A new sustainability report from Brazil’s national tanning industry body CICB gives an average figure of 0.75 kilos of CO2-equivalent of carbon emissions per piece of wet blue.

It based its calculation on a sample of more than 11.5 million pieces of wet blue processed by tanners in Brazil in 2024. CICB said this was an improvement of 9.9% compared to its calculation for 2023.

“Monitoring, control and reduction measures for emissions are part of the routine of wet blue production in Brazil,” CICB added. “With the objective of minimising impacts and meeting environmental and regulatory requirements, tanneries have invested in more efficient technologies, filtration systems and improved operational practices.”

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