Newsletter
We hope to provide interesting and entertaining information on all aspects of leather. This information also aims to reach people who are not familiar with the leather industry. The newsletters are written by the member associations of our umbrella organization COTANCE and are published about eight times a year in different languages. We are delighted if you like them and will be even happier if you share them. You are also welcome to send us any suggestions.
News
Regional Skills Partnerships for Leather Officially Launched
The first Regional Skills Partnerships for the leather industry have been officially published on the European Commission website. The newly recognised partnerships are: Baden-Württemberg Valencian Community’s Footwear and Leather Industries (LFootVal) Nouvelle-Aquitaine (TCLF) They are now available on the official[read more]
The Commission has adopted two measures to support the implementation of the EUDR, which will apply from the end of December 2026
A Delegated Act updates and simplifies the list of products covered by the Regulation. It removes certain products (including cattle hides and leather, re-treaded tyres, and soybeans for sowing), adds soluble coffee, selected palm oil derivatives and frozen cattle tongues[read more]
Eight years on, Savar’s CETP remains a problem
(La Conceria/mk) Incomplete, undersized and a source of difficulties on every level. The relocation of Bangladesh’s tanneries from the ageing and heavily polluting district of Hazaribagh to the supposedly more modern and efficient industrial zone of Savar has long been a[read more]
Videos
LEATHER NATURALLY – Join Leather Naturally as a new member
LEATHER NATURALLY – An exploration of modern leather manufacturing and its position as a responsible employer and producer of a sustainable, long lasting material.
FILK FREIBERGER LEATHER DAYS 2023 –
Wilhelm Windisch: What would a world without farm animals look like?
(Slides english, speech german)
Competences
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We act in the common interests of the leather industry. This involves economic and political interests, the exchange of opinions and information with other professional associations, information for members, community promotion of leather and prosecution of unfair competition, promotion of education and training, scientific and practical research. We do not pursue any economic business or political goals.
Sustainability
This is a term that is now used very generally. The creator of the term is Hans Carl von Carlowitz, who demanded in his Sylvicultura oeconomica in 1713 that nature and its raw materials be treated with respect and care and that only as much wood be taken from the forest as would grow back again. Leather is a natural renewable resource that is only available in quantities that are related to the number of animals that are slaughtered or hunted.