Debate on how best to calculate and communicate the carbon footprint of leather rages on.
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15 November 2022
The carbon footprint of leather: a drawn-out debate
06 September 2022
Leather and the circular economy
For years, Dr Gunter Pauli’s main aim has been to find ingenious entrepreneurial ideas that use, in the most sustainable way possible, resources that we already have around us.
12 July 2022
Management of water-use in tanneries
Considerable efforts have been undertaken by the tanning industry in recent years to obtain a better understanding of its own water footprint through collection
24 May 2022
Standards and use limitations for chemicals in leather production
Responsible tanneries all over the world upcycle hides and skins, by-products of the meat industry, to create a valuable product instead of discarding it and letting it go to waste.
12 April 2022
Chrome in leather manufacture: part two
Executive summary. The most common method used throughout the world for tanning leather is known as chrome tannage.
08 February 2022
Nothing to Hide: Chrome in leather manufacture: part one
The most common method used throughout the world for tanning leather is known as chrome tannage.