As the average per capita demand for textile continuously rises year after year, there is a need to assess the entire supply chain for opportunities to minimize our environmental impact. At Absolute, we have begun this journey by critically examining and re-thinking our approach to a core component of our fall/winter footwear – thermal insulation.

Taking advantage of their breakthrough technology, we have partnered with Montreal-based HEAT-MX™ to include thermal insulation produced with no-waste technology. This involves converting reclaimed material while bypassing highly polluting steps – crushing and dyeing, which introduce microplastic and chemical contaminants respectively into water systems – that are traditionally involved in the recycling process.