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Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Athletics – Men’s 400m Hurdles – Final – Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – August 3, 2021.
REUTERS/Andrew BoyersDec 23 (Reuters) – The sole thicknesses for all athletic shoes in track and field events will be simplified to a stack height of 20mm from Nov. 1, 2024, World Athletics said on Thursday.
Current regulations allow for shoes to have maximum thickness between 20-25mm depending on the event while it can go up to 40mm for road races.
World Athletics said the timeline was agreed to give shoe manufacturers enough notice after they had made “significant investment” in shoes with a sole thickness between 20-25mm.
Shoe technology has been in the spotlight since records started to tumble, with the governing body trying to draw a line between innovation and giving athletes an unfair advantage.

International

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 Guru

Adidas and Allbirds unveil low-carbon-footprint sneaker from their collaboration

When compared to Adidas’ Adizero RC3 running shoe that features similar performance, the FUTURECRAFT.FOOTPRINT manufacturing resulted in 63 percent less carbon emissions, the duo claimed.
Allbirds says it uses recycled and natural materials like wool, tree fiber and sugarcane to reduce its carbon impact.
The Wool Runners are machine washable and include a sugarcane midsole and shoelaces made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled polyester.
The Tread’s sole is almost entirely free of plastic (it uses recycled rubber instead) and the laces and linings are made of recycled plastic bottles.
The upper is made from 100 percent recycled plastic bottles and the jersey lining is made from 100 percent recycled polyester.

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May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 Guru

Paul Van Doren, co-founder of Vans shoes, dies at 90-Art-and-culture

Los Angeles: Paul Van Doren, co-founder of the Vans company whose iconic Southern California sneakers were beloved by skateboarders and became an international success, has died.
Van Doren, his brother James (who died in 2011) and business partners Gordon Lee and Serge Delia opened the Van Doren Rubber Co in Orange County in 1966, making and selling their own shoes.
“But I didn’t have any money in the cash register, so I gave her the shoes,” Van Doren said.
“My dad was a systems guy,” Steve Van Doren told the Los Angeles Times in 2009.
And here’s a company listening to them, backing them, and making shoes for them,” Van Doren told Los Angeles Magazine.

International

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 Guru

Can Made in Africa transform the continent’s leather industry?

Sending African leather abroadThe best quality African leather has tended to go to export markets.
In response, some of the most interesting African leather goods companies have learned to adapt and use local material resources to the full.
“We focused on what we could do better,” says Nardos Tamirat, co-founder of Ethiopia-based Tibeb Leather Works.
Ethiopia-based Tibeb Leather Works uses leather that would otherwise be discarded.
“African leather designers and manufacturers don’t have the resources to efficiently mass produce like, say, China can.

International

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Guru

Sacked Bangladesh Bata workers want job back

They also brought several allegations against the company management as well as leaders of the collective bargaining agent (CBA) of Bata.
When they denied signing the resignation papers, the management and union leaders had threatened depriving them of benefits, he added.
His peer, Jakir Hossain, told The Daily Star that the family members of the sacked workers were also worried sick due to the current situation.
On being contacted, Iftekhar Mallick, Bata marketing manager, suggested talking to Malik Kabir, head of Bata human resources (HR).
The same occurred when this newspaper attempted to reach Assistant Manager (HR) Enamur Rahman and Ahmed Ali, president of Bata workers’ union.

International

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 Guru

Bangladesh:Leather goods exporters in tight spot

Tipu Sultan, chairman of Bengal Leather Complex, said the main obstacle faced by the leather sector is a lack of compliance at a time when the Covid-19 has significantly reduced exports.
The present shipment is from an earlier order,” said Nasir Khan, chairman and managing director of Jennys Shoes, a manufacturer and exporter of leather footwear.
Meanwhile, a potential second wave has slowed down the sales of leather products, Sohail added.
Leather products are formal items, and so, customers do not want to spend heavily on these items while incomes have declined as well.
Bangladesh’s leather sector is failing to make it big internationally even though the country has an abundance of rawhide and a skilled workforce.

International

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 Guru

Bangladesh Govt has come up with a solution to the hurdle to higher leather exports

Obtaining certification from the group is a prerequisite for any country to sell leather and leather goods at international rates.
The leather and leather goods industries generate fully value-added products and the majority of the raw materials are supplied by local people, he said.
“We are working to achieve the target of exporting $5 billion worth of leather and leather goods by 2024,” Uddin said.
Across the country, the leather, leather goods and leather footwear industries have invested $1 billion in upwards of 1,200 factories, where more than one lakh people work.
The leather, leather goods and leather footwear is the only sector after apparel that has been fetching over $1 billion from export every year since fiscal 2011-12 save for last fiscal year.

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July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Guru

Bangladesh Govt to take legal action for child employment in tanneries

In this regard, the ministry for the first time has issued a letter to the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) for taking necessary action ahead of the Eid.
“Instructions have been given to the DIFE in line with the directives of its State Minister Begum Monnujan Sufian for taking necessary action in this regard,” said Labour and Employment Secretary KM Abdus Salam.
In 2013, the government has identified a total of 38 categories of works including rawhide processing in the tannery and leather industries as “hazardous works” for children.
As per the labour law, no children before 18 years old could be employed in hazardous work.
“It is a common phenomenon to employ child labour in the works of raw animal skin transporting, preservation and processing after the Eid-ul-Azha”, said the letter.

International

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Guru

Brazilian label Melissa unveils monsoon footwear crafted from recyclable plastic

Brazillian footwear label Melissa has launched a monsoon edit that can help the fashionistas navigate the rains a little better, and stylishly so.
There are comfortable slip-ons with simple contours, sneakers with chromatic flow and boots in various styles.
You might remember the label for creating ‘jelly’ footwear – made from recyclable plastic.
Over the years it has gained favour with the fashionistas, not only for their youthful styles but their sustainable approach.
They have a whole host of rain boots – styles from ankle to knee length for more rainy days.