The Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists conference on April 25 highlighted the growing importance of scientific validation, traceability and regulatory compliance in the leather sector.

In her welcome speech, SLTC president Deborah Taylor said tightening ESG legislation across Europe and beyond had made anecdotal claims and supply chain assurances insufficient, with companies now expected to support performance with verifiable data. “The modern leather industry must operate on verifiable data, radical transparency and undeniable scientific proof, and that is precisely why the SLTC matters more today than perhaps ever before.”

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