Leather highlighted at FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock
The leather industry will feature prominently at the FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation and the Global Forum for Animal Feed and Feed Regulators in Rome.
ICT, together with UNIC – Concerie Italiane (Italy), Leather UK, the Leather and Hide Council of America (USA), COTANCE (Europe) and other partners, will showcase leather’s critical role in the livestock ecosystem.
The booth will demonstrate how hides and skins, by-products of slaughter, are transformed into natural, durable, and biodegradable materials used across fashion, furniture, and other industries.
Visitors can also learn how tanners convert process residues into collagen, gelatine, tallow, fertilisers, soil conditioners, and leather fibreboard, highlighting leather’s contribution to circular economy practices.
Attendees can experience leather-making through a virtual reality simulation and meet global industry leaders. On 29 September, COTANCE Secretary General Gustavo Gonzalez-Quijano will present on why leather is essential to sustainable livestock management. Visitors will also have the opportunity to take home leather souvenirs from the stand.
