Footwear: 80% of Asian sourcing weakened by the effects of climate change

With the Digital Product Passport set to impose greater transparency and traceability on textile production chains from 2027, Scott Kelly, an Economist at Risilience, warned on June 23, 2025, of the increased vulnerability of the footwear sector to climate risks. In an interview with WDD, he pointed out that this industry, even more so than textiles, is bearing the brunt of rising sea levels, droughts and raw material volatility due to highly fragmented supply-chains. In 2024, Thailand, the wor