‘Olive’ leather helps German saddler win sustainability award

28/03/2017

German saddlery brand Johannes Stübben has won a sustainability award at the Equitana industry event in Essen for a product that uses wet-green leather. Wet-green is a tannage based on residues from the olive oil industry, principally the leaves of the olive trees, which are traditionally discarded and burned. German tanner Heller-Leder began...