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Living with slow growth

Mike Redwood Published: November 29, 2022

Mike Redwood discusses the problem of endlessly chasing growth across industries, and how the leather industry can embrace slow growth for success.

Making waterproof leather is more than choosing the right fatliquor

Published: October 17, 2022

Royal Smit & Zoon outlines the variables that influence waterproof leather production in a new white paper, available now for free.

More than 1,000 manufacturers now LWG certified

Published: July 18, 2022

The Leather Working Group (LWG) has announced that more than 1,000 leather manufacturers have now obtained LWG certification.

Craft skills vs mass production

Published: February 23, 2022

Mike Redwood discusses how leather, particularly luxury goods, has held out against mass production practices in favour of tradition and artisan skill.

Leather Naturally publishes Guide to Modern Leather Making

Published: February 16, 2022

Leather Naturally has announced the publication of the Modern Leather Making Guide (MLMG), a comprehensive tool that anyone can consult to learn how modern leather is produced.

It has long been known that consumers are emotional purchasers but, since the 1960s, consumer behaviour has continued to be characterised, in teaching and in company approaches, via the classical model based on a multi-stage, linear model for purchasing.

What effects has COP26 had for the leather industry?

Published: November 26, 2021

While much of the world waited and hoped during COP26 that the world leaders present would make some noticeable commitment to correcting the climate change path we have all found ourselves heading towards, the leather industry waited to see if methane would be a priority in those commitments and how tightly leather would be linked to the issue. Tom Hogarth breaks down the fallout and what we can expect going forward.

Industry expert releases free leather training guide

Published: October 19, 2021

In association with IULTCS, SLTC and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido), leather industry expert Richard Daniels has released an extensive guide to leather manufacturing which entirely free to access.

Top level changes at Tod’s Group

Published: October 13, 2021

The Italian luxury group has announced the exit of CEO Umberto Macchi di Cellere after four years, with the position to be occupied by Chairman Diego Della Valle and his brother Vice Chairman Andrea Della Valle.

Just three words

Published: September 29, 2021

Performance, sustainability and beauty. These three words have been embedded in leather for a million years in one form or another. Not a few thousand years as we often say, not tens of thousands but almost certainly one million years of leather.