4 January 2022 Legislation – Will 2022 be the year of legislation for the fashion industry? As fashion’s superpower brands recalibrate their retail footprints and prioritise environmental and social advancement, 2022 may be the year of legislation, forcing the industry to take responsibilities for its actions. With governments monitoring how fashion businesses operate, unsustainable practices… Continue reading Legislation – Will 2022 be the year of legislation for the fashion industry?
4 January 2022 Italy – UNIC Assembly: recovery is underway, prudence is a must “The health emergency, still ongoing, prompts the utmost caution “. This is the extreme summary of the current situation offered today by Fabrizio Nuti, president of UNIC – Italian Tanneries, during the Annual Assembly of the association held in Milan. … Continue reading Italy – UNIC Assembly: recovery is underway, prudence is a must
3 January 2022 ZDHC News – Lamirsa has joined the ZDHC with MIRECIDE-TC / 81.V. Ten years ago, Greenpeace launched the Detox campaign, challenging big fashion companies to be the first clean water leaders by partnering with their suppliers and removing all toxic, persistent and hormone-disrupting chemicals from their products and production processes. Adidas, Puma,… Continue reading ZDHC News – Lamirsa has joined the ZDHC with MIRECIDE-TC / 81.V.
3 January 2022 Life Cycle Assessment Sadesa commissioned an LCA study to measure the environmental footprint of our products in order to: • identify areas of potential improvement to further minimize our impact.• share information with our partners, providing a useful measurement tool. MSI scores of our leathers are comparable to other recycled… Continue reading Life Cycle Assessment
3 January 2022 Fashion LCA Falsehoods The fashion metrics industry is based on an enormous FALSEHOOD. Why? Because it’s too onerous to calculate the LCA of every garment, or brands think they can get away with it. You cannot PLUG IN AN INDEX for ease, that demonstrates utter ignorance about the way LCAs are calculated.… Continue reading Fashion LCA Falsehoods
31 December 2021 Circular Economy – Kering launches competition to promote circularity The fashion group has launched an online competition to raise awareness about of the circular economy, with the chance to win “responsible gifts” from Gucci and DoDo, reports ILM. The competition, hosted at craftingtomorrowsluxurychallenge.com, run until December 26, 2021 and invites customers… Continue reading Circular Economy – Kering launches competition to promote circularity
31 December 2021 Retail – Prices for clothes and shoes in 2021 increased by 10-15% In 2021, prices for clothing and footwear increased by 10-15%. Analysts of Fashion Consulting Group shared this forecast with Izvestia. The rise in prices is associated with the rise in prices for all components and services that make up the… Continue reading Retail – Prices for clothes and shoes in 2021 increased by 10-15%
31 December 2021 Travel – Travel In Style with Leather Duffle Bag Duffle bags are those bags, which are reliable, portable, easy to handle, and multi functional. They are the go-to bag for every weekend trip, lets find out more about these stylish bags, writes Aaron Leather Goods. Unisex leather duffel bags are… Continue reading Travel – Travel In Style with Leather Duffle Bag
30 December 2021 Automotive Interiors – Tesla under fire over “vegan leather” quality Tesla owners in the UK are complaining after synthetic seats have begun to “bubble” in reaction to lotions, hair sprays, hand sanitisers and other products used on the hair and skin, reports ILM. The Times reports that many Tesla imported… Continue reading Automotive Interiors – Tesla under fire over “vegan leather” quality
30 December 2021 The First Turkish Tannery To Join The Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF) We are very pleased to welcome Karaca Deri Leather to SLF. They are the first tannery to join us from Turkey and we are delighted to add them to our growing dashboard of sustainably conscious leather manufacturers. As part… Continue reading The First Turkish Tannery To Join The Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF)
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.
