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VF Corp announces organisational changes

Published: October 14, 2020

The leaders of VF’s three Core Brands, Timberland, Vans and The North Face, as well as its Emerging Brands now report directly to Steve Rendle, Chairman, President and CEO.

Leathermaking with pride

Published: September 18, 2019

Modern geopolitics has become a major influence on the leather industry in a way that is unusual outside of war, albeit, it was the slower application of geopolitical trends that pushed leather making out of the more advanced economies and into the emerging markets.

Sustainability Conference discusses emerging risks to leather sector

Published: March 19, 2019

Held in Hong Kong on March 14, the 15^th Sustainability in the Leather Supply Chain Conference discussed the emerging risks to the sector, including increasingly stringent legislation for chemicals and how consumer perceptions of leather as a material impact on the long-term future of the industry.

CEC launches survey on emerging digital occupations

Published: January 15, 2018

The European Confederation for the Footwear Industry (CEC) is inviting stakeholders to express their opinion on the need for specific emerging digital occupations as part of the initiative to boost the digitalisation potential of the, textile, clothing, leather and footwear (TCLF) sectors under the Erasmus+ project “Digital TCLF 2025”.

Puma helps finance suppliers in emerging markets

Published: April 21, 2016

Sports brand Puma has set up a partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to offer financial incentives for suppliers in emerging markets to improve environmental, health and safety and social standards

German tanners increase turnover and employment

Published: September 2, 2015

The German economy remains in a robust condition and having moderate growth in 2014. Led by strong exports supported by a weak Euro and improving domestic demand the German tanning industry has increased its sales turnover during the first half of 2015.

Video round-up of Leatherworld Middle East event

Published: May 19, 2015

The inaugural edition of Leatherworld Middle East in Dubai took place May 4-6, as UAE-based tanneries, manufacturers, designers, and distributors rubbed shoulders with European companies looking to boost their footprint in the emerging regional leather market. ILM provides a video round-up from the organiser and a tanner attending the event.

The value of the over 50s

Published: October 28, 2014

The leather industry has to look in a lot of directions at once. Its raw material is too expensive and apart from the cream at the top is not worth the price, or is at least very hard to manage with a decent margin. At the same time the consumer market is diverging with huge growth in the new middle classes in the emerging markets while the grey market holds more and more of the spending power in the developed ones.