22 May 2024 Cordwainers Footwear awards set for June Image shows 2023 award nominees and winners The 2024 Cordwainers Footwear Awards will be held on June 13 at Saddlers’ Hall in London. By Footwearbiz. Open to UK footwear design students, the event features 16 finalists competing for the Cordwainers Footwear Awards Trophy. Celebrating a decade… Continue reading Cordwainers Footwear awards set for June
21 May 2024 Leather Naturally – Great News! Global Design Weeks are now in full flow and it’s been great to see leather stories presented in such a diverse and creative way at each one. During Milan Design Week, ECCO organised workshops where visitors could customise panels and sheets of organic light pink leather developed… Continue reading Leather Naturally – Great News!
21 May 2024 Is It Leather? Writes on LinkedIn about Consumers’ Influence Consumers are speaking…and retailers are beginning to listen! Take the Electric Vehicle (EV) push as an example. Governments around the world, and most recently the United States, have been pushing their constituents toward an all-electric future. As mandates rolled out, retailers lined-up behind… Continue reading Is It Leather? Writes on LinkedIn about Consumers’ Influence
21 May 2024 UK Meat Industry – Small Abattoir’s Project Sustainable Food Trust writes on LinkedIn that this week Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) has announced that a £3 million fund will support the creation of new and mobile abattoirs in England. The funding is amongst a package of measures introduced to… Continue reading UK Meat Industry – Small Abattoir’s Project
20 May 2024 JBS surpasses analyst expectations Brazil-based meat and tannery group JBS reported a first-quarter net profit of 1.64 billion reais ($319.74 million), exceeding analysts’ forecasts by a wide margin, Reuters reports, citing the company’s earnings statement. By Leatherbiz. www.leatherbiz.com/News/168538
20 May 2024 Slowing luxury demand’ hurts Burberry Luxury group Burberry has reported full-year revenues of just under £3 billion for the 12 months ending on March 30, 2024. This represents a fall of 4% year on year. By Leatherbiz. It said its comparable store sales were down by 1% and that this was the… Continue reading Slowing luxury demand’ hurts Burberry
20 May 2024 COTANCE project produces carbon footprint average for EU bovine leather Europe’s Green Deal Leather project has produced an average figure of 8 kilos of CO2-equivalent as the carbon footprint of 1 square-metre of finished bovine leather in the European Union. By Leatherbiz. As part of the project, leather manufacturers in seven European… Continue reading COTANCE project produces carbon footprint average for EU bovine leather
17 May 2024 Repair Reuse Repurpose – From leather deadstock to patchwork fashion Fashion Future – Series Report It was a pleasant Sunday and a purposeful meeting to “Repurpose”, “Reuse” & “Repair” Leather & Leather Products. The minutes of the meeting is as under: 1. Every tannery & Leather products manufacturer should analyse their dead… Continue reading Repair Reuse Repurpose – From leather deadstock to patchwork fashion
17 May 2024 Sustainability – Old solutions surpass the “new”! Clare Press, Sustainable fashion communicator, presenter of the Wardrobe Crisis podcast, writes on LinkedIn that in sustainable fashion circles – especially on here where it’s more brand/ startup/ conference focused – we so often talk about the new tech solutions, the apps, and the hot… Continue reading Sustainability – Old solutions surpass the “new”!
17 May 2024 Host of new members join LWG The Leather Working Group (LWG) has recently announced the inclusion of eleven new members during March and April. Notable among these additions are renowned luxury brands Giorgio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld, and Kering. By Leatherbiz. Beyond luxury fashion, the LWG has also welcomed a diverse array of… Continue reading Host of new members join LWG
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.
