Cotance is one of more than 30 EU industry associations that have submitted a joint statement highlighting a major loophole in the Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation (ESPR). Read More...
Nike and Puma’s decisions to drop kangaroo leather in favour of alternative materials are warning sirens that should not be ignored, writes ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth. Read More...
ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth brings you a selection of stories from the past week, including VDL’s (German Tanners’ Association) new powers to combat misleading advertising around leather labelling or descriptions, the newest issue of ILM and a rumoured takeover of Richemont by LVMH. Read More...
The German tanners’ association, Verband der Deutschen Lederindustrie e.V. (VDL), has been granted the ability to issue legal warnings to companies using the word leather in a misleading way in their advertising. Read More...
“Next-gen material” investment halved last year, according to the 2022 State of the Industry Report: Next-gen Materials, published by the Material Innovation Initiative (MII). Read More...
The Eurofins Assurance network of companies has announced that it has become a Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) Trainer Body (TB), as approved by Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). Read More...
British footwear designer Nicholas Kirkwood has announced the closure of his brand after 18 years of business. Read More...
ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth reflects on the adaptability of the tanning industry and the need to be open to working with other materials.
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Luxury conglomerate Kering has added guidelines against greenwashing in marketing to its newest version of standards and guidance for sustainable production.
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