COTANCE News March 2025
COTANCE News March 2025 Women in Tanneries: Special Womens’ 2nd Edition March is all about celebrating women-their strength, their ambition, and their impact. After the overwhelming success of our March 2024 edition, we knew we had to make this a tradition. This year, we’re back, diving deeper into the untold stories of the incredible women […]
COTANCE News Jan – Feb 2025
Leather Biodegradability: Another Reason to Embrace Leather We often hear about massive floating “islands” of plastic polluting our oceans. But have you ever wondered why leather is never part of that conversation One possible explanation: leather is a natural, biodegradable material. Unlike plastic, which lingers in the environment for centuries, leather naturally breaks down at […]
COTANCE News 12 / 2024 December
Double-Face Leather: Simple, Warm, Sustainable Do you think leather isn’t suitable for winter? Then you haven’t heard of double-face leather! It’s one of the warmest and most natural solutions for the season. Made primarily from sheepskin, it combines two faces in one garment: soft wool on the inside for warmth and supple leather on the […]
COTANCE Newsletter November
The Takeaway?Turning hides into leather is more than just a craft-it’s a powerful solution to fight fashion-induced climate change, reduce waste, and create beauty that lasts. Leather is a timeless circular material with a vital role to play in sustainability. Let’s share its story and give it the recognition it truly deserves! Sign in – […]
Leather is not the driver of deforestation
NEWS 8/2024 European Leather Industry Provides Scientific Evidence in Support of Excluding Leather from the Scope of the EUDR Leather is not the driver of deforestation-thisis obvious to anyone involved in the leather supply chain, from livestock producers to fashion brands. Yet, with leather included in the scope of the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), it […]
Cotance Newsletter July.
NEWS 7/2024 Dive Into Leather: Summer Edition. Welcome to our Summer Edition! With the COTANCE July newsletter, we invite you to spend these summer holidays immersed in the world of leather. Explore the UNESCO Sheep Value Chain in Millau, France, a center for leather production since the Middle Ages. Attend leather craftsmanship workshops, read about […]
COTANCE newsletter June 2024
Debunking Myths: Andrea Bertaglio on the Role of Leather and Livestock in Sustainability Andrea Bertagliois an independent journalist, spokesperson for European Livestock Voice and author of the book “In defence of Meat”. He is known for his in-depth knowledge of the meat industry and is therefore perfectly placed to give insight into the importance of […]
COTANCE News 5/2024 – May
Towards Zero Adverse Impact of the European Leather Industry: Final Conference On May 16, in Brussels, the European Tanning and Leather social partners, COTANCE and industriAll Europe held the Green Deal Leather Final Conference, concluding a two-year, EU-funded Social Dialogue project ‘Towards Zero Adverse Impact of the European Leather Industry – GREEN DEAL LEATHER’. The […]
World leather day
World Leather Day:Celebrating Leather Together Today, COTANCE joins the entire world in celebrating Leather! On April 26, 2024, we come together as an industry to celebrate World Leather Day, honoring leather’s enduring and unique qualities. This year we are focusing on the “Repair, Reuse, Repurpose” theme emphasizing the long-lasting, repairable, and versatile qualities of leather […]
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