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
Leather Naturally publishes Sustainable Water Management in the Leather Industry Guide
(LN/mk) Water is essential to leather production, while water scarcity, quality concerns, and climate change are creating growing challenges. The guide presents key metrics, methods, and approaches to help tanneries measure and manage their water use more sustainably.International case studies [ weiterlesen ]
Global Leather Alliance (GLA)
(GLA/mk) On September 16, 2026, the Global Leather Alliance (GLA) was officially launched in Milan during Lineapelle. Here you will find the official press release and here the FAQs, which provide further information about the GLA, its purpose, and its [ weiterlesen ]
Former FILK Director – Professor Günter Reich – has died
The German technical institute FILK has announced the death of Professor Günter Reich, its former Director. The international leather science community has lost one of its most distinguished figures, and FILK has lost a personality [ weiterlesen ]
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.