European Commission

The logo on Footwear tells you:

• Limited water pollution during production

• A reduction of emissions of volatile organic compounds during production

• The exclusion of substances harmful for the environment and health

• Limited residues of metals and formaldehyde in the final product

• The use of recycled packaging

• The careful control of different aspects of durability

Excluded or limited substances (non-exhaustive list):

• Exclusion of certain azo dyes

• Exclusion of PVC (except recycled PVC for outsoles)

• No arsenic, cadmium and lead in the final product

• Limited use of formaldehyde and hexavalent chromium