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IN THE MARKET............................................... 6 Footwear told a material story at Coterie New York. EURO REPORT ................................................. 8 Developments from ISPO Textrends, Première Vision and Performance Days. TRENDSETTER ............................................... 10 ZDHC's Scott Echols advocates for environmental justice and systemic change in the fashion industry. FOOTWEAR .................................................. 12 Extending the life of footwear sustainably, step by step. TECHNOLOGY ............................................... 24 Innovations and impacts are laser-focused on closing the loop. EXEC Q&A ..................................................... 26 Overwhelmed by sustainability initiative expectations? Consultant Todd Copeland is here to help. EDUCATION................................................... 28 The University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering develops wearable fabric to reduce heat. OUT OF CONTEXT ......................................... 30 Taking steps towards sewing in America. TRENDS, PERSPECTIVE & ANALYSIS • SPRING 2025 • A FORMULA4 MEDIA PUBLICATION COVER STORY / PAGE 16 DIGGING IN TO RECYCLING: The current state of waste collection and sorting is one big mess. Editor Suzanne Blecher sueblecher@gmail.com Editor-At-Large Emily Walzer Editorial Director Cara Griffin Contributing Editors Debra Cobb Louisa Smith Kurt Gray Kathlyn Swantko Art Director Francis Klaess Digital Erica DeSimone Publisher Jeff Nott jnott@formula4media.com 516-305-4711 PO Box 23-1318 Great Neck, NY 11023 Footwear Insight Footwear Insight | Business Report Quarterly runstyle sportstyle Team Insight Team Insight Extra Textile Insight Subscriptions: formula4media.com One year: $24.00 (in the United States) Textile Insight® is a registered trademark of Formula4 Media, LLC. ©2025 All rights reserved. The opinions expressed by authors and contributors to Textile Insight are not necessarily those of the editors or publishers. Textile Insight is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or artwork. Articles appearing in Textile Insight may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express permission of the publisher. Textile Insight® is published four times each year: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall. Postmaster: Send address changes to Textile Insight, P.O. Box 23-1318 Great Neck, NY 11023 textileinsight.com SUBSCRIBE HERE! Above: The show floor at Performance Days Munich. Cover: Reju.