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ZDHC announces MRSL 3.0 pre-scheduling and Chennai event

Published: July 21, 2022

ZDHC has announced that it is working on pre-scheduling the release of MRSL 3.0 and will be holding an in-person event aimed specifically at the leather industry in Chennai.

ZDHC releases CMS Technical Industry Guide

Published: March 1, 2021

The release of the ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) CMS Technical Industry Guide completes the ZDHC Chemical Management System (CMS). It will enable the implementation of sustainable chemical management, coordinating expectations across brands and suppliers, and reduce impacts on the community, broader environment and worker safety.

Have we seen the end of ties?

Published: January 27, 2021

Working out what we will be wearing as we ease back into a more open life as the pandemic diminishes is getting harder. For a long time, there was a belief that we would enter a new Roaring Twenties type of lifestyle, exuberantly dressing up to enjoy the release from months of misery. The arrival of Regency diversions such as Bridgerton onto the small screen, along with some of the concepts on current digital catwalks, reinforces this positive feeling.

Industry responds to misleading article on veg-tan extract production

Published: July 1, 2020

Leather Naturally and some members of the Tannin Extract Producers Federation (TEPF) have responded to a misleading press release that claims that veg-tanned leather “could cause devastating environmental effects and lead to future pandemics” and that the material is not “safer” or as “eco-friendly” as implied by some companies.

Gemata launches new Greenfinish concept

Published: May 27, 2020

Italian machinery specialist Gemata has launched a new paper-release finishing system that is said to have a very low environmental impact. Greenfinish is considered to be the lower impact evolution of Ecofinish, the traditional system with a spray booth, which has been used by tanneries for a number of years.

Construction of new Indonesian tannery cluster hindered

Published: March 28, 2019

The development of a new industrial area to help solve problems such as tannery waste has been hampered by local residents, who allegedly refuse to release some land.

Former U.S. tannery fined over storage of dangerous waste

Published: February 5, 2018

Investigation officials allegedly found several types of waste on site, for which the tannery did not have the appropriate permits.

Federal police investigate JBS tax affairs

Published: December 13, 2017

Brazil’s federal police are executing 14 search warrants linked to a tax probe involving meatpacking giant JBS SA. According to local media reports, the Group would have paid R$ 160 million (US$48.38 million) in bribes between 2004 and 2017 to speed up the release of tax credits.