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KEEN Launches "World's Cleanest Shoe" Campaign, Invests In Consciously Created Shoemaking for 2024

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Monday, April 1, 2024
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PORTLAND, Ore., April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As Consciously Creating, pioneering shoemakers, KEEN envisions a shoe industry that has a positive impact on lives. Now, 20+ years after its founding and 10 years after starting its journey to eliminate PFAS, KEEN is recommitting to its mission of making the World's Cleanest Shoes. This means galvanizing why the brand exists and investing in partnerships and processes that will make an even bigger difference in the decades ahead, including a multi-year partnership with environmental educator and filmmaker Max Romey.

Key Points: 
  • The truth is that traditional shoemaking is harmful to the planet and people, yet has remained unchanged for decades.
  • In 2023, KEEN organized its efforts for greatest impact around three Kore Value System Pillars: People, Planet, and Product.
  • Product: At KEEN, Consciously Creating means harvesting better materials, sourcing ethically, detoxing the planet, and making for life.
  • As it looks ahead to the next decade, KEEN is investing in momentous partnerships and processes to push the boundaries of Consciously Created shoemaking.

‘A New Era for Money’: Green Paper Outlines a Digital Future for the Pound

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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The Green Paper will be followed by real-world pilots to address open design questions and mitigate risks.

Key Points: 
  • The Green Paper will be followed by real-world pilots to address open design questions and mitigate risks.
  • Most central banks are currently researching CBDCs with The Bahamas, Cambodia and Nigeria already launching full implementations.
  • China is expanding its pilot of a Digital Yuan to tens of millions of users and India has recently announced a Digital Rupee, expected by 2023.
  • Paul Sisnett, Chief Executive Officer at paywith.glass, adds: Implementing an entirely new form of digital money is a significant undertaking.

KEEN Footwear Awarded Prestigious Good Housekeeping 2021 Sustainability Innovation Award For PFC Free, Detox The Planet Initiative

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Monday, October 18, 2021
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PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- KEEN, Inc. (KEEN), the footwear brand on a mission to make outside inclusive and accessible to all, today announced that Good Housekeeping awarded the brand the Good Housekeeping 2021 Sustainability Innovation Award for its Detox the Planet initiative that keeps perfluorochemicals (PFCs) and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) out of its footwear.

Key Points: 
  • PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- KEEN, Inc. (KEEN), the footwear brand on a mission to make outside inclusive and accessible to all, today announced that Good Housekeeping awarded the brand the Good Housekeeping 2021 Sustainability Innovation Award for its Detox the Planet initiative that keeps perfluorochemicals (PFCs) and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) out of its footwear.
  • In 2014, KEEN committed to eliminating PFCs from its supply chain, and successfully went PFC free across its full footwear line in 2018.
  • "To be recognized for these efforts by Good Housekeeping underscores the importance of this issue," says Erik Burbank VP of KEEN Effect.
  • It continues to launch game-changing products and establish new standards for performance, comfort, and design while actively working to Detox the Planet.