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Cotance to support IULTCS EuroCongress 2022

Published: May 19, 2022

Cotance has announced its patronage for the upcoming III IULTCS EuroCongress event, which will take place in Italy from September 18-20, 2022.

Kindermann re-elected as Cotance President

Published: September 15, 2020

The Annual General Assembly of the Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community (Cotance) took place in Vienna, Austria, on September 7.

TCLF social partners outline impact of Covid-19

Published: July 10, 2020

The European Textile, Clothing, Leather, and Footwear (TCLF) social partners said the disruption of supply chains and the shutdown of retail outlets due to the Covid-19 pandemic completely destabilised these industries by dramatically reducing sales, leading to extreme contractions of revenues and financial distress for companies across all value chains.

COTANCE commits to help tanners achieve Fashion Pact objectives

Published: September 2, 2019

The Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community (COTANCE) said it shares the values and welcomes the sustainability ambitions described in the Fashion Pact, recently signed by a coalition comprised of 32 global groups and brands in luxury, fashion, sports and lifestyle, as well as suppliers and retailers.

Leather industry reacts to controversial fashion week claims

Published: August 1, 2019

The Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community (Cotance) and Leather Naturally have responded to an interview with Helsinki Fashion Week founder and organiser Evelyn Mora, which promotes controversial claims and inaccurate facts to explain the decision to ban leather from this year’s event.

Industry organisations respond to inaccurate euronews claims about leather

Published: July 23, 2019

The Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community (Cotance), Leather UK and Leather Naturally have all responded to a press article which presents inaccurate information about the impact of livestock rearing on climate change and chromium in leather among other misleading claims.

INESCOP hosts second “Skills4Smart TCLF 2030” meeting

Published: July 3, 2018

The two-day meeting held in Elda, Spain, on June 19-20, focussed on the ongoing activities of the four-year project aimed at upskilling and reskilling the two million TCLF (Textile, Clothing, Leather, and Footwear) workforce in the European Union.

ECHA asked to rectify ‘unnecessarily alarming’ report

Published: March 2, 2018

A joint statement co-signed by the European Footwear Confederation (CEC), the European Confederation of the Leather Industry (Cotance), the European Nursery Products Confederation (ENPC) and Toy Industries of Europe (TIE), ask the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to rectify the “unnecessarily alarming” information issued in a recent report concerning a high number of non-compliances tested products, such as leather goods, childcare articles and toys.

Cotance asks EU for action against Nike’s ‘FlyLeather’ labelling

Published: October 13, 2017

Cotance, the European Confederation of National Tanners’ Associations, says it has called on the European Commission to take appropriate action in the case of Nike’s “Flyleather” campaign.

Lefaso urges caution over minimum wage increases

Published: August 2, 2017

While employers seek to cap the minimum wage increase for next year at less than 5%, employees are pushing for an 8-10% pay raise, and the wide difference between the two sides will require another round of negotiations on August 7.