Managing unhelpful complexity
Mike Redwood explains why trade associations are the backbone of the leather industry in a time of constantly evolving regulations and requirements. Read More...
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Oeko-Tex appoints new CEO
Switzerland-based standards organisation Oeko-Tex has announced the appointment of a new CEO. Read More...
Eid-ul-Azha highlights leather industry problems
ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth takes a look at the issues around this year’s Eid-ul-Azha hide and skin collections and what it means for the wider supply chain. Read More...
ICEC ends fiscal year with growth
ICEC, the Certification Institute for the Leather Sector, has announced its performance for the 2023-24 financial year. Read More...
TFL now using artificial intelligence for safety data sheets
Leather chemicals group TFL has said that it is now using artificial intelligence (AI) to provide an optimum service regarding safety data sheets (SDS). Read More...
Bridge of Weir prepared for upcoming EUDR legislation
Scotland based automotive leathermaker Bridge of Weir has issued a statement ahead of the proposed upcoming EUDR regulations to prevent deforestation and says that its supply chains are already 100% transparent and Deforestation-free. Read More...
Cotance joins call to update EU greenwashing framework
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...
Petition to remove “inedible” from rawhides
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has received a petition from the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) on the campus of Oklahoma State University (OSU) to remove hides from the list of inedible products.
Read More...NESREA closes leather businesses for environmental offences
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has closed 12 businesses, including leather businesses, in Kano State for environment pollution breaches, Vanguard reports.
Read More...Kanpur tanneries ordered to suspend production for 15 days
Over 130 tanneries were ordered to suspend operations for 15 days for allegedly breaching anti-pollution regulations.
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