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Why is the image of leather so important?

Dr Luis Zugno Published: November 17, 2022

Dr Luis Zugno discusses why it is important for the leather sector to present itself in the right way – as a safe and responsible industry.

Prada Group acquires stake in Conceria Superior

Published: September 15, 2022

Prada Group has announced the acquisition of a 43.65% stake of Conceria Superior, a tannery based in Santa Croce sull'Arno.

Proper networking is vital to understand your environment

Tom Hogarth Published: September 7, 2022

Mike Redwood looks at how the networking concept has transformed in the business world and what the leather industry should really be doing to understand the market.

PrimeAsia sets sights on 100% traceability

Published: May 25, 2022

PrimeAsia is launching an Augmented Sourcing Policy which will help the company achieve 100% traceability back to farms of birth for leathers sourced from South America by 2030.

Sustainable Leather Forum attendee opinions on CSR

Published: September 14, 2021

Expressing their opinions through an interactive tool at the recent Sustainable Leather Forum in Paris, attendees from the leather and fashion worlds revealed that their corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts were only accelerated by the pandemic.

What do an iceberg and the leather industry have in common?

Published: July 8, 2021

In both cases, the invisible parts are far more important than the visible parts and decide their future path. When it comes to hide procurement and sales, the most opaque factors are price discovery, associated sourcing costs and documentation.

People are our most important asset

Published: April 21, 2021

Rather too long ago, when I was studying for my MBA, a much-respected Professor raised the often-used phrase in Company Mission Statements that employees are key assets. His course was about recognising that the majority of business activity was routine and how the efficient company analyses and automates them. He was scathing that so many companies who trumpeted the “people are first” statement steadily released staff whenever their automation allowed it.

Raising the bar on sustainability

Published: August 18, 2020

Over the past few weeks I have had several very interesting conversations with well-known industry figures for various ILM podcasts, webinars and features about the direction the leather sector, and manufacturing in general, is most likely to take as we come out of the coronavirus crisis, and what the key priorities for businesses will be going forward.

Brazilian Leather project launches #LeatherForward series

Published: May 12, 2020

The videos from the #LeatherForward series aim to broadcast important information about the Brazilian Leather industry.

Porsche to launch online sales in Germany

Published: October 29, 2019

German customers of the luxury sports car manufacturer will be able perform the most important steps for vehicle purchase online independently of time and place.