Keeping Clarks one step ahead with global compliance

Global growth and increased compliance

Founded in 1825, Clarks is a globally recognised UK footwear brand selling over 50 million pairs of shoes each year. As international sales expanded across Europe and the US, so did the scale and complexity of its compliance obligations.

What began as the UK and a small number of European packaging requirements quickly grew into a multi‑country, multi‑regulation landscape covering packaging, WEEE, batteries, textiles and Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT). Managing data submissions, tracking regulatory change and staying compliant across jurisdictions became increasingly resource‑intensive and high-risk to handle internally.

Clarks needed a way to manage global compliance at scale - accurately and reliably - without diverting internal teams from core business priorities. They turned to Ecosurety.

Over 50 million pairs of shoes per year

Packaging, WEEE, batteries, textiles and Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT)

Managing compliance at a global scale

Our partnership with Clarks began in 2018 with a single UK requirement and quickly evolved as their compliance footprint grew.

By 2019, we were managing packaging and WEEE obligations across four European countries. By 2024, this had expanded to 11 countries, supporting both Clarks International and Clarks Americas Inc.

Due to the frequency and complexity of compliance obligations, Clarks supply a near-constant flow of raw data to Ecosurety, which we process, validate, calculate and convert into compliance-ready submissions.

Alongside data reporting, we also:

Checking for current compliance legislation and the impact on Clarks.

Identifying future compliance risks and impacts across all markets, including fast-growing developments in state-led EPR in the USA.

Ensuring day-to-day compliance is optimised and Clarks are supported as required.

Carlos De Souza, Ecosurety — Carlos De Souza
International Services Lead, Ecosurety

Always prepared, never reactive

As EPR regulation expands globally, we ensure Clarks is always prepared for compliance and never reactive.

We now manage over 145 individual submissions each year for Clarks, across monthly, quarterly, bi‑annual and annual reporting cycles in 20 countries, including five US states.

As their obligations quickly increased, so did Clarks’ confidence in the value Ecosurety delivers. This is reflected not just in scope, but in trust. In 2025, a full review of services reinforced the strength of our relationship, with Clarks continuing to entrust Ecosurety as a fully embedded, global compliance partner.

The outcome is simple. Clarks focuses on growing its business, while we ensure compliance is handled across the globe - accurately, consistently and at scale.

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Keeping Clarks one step ahead with global compliance

The problem

Global growth and increased compliance

Products sold

Territories sold into

Obligated regulations

Our solution

Managing compliance at a global scale

Identify obligations in new markets

Horizon-scan emerging legislation

Provide expert regulatory and audit support

The benefits

Always prepared, never reactive

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