00a051%<\/strong>\u00a0of consumers are ready to invest time and money in order to support companies that show themselves to be committed to improving sustainability.<\/p>

In Italy, according to the latest survey commissioned by\u00a0Google<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a031%<\/strong>\u00a0of respondents stated that the sustainability of a product is more important than its design or its styling. This percentage rises to\u00a037%<\/strong>\u00a0amongst young people aged between\u00a018 and 24<\/strong>.<\/p>

As such, the footwear sector, starting \u2013\u00a0appropriately enough \u2013\u00a0from the sole, must show itself to be sensitive to the emerging market requirements, and must necessarily put in place every possible initiative and strategy with a view to ensuring that the advantages which may derive from those requirements do not only concern the protection and safeguarding of the environment but can also bring economic benefits over the medium and long terms.<\/p>

Is it possible to make a sustainable sole?<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>

It is a widely held belief that the production of soles (with the exception of those made of leather) involves materials that are not eco-friendly. In part, this belief is justifiable, but recent developments in the field of new materials and eco-sustainable technologies are enabling businesses to produce and use new bio-based and\/or recycled\u00a0compounds and manufacturing processes that make it possible to reduce emissions of CO2, waste and production residues<\/strong>.<\/p>

Economic Benefits<\/span> <\/i><\/b><\/p>

Over the medium\/long term, the ever-increasing interest shown by consumers in eco-sustainable products and manufacturing processes could also bring benefits in financial terms (i.e. higher sales) for those companies that strategically move early or more decisively in this direction.<\/p>

In addition, an appropriate corporate policy geared towards the recovery of waste and the use of new, eco-sustainable materials and technologies could be beneficial, in that such an approach could afford access to subsidies made available by government bodies to facilitate the adoption of best practices targeted at protecting the environment.
It is also important not to underestimate the \u201cimage dividend\u201d for those companies at the forefront of implementing actions associated with sustainability.<\/p>

What is AL.PI doing to become a more sustainable company?<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>

For several years, our company has been implementing a pro-active environmental policy. This commitment has taken a variety of different forms. First off, we installed a photovoltaic plant with a capacity of\u00a0450 kW<\/strong>. In addition, all of the machinery used in our manufacturing operations is now equipped with\u00a0inverters<\/strong>\u00a0(a low-energy technology) and, last but not least,\u00a0all<\/strong>\u00a0of our lights are now LED<\/strong>,\u00a0with a view to reducing our energy consumption and lowering the impact of our operations on the environment.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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