Author: Rose Tong

5 January 2023 Sustainable Apparel Coalition Launches Higg Facility Environmental Module 4.0 Technical Paper Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s (SAC) just released updated version of its Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) 4.0 Technical Paper is based on feedback from brands, retailers, manufacturers, service providers, and other international organisations.     Long Story, Cut Short The Higg FEM… Continue reading Sustainable Apparel Coalition Launches Higg Facility Environmental Module 4.0 Technical Paper

5 January 2023 Germany – Change of CEO confirmed at Zschimmer & Schwarz Leather chemicals manufacturer Zschimmer & Schwarz has confirmed that Dr Christoph Riemer assumed the role of chief executive on January 1. It announced this planned succession in June and Dr Riemer has been working at the group since August, in preparation for… Continue reading Germany – Change of CEO confirmed at Zschimmer & Schwarz

4 January 2023 Leather Naturally thanks all stakeholders With the last post of the year we want to thank you all. All the encouraging feedback we have had on content over the past year, all the constant sharing of our publications, the likes/comments we get and the insights you gave us. It is so motivating… Continue reading Leather Naturally thanks all stakeholders

4 January 2023 5 ways to tell if leather is real An article co-authored by Mallika Sharma on WikiHow sets out some simple ways how to tell real leather from fake leather in garments. It can be more tricky to tell the difference in automotive leather because it is designed specifically to minimise variance and… Continue reading 5 ways to tell if leather is real

4 January 2023 Tibet – Yak herd on high alpine Tibetan plateau Yaks are a multifunctional and dominant livestock species on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau. The yak grazing system is a traditional transhumance system.   Video courtesy of Francis Tsang, co-founder of the ChromeFree Leather Alliance.   https://www.aplf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Yak-video.mov

3 January 2023 The Netherlands – Dutch government to expropriate three thousand farms and cut livestock numbers by one third As an intensive farming nation, the Netherlands exports farm products, dairy and beef worth 105 billion euros a year. Much of this export volume comes from the more than fifteen million pigs and cows in… Continue reading The Netherlands – Dutch government to expropriate three thousand farms and cut livestock numbers by one third

3 January 2023 Biobased Chemicals – Tanners look to bio-based chemicals Despite vast reductions in water and chemical use, tanners are still looking for ways to make their techniques more sustainable. Report by Real Leather.     In fact, according to a recent survey, 84% of tanners said they were, or intended to be, looking… Continue reading Biobased Chemicals – Tanners look to bio-based chemicals

3 January 2023 Products from bovines are ubiquitous in everyday life Meg Chatham, Associate at Soilworks Natural Capital | Author of The Regeneration asks: What do NFL footballs, insulin, surgical sutures, lipstick, refined sugar, and plywood have in common?     They all contain a beef by-product. From nose to tail, 99% of a cow… Continue reading Products from bovines are ubiquitous in everyday life

30 December 2022 Waste not, want not – Leather is a valuable raw material and should not be wasted Diana Rodgers, maker of the documentary Sacred Cow, writes on LinkedIn that one of the presentations I attended at COP27 was about the various sustainable products we gain from the meat industry. Valuable fertilizers, biogas from… Continue reading Waste not, want not – Leather is a valuable raw material and should not be wasted

30 December 2022 Changing consumer mentality means that waste cannot be discarded Some say that there is Wealth in Waste as companies use waste such as leather shavings, offcuts, and used objects to make new products.     It is the antithesis of the throwaway, polluting fast fashion society and something being demanded by more… Continue reading Changing consumer mentality means that waste cannot be discarded