Objectives

The association’s objectives are the generation and dissemination of knowledge for manufacturing and marketing shoes and shoe materials that meet the requirements of the cads-RSL.

Specifically, these are:

• Pool and forward knowledge about hazardous substances as well as current and future statutory regulations
• Develop prevention strategies and actively implement consumer protection
• Run a public awareness campaign
• Commission scientific research for analyzing the potential hazards of substances used in shoes
• Develop replacement substances and processes or commission their development
• Prepare and publish studies about hazardous substances
• Promote theses and dissertations that deal with hazardous substances in shoes and their prevention
• Implement measures suitable for manufacturing and marketing environmentally compatible shoes without hazardous substances