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24 October 2023
Bricks work more magic than clicks - leather, world leather Bricks work more magic than clicks
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Retail network expansion in the luxury sector seems to have plateaued, but Dior has proved that it is possible to reach great heights with the stores brands already have in place.
17 October 2023
Allies in authenticity - leather, world leather Allies in authenticity
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The Portuguese leather industry is willing to share the working document that led to the country’s 2022 law for protecting the authenticity of leather. Colleagues around the globe will be able to adapt the...
10 October 2023
Bags of opportunity - leather, world leather Bags of opportunity
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After adopting a baby in Ethiopia, a US couple found themselves drawn back to help local women, and their business is now among the most prolific leathergoods exporters in the country.
03 October 2023
For the long haul - leather, world leather For the long haul
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Leather chemicals group Silvateam began its work on collecting lifecycle analysis (LCA) data for its tanning agents in 2015. It believes it still has years of LCA work ahead of it.
05 September 2023
Weaving a new narrative - leather, world leather Weaving a new narrative
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A project that empowers women by providing training in fashion-related skills and leatherwork in Uganda has won international funding.
15 August 2023
Waste not, want not - leather, world leather Waste not, want not
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Public support in France for repairing shoes and keeping them for longer has come at a good time.
01 August 2023
Influencer dynamics - leather, world leather Influencer dynamics
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Leaders occupying different vantage points in the story of Brazilian leather reveal how they are working together to connect the dots backwards, to find a more accurate and transparent path forward.
25 July 2023
Just right - leather, world leather Just right
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Regardless of ever-changing social sensations, authentic luxury has the ability to keep a low profile.
18 July 2023
Strong support among scientists for livestock farming - leather, world leather Strong support among scientists for livestock farming
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More than 1,000 scientists with high levels of knowledge and expertise about the contribution livestock can make to human wellbeing and to the health of the planet have signed the Dublin Declaration,...
10 July 2023
Meeting with approval - leather, world leather Meeting with approval
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A recent leather goods collection from Danish leather suppliers Sørensen Leather has taken leather traceability and animal welfare one stage further, having been endorsed by Animal Protection Denmark.
04 July 2023
Clamping down on ‘vegan’ bandwagon - leather, world leather Clamping down on ‘vegan’ bandwagon
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The LHCA has called on the Federal Trade Commission to publish stricter rules in its Green Guides for companies that try to pass plastics off as better for the environment than leather.
27 June 2023
The road less travelled - leather, world leather The road less travelled
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As an early career leathergoods designer navigates her post-graduation, we learn how leatherwork has shaped her life so far, and how her personal relationship with craft has inspired a less-than-conventional...
20 June 2023
For people on the move - leather, world leather For people on the move
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Leathergoods entrepreneur Yamila Isaurralde turned her back on a career in industrial engineering to launch Tasche. Tapping into the knowledge and skills of a Tuscany-trained local artisan helped her turn an...
14 June 2023
Twenty years of sustainability reports - leather, world leather Twenty years of sustainability reports
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For two decades now, every year Italian tanning industry representative body UNIC has been sharing details of the sustainability successes of its member companies in a dedicated report.
06 June 2023
Opposing points of view - leather, world leather Opposing points of view
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Promising controversy, a sports media group in Germany recently set up a discussion between senior representatives of campaign group PETA and the country’s leather sector. Respectful dialogue won the day.
30 May 2023
No turning back on traceability - leather, world leather No turning back on traceability
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Leather manufacturers in Brazil are in dialogue with partners in the meat and livestock supply chain to put in place a national traceability programme.
16 May 2023
Recorded histories - leather, world leather Recorded histories
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The stories behind makers and their materials are powerful, as Paraboot’s latest co-creator knows only too well. Here, World Leather uncovers the many sides to a mountain boot.
09 May 2023
A record year for luxury car brands - leather, world leather A record year for luxury car brands
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Amid doom and gloom for the UK automotive industry, luxury brands Rolls-Royce Motors and Bentley posted record figures for 2022.
02 May 2023
Whisky helps keep craft skills strong - leather, world leather Whisky helps keep craft skills strong
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An initiative from malt whisky company The Macallan is supporting the preservation of artisan leathercraft skills at the UK’s oldest bookbinder.
25 April 2023
Next-generation industry leaders - leather, world leather Next-generation industry leaders
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A post-graduate master’s programme in innovative leather technology involving four institutions in four countries will welcome its first students in October 2023.
18 April 2023
Pro animal and pro leather - leather, world leather Pro animal and pro leather
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Temple Grandin’s latest book reminds us that people really care about the animal welfare and land management behind their leather products. Forward-thinking businesses are embracing this and working smartly to ...
11 April 2023
Designers need to pick a side - leather, world leather Designers need to pick a side
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The chief executive of Arzignano-based leather manufacturer Gruppo Mastrotto has some straight-talking advice for young designers.
21 March 2023
A natural connection - leather, world leather A natural connection
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Spoor’s traceability capability helps a responsibly made German luxury brand forge ever-closer links with the land.
14 March 2023
What lies ahead for LCA and leather? - leather, world leather What lies ahead for LCA and leather?
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The leather sector’s engagement with LCA is likely to bear fruit if the industry can work out ways to use this science-based system to make it clear to customers that they stand to gain from using leather....
07 March 2023
Regenerative leather turns heads - leather, world leather Regenerative leather turns heads
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A leather producer that aims “to go beyond sustainability” ended 2022 on a high at a special event in London.
28 February 2023
Doubts remain about LCA - leather, world leather Doubts remain about LCA
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LCA is popular, but it has its critics too. Influential voices say it makes complex situations seem too simple and encourages comparisons that are based on information that is not meaningful enough.
21 February 2023
Gentle persuasion - leather, world leather Gentle persuasion
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This has happened more than once: a company makes public pronouncements about leaving leather behind it and draws opprobrium from people inside the industry’s active and loud but limited bubble.
16 February 2023
Lived experience of LCA - leather, world leather Lived experience of LCA
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Lifecycle assessment is such a hot topic that we are devoting the entire Thought Leadership section in this issue of World Leather to it.
10 January 2023
A revival of American savoir-faire - leather, world leather A revival of American savoir-faire
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Future-proofing creative expression from generation to generation is no easy task, but as craft-minded entrepreneurs have been forced to shutter their doors across the US, a clear case for learning how to...
03 January 2023
The last zero-waste obstacle - leather, world leather The last zero-waste obstacle
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“Customers ask about sustainability all the time and we want to be able to tell them that we represent a clean industry.” Verônica Meurer.
20 December 2022
Creative circularity - leather, world leather Creative circularity
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Nona Source has figured out how to turn LVMH fashion houses’ deadstock material into a dynamic and rich resource for innovative and flexible designers.
13 December 2022
Veja’s 180-degree turn - leather, world leather Veja’s 180-degree turn
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Since its publication of a carbon footprint report in 2021 that showed leather in a poor light, shoe company Veja has worked hard to improve its knowledge of the leather value chain, with encouraging results.
06 December 2022
Steeped in tradition - leather, world leather Steeped in tradition
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Fashion designer Walter Rodrigues finds himself becoming more and more fascinated by leather’s rustic appeal and he believes it can play an important role in fashion’s circular future.
29 November 2022
The race to trace - leather, world leather The race to trace
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Curtume Krumenauer has projects in place to use only renewable energy, to provide traceability on its raw material and to send wastewater and leather scraps for use in circular agricultural projects.
22 November 2022
Turning waste into raw material, the LIFE byProtVal project - leather, world leather Turning waste into raw material, the LIFE byProtVal project
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The Spanish footwear industry research centre INESCOP, under the framework of the LIFE ByProtVal project, has been working on the recovery of different protein-derived products from rendering residues...
19 October 2022
Fashion shows go big on upcycled leather - leather, world leather Fashion shows go big on upcycled leather
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At the start of the summer, a leading topic of conversation among fashion-watchers across Europe, following Fashion Week shows in Milan and Paris, was the creative use of leather in spring-summer 2023...
11 October 2022
Hit for six - leather, world leather Hit for six
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There are millions of people around the world who appreciate the perfection in a cricket ball.
07 October 2022
World Leather at 35 - leather, world leather World Leather at 35
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As the magazine celebrates its thirty-fifth birthday, we look back at its long list of achievements and pay tribute to the people involved.
04 October 2022
Loewe and the basket-cases - leather, world leather Loewe and the basket-cases
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Leathergoods brand Loewe used the 2022 Salone del Mobile in Milan as a platform for ‘Weave, Restore, Renew’, a project that breathes new life into old objects and materials.
27 September 2022
Circularity is in leather’s DNA - leather, world leather Circularity is in leather’s DNA
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The representative body of the leather industry in the European Union, COTANCE, says the ‘green transition’ the European Commission has called on the wider fashion industry to carry out is in the leather...
20 September 2022
Numbers game - leather, world leather Numbers game
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Former lawyer Juliette Angeletti has found designing handbags to be the perfect way of combining her fascination with the Golden Ratio, her love of traditional French craft skills, and her commitment to...
13 September 2022
The Higg takes a hit - leather, world leather The Higg takes a hit
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The leather industry has been waiting in hope for almost two years for the Sustainable Apparel Coalition to suspend the score it has devised for leather in its Higg Materials Sustainability Index. There was...
23 August 2022
Where usefulness and beauty embrace - leather, world leather Where usefulness and beauty embrace
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The artisans of the future have a glass ceiling that they must remove if they are to receive the support, training and qualifications their talents deserve. Spain’s Círculo Fortuny has launched a new project...
16 August 2022
Italy: committed to circularity - leather, world leather Italy: committed to circularity
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Italy’s national tanning industry association, UNIC, recently published its sustainability report for 2021. As it did in 2020, UNIC devotes an entire section of the new report to the commitment of Italian...
10 August 2022
Turning a dream into reality - leather, world leather Turning a dream into reality
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A seven-year-old leathergoods manufacturer, based on the Rustenberg Estate in South Africa, has already made positive changes to the lives of its workers, and already has customers willing to wait months to...

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