Sustainable consumption and production in the footwear sector

Abstract

The EU Ecolabel is a voluntary scheme that forms part of overall EU policy to encourage more sustainable consumption and production. The award of an EU Ecolabel to a product is denoted by use of the logo "Flower". This paper provides a brief overview about EU Ecolabels with special emphasis on EU Ecolabel for footwear product group, criteria for a first assessment only and a short description of the global and European leather footwear industry. The objective of this paper is to present consumers' perception regarding Ecolabel for footwear. The current study was conducted as an exploratory survey employing quantitative methodology, for investigating ecological and quality aspects related to Eco-label for footwear items in Romania, from consumers' perception.