Join us on this journey to address systemic challenges and create future opportunities for the footwear industry.
Our vision is to be the global, holistic community of practice, reshaping the future of footwear. We are building a community that interrogates why, what, how and where to influence footwear futures.
We bring together a network of experts across footwear and related industries to facilitate and share new perspectives and innovation across the industry, fostering new alliances and initiatives.
We are engaging with industry stakeholders to deliver high-priority collaborative research, thought leadership and other industry capabilities.
The Global Footwear Future Coalition (GFFC) will have a stand at the Sustainable Angle Future Fabrics Expo in Brussels, where we are researching how material innovation can shape footwear futures.
We are gathering insights and interest to support a series of online roundtables focused on knowledge sharing, material ecosystems, social and cultural factors, and sustainable business models.
Your contributions will help inform future research and collaborative activities. Join us in shaping the future of footwear through shared knowledge, innovation and connection.
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“We fully support the GFFC’s crucial mission to drive a redesign of the footwear industry. With a large part of the 330 million shoes bought in the UK each year ending in landfill, there is an urgent need to upskill designers in relevant green design skills and push systemic changes that allow circular business models to become the norm.
We wish the GFFC the best of luck for the Symposium and look forward to engaging in conversations with some of the sector’s global leaders.”
– Minnie Moll, Chief Executive of the Design Council
“The footwear industry today faces both untold challenges, and untold opportunities. The Global Footwear Future Coalition will play a vital role in helping the industry to convert the former into the latter – and I’m looking forward to sharing insights at the launch symposium.”
– Jen Keane, Co-Founder and CEO of Modern Synthesis
“The recent creation of the Global Footwear Future Coalition needs support so we bring together a fragmented but important industry”
– Daniel Rubin, Chair Dune in Drapers online, February 2025