On September 22, the steering group for the new EU funded social dialogue project, Green Deal Leather (GDL) met in Milan at Lineapelle, to kick off the project with affiliates from Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal and Spain. The two-year project aims to generate representative reference data on workplace safety and the carbon footprint of leather for the European tanning industry.
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Mike Redwood looks to innovative figures for inspiration on how the leather industry can take its messaging to younger generations.
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There are many reasons for us all to be pulled apart in 2022, but that means the leather industry needs to fight for unity more than ever before, writes Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth.
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The future is circular. With the production of, for example, fashion items, footwear, car interiors, aviation seats and upholstery, we should aim to use (and reuse) products as long as possible and reduce waste to a minimum. Material sourcing plays a vital role in this matter. Are you ready to make your leather goods circular?
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Arlei Leather Group has become the first tannery partner from Argentina to join the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF).
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Mike Redwood recalls some of the toughest points in his career, when the necessity of leather work and omnipresent geopolitical turmoil put him and colleagues in dangerous and sometimes fatal situations.
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The world of the Internet has invaded our lives in the last eighteen months. The webinar, for example, has consistently presented useful material in a timely way and can still be valid as we learn to live in equilibrium with Covid-19 by making content available for those who missed the live session.
Read More...In this edition of ILM, we ask four prominent tanners from different parts of the world the following: Has the global Covid-19 pandemic altered the way that leather is made and marketed? How has your business adapted to the global social and economic changes that have taken place since the beginning of 2020?
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For a variety of reasons, the leather industry has long resisted the introduction of new technologies that would significantly improve transparency and traceability throughout its supply chain, from meat processors all the way to tanneries selling finished goods and the end customer.
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Two tanneries from Zimbabwe have become the first from the country to join the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF).
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