The origin, supply chain, and deforestation risk of Brazil’s beef exports
On Tuesday 1st December, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) published an insightful report on beef exports from Brazil.
Responsible Leather Round Table
On Tuesday 15th December, Textile Exchange held their annual Responsible Leather Round Table, this year as a virtual event due to the ongoing risk of Covid-19. Our Managing Director, Deborah Taylor, was one of the speakers during the event and gave a round up of industry news at the start of the session. Deborah has […]
Leather: Social & Environmental Report: 2020 Conference
On Tuesday 1st December, The Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community (COTANCE) along with IndustriALL hosted the Final Conference to present the Leather SER 2020. Delegates heard from a number of interesting speakers who gave presentations on the the General Landscape, Economic Overview, Social Footprint and Environmental Footprint of […]
German Consumer Survey Makes Interesting Reading
A recent consumer survey was conducted in Germany by the Darmstadt University Leather Project to gain insights about consumers‘ awareness and attitudes towards leather in general and the issue of chemicals in leather in particular.
What is sustainability?
Today, most conversations between suppliers and customers in the leather industry start with the definition of what “sustainability” means. The conversation is done so to prevent misunderstanding and misalignment on terminology going forward. To this end it is important for anyone interested in SLF to understand what exactly sustainability means to the Foundation. Sustainability is […]