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
It’s a long story
(Leather Naturally) The world’s first ever digital exhibition dedicated to the incredible longevity and circularity of leather. Join us on a journey of discovery with films, interviews, galleries and stories as we meet makers, designers and leather repair experts who[read more]
A few facts about livestock and land use
(European Livestock Voice, 10.10.2023) Consumers rarely know about the contributions of livestock to our land and the positive aspects of grazing. Instead, livestock farming is often perceived as simply exploiting our soils and using more and more land to grow feed for[read more]
Handbook of Leather Design for Sustainable Development
Purpose of the Handbook The handbook aims at facilitating the design and development process of leather products and informing the people working within those processes. They are not intented as formulas to be simply followed in order to create “sustainable[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
Information on some of our activities can be found here:
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.