Salomon Sustainable Stories Ep 5: Making Footwear Closer to Home

In Episode 5 of our Sustainability Series, we head on the road to Ardoix, just a couple of hours form Salomon’s Annecy Design Center, to get an inside look at the Advanced Shoe Factory (ASF) 4.0.
The just-opened factory relies on Artificial Intelligence, computer programs and human shoe-making skills to create footwear locally, right here in France. Along with several local French brands, Salomon is an investor in this new, state-of-the-art facility operated by Chamatex and Salomon trail running shoes will be the first of the production line next spring.
We take a unique tour of the facility and our host learns that he was not invited to the grand opening party. So sad.
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[@SalomonTV]

How are you being sustainable in your day to day life? ♻️

[@GreatWhiteWine]

So half a million shoes per year? Can I ask you how many shoes do you produce per year in total? Is it something like 3 millions? 10 millions? Just to get a sense of scale. I guess the materials are still coming from Asia though right? On another point seeing French brands like Petzl, Salomon or Veets manufacturing their products in France is really enjoyable! Merci bien !

[@RadoHudran]

Awesome, that means when I'll visit france again I'll get some new shoes

[@luquetdestgermainvictoire8083]

Quelle fierté et quelle belle initiative ! C’est un vrai exemple à suivre.
Un petit bémol sur la vidéo, sans polémique mais de façon objective : la France a une électricité decarbonnée en grande partie grâce au nucléaire… contrairement à l’Allemagne par exemple qui dégage bp de CO2.

[@OnceUponaSaga]

Nice 👍
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[@moyolenovo3914]

Is this factory only for particular customers like Salomon teams professional athletes?

[@jaganjaga1786]

My company made Salomon shoe ...India tamilnadu..Cheyyar... Salomon is very good shoe...

[@tippin.turtle]

My Salomon shoes were made in Cambodia.

[@SURAJSHADY]

Im proud Indian to admit that i been using Salomon for past 4 years and im loving it 👏❤️

[@cubadacub]

Cool video! But I have problems with understanding French English :D

[@jojolapatate07]

Top! Il ne manque plus que la possibilité d'acheter les chaussures sur le lieu de production pour réduire leur empreinte carbone! ;)

[@GM-jt5nr]

bonjour, ça va dans le bon sens, bravo,

[@staciawarwick2499]

So cool!

[@LyonPercival]

Great! Hopefully Salomon would switch 100% of shoe production to France, giving more French jobs!!

[@FuckAdds]

Super ! C'est vraiment intéressant cette réinvention d'usine pour relocaliser des fabrications des de chaussures de sport qu'on croyait impossible à fabriquer de façon digne et bon marché.