Browse Features 2026 January - leatherbiz: Leading news site for the g Leatherbiz

Features

2026
06 May 2026
Heroes amid the chaos - leather, world leather Heroes amid the chaos
Free Content
Haiti-based Deux Mains shows how entrepreneurial spirit and determination can combine to support a community ravaged by disaster and poverty. Founder Julie Colombino-Billingham tells World Leather about a new...
29 April 2026
Beamhouse magic - leather, world leather Beamhouse magic
Free Content
The benefits that have accrued from the JBS Kind Leather initiative since its launch in 2019 are far-reaching.
22 April 2026
State of flux - leather, world leather State of flux
Free Content
In a world in which nothing stays the same for very long, leather is versatile enough to reflect a huge range of moods, but durable enough to provide beauty and value that last.
15 April 2026
Government support for training and recruitment - leather, world leather Government support for training and recruitment
Free Content
An agreement between the Italian government and the country’s leathergoods and footwear sectors to boost their search for new talent is now in place.
25 March 2026
A tale of two summits - leather, world leather A tale of two summits
Free Content
Identical twins climbed Mera Peak wearing two eras of mountaineering kit: one in cutting-edge technical apparel, the other in a meticulous replica of George Mallory’s 1924 gear. Crockett & Jones stepped up to...
18 March 2026
Art in small spaces - leather, world leather Art in small spaces
Free Content
After studying medicine for years, Chukwuma Ekwerike concluded that there is great beauty in the human form. He now uses his design talent to express his love for the patterns he first saw in his anatomy...
11 March 2026
Food for thought - leather, world leather Food for thought
Free Content
A new digital platform for informing, training and supporting professional development in the circular economy is on the way. Improvements will come through better connections between leather and agri-food.
03 March 2026
The fruits of data - leather, world leather The fruits of data
Free Content
Efforts to collect supply chain and production data have begun to yield transparency, traceability and sustainability rewards for companies in the leather industry.
24 February 2026
Fair share - leather, world leather Fair share
Free Content
Leather’s circularity credentials deserve full recognition in the EU’s new Circular Economy Act. And if circularity becomes a requirement for winning public procurement contracts, rich rewards are on offer.
06 January 2026
Complex journey to biocircularity - leather, world leather Complex journey to biocircularity
Free Content
After decades of looking after Asian manufacturing for big brands, David Solk and Irmi Kreuzer ploughed their resources and experience into creating a shoe in which every element can decompose. Initially...

Browse all ...