V12's award-winning carbon neutral safety boot

Receiving the accolade in the ‘Engineering and Manufacturing: Carbon Reduction’ category, V12 were honoured with a silver award in recognition of its carbon neutral safety boot range, Lynx.

Steps to sustainability 

V12 Footwear competed against over 500 other nominations but emerged as a winner due to the company-wide sustainability steps it put in place to achieve carbon neutrality for the Lynx, and the fact that by developing the Lynx, which is as V12 call it, ‘From Cradle to Grave, a Boot That Leaves no Footprint’ they have become the first UK safety brand to develop a carbon neutral work boot.

Stepping into a green future

V12’s operations coordinator, Chloe Oakley, who collected the award said, "It was a huge honour for V12 Footwear to achieve a Green Apple Award for the carbon reduction of the Lynx Safety Boot. The whole company have collaborated to produce this highly sustainable piece of footwear.”

Chloe also commented on the exciting prospects that the Lynx has for future V12 sustainability aims, “This award celebrates our achievement of stepping into a greener future – and we will continue to strive further and work harder to ensure we care for our planet just as much as we care for our wearers' feet."

Cleaner and greener

While Chloe and the rest of the V12 team were delighted at receiving this Green Apple award, they have big plans to make the Lynx range even cleaner and greener. These developments include making production processes even more efficient, using more recycled and non-leather components, as well as the fact that their new factory manufacturing the Lynx styles will use solar panels providing 20% of its energy. 

This award and their large-scale environmental aims are further proof that V12 are a safety footwear manufacturer responsible for both maximum protection for the wearer - and minimal impact on the planet.

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