The FTC's Green Guides provide guidance on environmental marketing claims, helping marketers avoid making deceptive claims and ensuring consumers receive accurate information. They are currently under review for updates to address new technologies and consumer understanding.

Prop 65 requires businesses to provide warnings to Californians about significant exposures to chemicals that cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. While not specific to footwear, it impacts manufacturing processes and material choices.

The EPA's SMM program promotes a systemic approach to using and reusing materials more productively over their entire lifecycles, focusing on reducing environmental impacts and conserving resources.