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Are vegan alternatives to leather really sustainable?

Published: November 1, 2018

The term ‘vegan leather’ is increasingly being used to describe materials promoted as an alternative to leather, but there is a significant debate around the suitability of these materials. Are these materials really sustainable when compared with genuine leather?

Spanish Mayor calls tanners “environmental terrorists”

Published: June 5, 2017

Several pieces of raw skins, drums of chemicals and wooden pallets have been dumped in an area considered of great scenic and paleontological value, leading a local Mayor to describe nearby tanneries as “environmental terrorists”.