Cooperation is the way forward for leather
Once again, Mike Redwood calls for cooperation in the leather industry, looking to the recent example set by the Leather and Hide Council of America and the China Leather Industry Association. Read More...
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An obvious mistake from Apple
Mike Redwood addresses the faulty logic in Apple’s decision to drop leather, falsely inflating its carbon footprint. Read More...
Tanners should avoid the commodity trap
In his latest ILM Comment, Mike Redwood urges tanners to stick with what makes leather a value added and premium material and avoid falling into the commodity trap along with plastics and synthetics. Read More...
Supporting leather’s best spokespeople
Mike Redwood reflects on the three main organisations that drive leather industry messaging and why the sector needs to get behind them. Read More...
Barbie, Oppenheimer and important lessons
Mike Redwood jumps on the Barbenheimer bandwagon and looks for the lessons we can learn from the two Summer blockbusters. Read More...
Is leather science trapped by incremental thinking?
Mike Redwood looks to the examples of the past and urges the leather industry to take a leap and evolve aggressively. Read More...
Climate warming is happening much faster than expected
Mike Redwood looks at the problem of global warming and how it may impact the leather supply chain and livestock in the future. Read More...
A marker of change
Mike Redwood reflects on the passing of Franco Rosati and why the industry must not rest on the laurels of the tanners who helped establish modern leather. Read More...
Now is the time to redouble leather research
Mike Redwood explains why biomaterials falling short of the mark presents the perfect time for leather to redouble research. Read More...
Truth matters and lies have consequences
Mike Redwood examines the trouble arising from products mislabelling themselves as vegan and the parallels we can see in the materials industry. Read More...
