At Timberland, we’re cognizant of the impact the fashion industry has on the environment and the economy.

That’s why we’ve been launching projects to give new life to waste materials by reusing and converting them.

For every kilo of clothes “recirculated”, we prevent 3.6 kg of CO2 from being emitted, we save 6,000 litres of water, and we avoid the production of 0.2 kg of pesticides and 0.3 kg of fertiliser. Reusing old products to make new ones saves non-renewable resources and gives things new value.

The Second Chance programme is aimed at giving new life to discarded footwear. The programme was first launched in 2016 in Germany as pilot. Nine new countries and 1,700 pairs later, we’ve decided to expand on its success and bring the project to the rest of Europe.