WHAT:
PLIANT™ outsoles by NFW are the world’s first naturally cured, USDA-certified 100% biobased outsoles. PLIANT™ is made with natural rubber from responsibly managed trees.
WHY:
70% of what is marketed as rubber today is synthetic (or in other words, made from fossil fuels), and even natural rubber is typically cured with petrochemicals. In a technological leap forward, PLIANT™ is naturally cured with NFW’s revolutionary patented plant-based curative.
This curative means that PLIANT™ outsoles are both recyclable and naturally circular – PLIANT™ can safely and naturally return to the earth at end-of-life. PLIANT™ outsoles truly stand apart.
WHERE WE ARE HEADING:
We are proud to support NFW and their mission to create sustainable alternatives to plastic through their groundbreaking material innovations. We are working on incorporating PLIANT™ across our whole range.
USED IN:
This outsole will be rolled out across our women’s range throughout 2024.
