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
What’s better: leather vs vegan leather?
Click here for the potcast: Living Planet Vegan leather, synthetic leather, faux leather. Whatever you want to call it, demand for this non-animal-based leather alternative is on the rise, especially when it comes to shoes. Some consumers don’t want to[read more]
Associating Leather With Animal Cruelty Has to STOP – Ways to Address Your Favorite Activist
𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘺. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥! (LinkedIn/Is it Leather?/am) It’s a simple, yet powerful and irrefutable statement that leather lovers need to be saying in unison to fight the misconceptions used by well-financed activists to target leather.[read more]
A Study of the Composting Capacity of Different Kinds of Leathers, Leatherette and Alternative Materials
Looking for a weekend reading? Check out this study and learn why Hashtag#leather remains a better choice. Conducted by Ege Üniversitesi, A3 Leather Innovation Center, and Universitat de Lleida, the study titled “A Study of the Composting Capacity of Different[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.