Polestar highlights sustainable leather with labelling
Automotive brand Polestar, which is owned by Volvo Cars and parent company Geely, has highlighted the sustainability of its materials with new labels.
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PRINT & DIGITAL
Living with slow growth
Mike Redwood discusses the problem of endlessly chasing growth across industries, and how the leather industry can embrace slow growth for success.
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Ars Tinctoria inaugurates material radiocarbon lab
Ars Tinctoria has inaugurated the first laboratory dedicated to the study of radiocarbon in materials including leather.
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Ecco Leather partners with mycelium company
Ecco Leather has announced a partnership with mycelium technology company Ecovative to develop “the next generation of mycelium materials”.
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Dercosa launches circularity project with Formación Senegal
Spanish split leather tanner Dercosa has launched a project to support local women in Senegal and Spain and repurpose surplus material.
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First fully “vegan” BMW interiors to launch in 2023
BMW Group has announced its plans to launch its first vehicles featuring completely “vegan” interiors in 2023.
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A new age for leather
Mike Redwood's column in the July/August 2022 edition of ILM focused on what the leather industry could look like in the future as we advance technology and policy on all fronts.
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Podcast: Automotive interior material choice with One 4 Leather
Tom Hogarth is joined by Inge Flowers, spokesman for One 4 Leather, to discuss the automotive leather sector and how the industry can promote leather for vehicle interiors over other options.
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Do we have the right information on livestock?
Mike Redwood looks at the vital connection between leather and livestock, and whether we have the information we need on the livestock industry.
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Mastrotto meets with brands on sustainability
Arzignano-headquartered leather maker Gruppo Mastrotto sat down recently with global brands Jimmy Choo, Versace and AKU to focus on sustainability.
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