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 all of our women’s styles throughout 2024.