{"id":14831,"date":"2023-04-12T09:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T09:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/?p=14831"},"modified":"2024-03-01T13:40:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T13:40:58","slug":"can-an-insole-make-a-shoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/?p=14831","title":{"rendered":"Can an insole make a shoe more environmentally friendly?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\"><strong>It is now clear <\/strong>that the path to sustainable products, even in the footwear world, is long, complex and can only be approached gradually. <strong>OrthoLite<\/strong>, a leading international supplier of comfort insoles, is aware of this and, for some time, has been<strong> putting a lot of resources<\/strong> into ensuring that<strong> its products and processes <\/strong>contribute more and more to the creation of footwear that is environmentally and <strong>human friendly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ortholite_logo.png\" alt=\"insole | shoestechnologies \" class=\"wp-image-14843 lazyload\" style=\"width:351px;height:194px\" title=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ortholite_logo.png 900w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ortholite_logo-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ortholite_logo-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ortholite_logo-600x333.png 600w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ortholite_logo-20x11.png 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>It does this by carefully analyzing its impact<\/strong>, thanks to increasingly popular tools. Such as the <strong>Corporate Social Responsibility report,<\/strong> a voluntary document that accounts for the social and environmental implications of a company&#8217;s actions. Or by <strong>drafting the ESG Report <\/strong>(Environmental, Social and Governance), which assesses performance against specific environmental, social and governance goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">But before we get to <a href=\"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/the-sole-that-will-save-the-planet\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/the-sole-that-will-save-the-planet\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sustainable insoles<\/a>, let&#8217;s start with the basics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why is an insole so important in a shoe?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Because it is the bed on which our foot rests and largely determines its <strong>posture <\/strong>and <strong>comfort<\/strong>, including <strong>breathability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Why is an insole important in the sustainable economy of a shoe?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Because it is one of the <strong>60 components<\/strong>, which on average make up a shoe, that you cannot do without, except in very rare cases. So, it is present in every pair for sale, making its environmental impact crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v3gZVHRCEOE?autohide=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;mute=1&amp;controls=0&amp;fs=0&amp;loop=1&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;playlist=v3gZVHRCEOE&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;theme=dark&amp;wmode=&amp;playsinline=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Back to OrthoLite. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It was<strong> born in 1997<\/strong> following the discovery of a new material by its founder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Glenn Barrett<\/strong>, for the curious, sensed how an open-cell polyurethane foam could be perfect for making insoles that would allow better recirculation of the moisture that inevitably forms inside a shoe, with the consequences we all know well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This propensity for innovation still animates the <strong>American multinational company <\/strong>and drives it to engage in research and development of products capable of taking care of the health of the foot and, increasingly, of the environment as well.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ortholite_MG_1487_preview-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"insole | shoestechnologies \" class=\"wp-image-14863 lazyload\" style=\"width:-56px;height:-37px\" title=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ortholite_MG_1487_preview-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ortholite_MG_1487_preview-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ortholite_MG_1487_preview-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ortholite_MG_1487_preview-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ortholite_MG_1487_preview-1100x734.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ortholite_MG_1487_preview-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ortholite_MG_1487_preview-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ortholite_MG_1487_preview.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>And here we come to the topic at hand: can an insole help the environment, as well as make our steps lighter?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The answer is <strong>yes<\/strong>. OrthoLite has, in fact, <strong>developed <\/strong>several <strong>technologies <\/strong>to make increasingly<strong> green insoles<\/strong>, and has done so through <strong>recycling <\/strong>systems, <strong>reuse <\/strong>of production waste, and through the use of materials of <strong>organic origin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"671\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Suola-Hybrid.png\" alt=\"insole | shoestechnologies \" class=\"wp-image-14851 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6984126984126984;width:248px;height:auto\" title=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Suola-Hybrid.png 469w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Suola-Hybrid-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Suola-Hybrid-20x29.png 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">OrthoLite<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>&nbsp;Hybrid&#x2122;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>OrthoLite Hybrid<sup>TM<\/sup><\/strong> is an eco-formulation that can be used as is, or in a compound, to improve the eco-friendly content of an insole due to the presence of 5% recycled rubber and 15% manufacturing waste foam.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This is complemented by the <strong><strong>HybridPlus-Recycled<sup>TM<\/sup><\/strong><\/strong>, which brings the eco-content of insoles up to 50% by uniquely blending 7% recycled rubber powder and 43% recycled PU foam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In addition, the <strong>HybridPlus-Bio<sup>TM<\/sup><\/strong>. A hybrid formulation that also uses bio-oil, raising the total ecological content up to 57% by combining 7% castor-derived bio-oil, 43% recycled production waste foam, and 7% recycled rubber.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"754\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/HybridPlus-Bio-2-1.png\" alt=\"insole | shoestechnologies \" class=\"wp-image-14853 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8512820512820513;width:268px;height:auto\" title=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/HybridPlus-Bio-2-1.png 640w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/HybridPlus-Bio-2-1-255x300.png 255w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/HybridPlus-Bio-2-1-600x707.png 600w, https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/HybridPlus-Bio-2-1-20x24.png 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">OrthoLite<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>&nbsp;HybridPlus-Bio&#x2122;&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">And finally, OrthoLite has developed\u00a0\u201c<strong>Cirql<sup>TM<\/sup><\/strong> in cooperation with <strong>Novamont<\/strong>,\u00a0a new\u00a0midsole foam\u00a0soon to be available on the market, is a\u00a0\u2018soil-to-soil\u2019\u00a0solution for footwear manufacturing processes that sets a new standard. In essence: you take from nature an amount of resources that, at the end of the product\u2019s life, will return to nature.\u00a0The combination of OrthoLite&#8217;s <strong>chemical-free foam <\/strong>with Novamont&#8217;s Origo-Bi<sup>\u00ae\u00a0<\/sup>biopolymer will provide the first technology that can greatly reduce the high impact of the footwear manufacturing process by offering multiple end-of-life disposal options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">According to a<strong> Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)<\/strong> conducted by MIT, a typical pair of running shoes generates 14 kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions, like keeping a 100-watt light bulb on for a week. Each year, in the United States alone, people throw away more than 300 million pairs of shoes, 95% of which end up in landfills. OrthoLite Cirql will provide a traditional <strong>plastic-free<\/strong>, scalable and <strong>truly circular material <\/strong>to OrthoLite&#8217;s more than 500 partner footwear brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If we were to find a moral to this whole story, it would be this: next time we buy a shoe let&#8217;s also pay attention to what&#8217;s inside it, because in addition to being more comfortable we might also lend a nice hand to the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- Error, Advert is not available at this time due to schedule\/geolocation restrictions! -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ortholite, a leading international supplier of insoles, is convinced of this and is offering more and more sustainable lines in its catalog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14864,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[56,58,73,39,71,55,68,57],"class_list":["post-14831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shoesintech","tag-arsutoria-articles","tag-environment","tag-hybrid","tag-ingredient-brand","tag-material-waste","tag-ortholite","tag-recyclable-sole","tag-technologies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14831"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20534,"href":"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14831\/revisions\/20534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}