Latest World Leather available now
The June-July issue of World Leather is available now.
This time, in Leather and the Circular Economy, we mark the importance of the new UNIDO guidelines for assessing the environmental footprint of leather. Discussions on this subject have run for years. Now, for the first time, with contributions from every corner of the global industry, harmony has broken out.
A separate article in the technology section highlights a different guide, one that Leather Naturally has produced to help foment better water management. Also in that section, we have an article that explains the subtleties of drying finished hides and a round-up of the recent SLTC Conference.
Other features in Leather and the Circular Economy in this issue celebrate the commitment to careful sourcing that underpins a partnership between Mulberry and British Pasture Leather, and the work on skills-sharing and confidence-building that a footwear design student, Damari Kota Diur-Kota, has carried out in Tanzania.
Still on the subject of Africa, please don’t miss our Leather Leaders interview with the executive director of the African Leather and Leather Products Institute, Nicholas Mudungwe. He says countries across the continent are taking steps to build up their domestic leather and finished leather products industries.
We close, as promised last time, with an in-depth look at how Kering’s recent confusing statements about sourcing and using leather might affect the group’s biggest brand, Gucci.
We hope you enjoy reading every article.
