22 Nov 2022 United Kingdom – Burberry lays out plan for next phase of development Burberry has announced its interim financial results and its plans to drive revenue growth and acceleration, writes ILM. The company achieved revenue of US$1.35 billion for the 26 weeks ending October 1, 2022, against a result of US$1.21… Continue reading United Kingdom – Burberry lays out plan for next phase of development
21 Nov 2022 Leather Design – LHCA and ALLPU launch African Talent Leather Design The Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA) and the African Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI) have come together to launch the African Talent Leather Design Showcase 2023. The event seeks to promote the sustainable production of leather and its… Continue reading Leather Design – LHCA and ALLPU launch African Talent Leather Design
21 Nov 2022 Management – Ermenegildo Zegna to take on Tom Ford shoe and bag license Beauty products group Estée Lauder has announced the acquisition of the Tom Ford brand for a total price of $2.3 billion, writes Leatherbiz. Estée Lauder was already a long-standing partner of Tom Ford’s for fragrance and beauty… Continue reading Management – Ermenegildo Zegna to take on Tom Ford shoe and bag license
21 Nov 2022 China – Return to China International Import Expo for LVMH Luxury group LVMH returned to Shanghai in the early part of November to take part in the China International Import Expo, reports Leatherbiz. China launched this large-scale showcase for companies seeking to export products to the country in 2018. It… Continue reading China – Return to China International Import Expo for LVMH
18 Nov 2022 Exotics – UN report confirms that legal trade in exotic skins brings benefits The UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has launched a new report into trade in endangered plants and animals. It unveiled the document at a conference in Panama organised by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered… Continue reading Exotics – UN report confirms that legal trade in exotic skins brings benefits
18 Nov 2022 H&M faces class action lawsuit for greenwashing H&M is facing another class action lawsuit over greenwashing in its marketing of fast-fashion apparel and accessories as sustainable, reports ILM. Plaintiffs Abraham Lizama and Marc Doten filed a complaint in a federal court in Missouri, in the U.S., alleging that the company… Continue reading H&M faces class action lawsuit for greenwashing
18 Nov 2022 This is Brazilian leather The Brazilian Leather project (an initiative of CICB and ApexBrasil) aims to show the world the attributes of our material and the daily work of the Brazilian tanning industry. We’ve produced a series of videos that share the values of our companies and what drives our work. Watch… Continue reading This is Brazilian leather
17 Nov 2022 Italy – Mastrotto continues student visits Gruppo Mastrotto has been holding a series of orientation visits to its installations by students so as to take the first steps in introducing them to the leather processing industry. The most recent visit was by a group of twenty-three students from the second… Continue reading Italy – Mastrotto continues student visits
17 Nov 2022 ICEC – Italian Certification Institute for Leather The ICEC TS410/412 traceability schemes allow the collection of data and their validation on the origin of the leathers, on the names (if any) of slaughtering and breeding plants of the animals from which the skins used by tanneries come. To this annual… Continue reading ICEC – Italian Certification Institute for Leather
17 Nov 2022 Leather Working Group (LWG) urges leather industry to back traceability work as route to address climate crisis As world leaders engage at COP27 in Egypt, Leather Working Group (LWG) urges the leather industry to back its efforts to drive traceability as a route to address the climate crisis. Leather Working… Continue reading Leather Working Group (LWG) urges leather industry to back traceability work as route to address climate crisis
We bring leather, material and fashion businesses together: an opportunity to meet and greet face to face. We bring them from all parts of the world so that they can find fresh partners, discover new customers or suppliers and keep ahead of industry developments.
We organise a number of trade exhibitions which focus on fashion and lifestyle: sectors that are constantly in flux, so visitors and exhibitors alike need to be constantly aware both of the changes around them and those forecast for coming seasons.
