4 Nov 2022 Self-Assessment: Oeko-Tex launches Responsible Business tool and certification Oeko-Tex has announced the launch of its Responsible Business tool and certification for brands, retailers and traders in the textile and leather sectors achieving due diligence compliance.,writes ILM. This new tool allows companies to choose between a self-assessment of their due diligence status… Continue reading Self-Assessment: Oeko-Tex launches Responsible Business tool and certification
4 Nov 2022 Footwear – Luxury shoemaker Frau concerned for the future Venetian luxury shoemaker, Frau, has recorded a 20%increase in turnover in the third quarter of 2022, compared to the same period last year. The company sells 90%of its production in the Italian market and its suppliers are also from Italy, making… Continue reading Footwear – Luxury shoemaker Frau concerned for the future
3 Nov 2022 ILM Podcast – An open-minded leather industry ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth narrates three articles recently published on the ILM website that centre on the need for the leather industry to be open to new ideas, alternative materials and the consumer. With biomaterials at the forefront of so many minds in the… Continue reading ILM Podcast – An open-minded leather industry
3 Nov 2022 History – Louis Vuitton’s “200 Exhibition” lands in New York Originally conceived to mark the 200th anniversary of France’s Louis Vuitoon luxury maison, the “200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries: The Exhibition” has arrived in New York and is now open to the public in Barneys at 660 Madison Avenue. The exhibition… Continue reading History – Louis Vuitton’s “200 Exhibition” lands in New York
3 Nov 2022 Leather Naturally notes…… What is the choice of a trimmer? Please listen what Paul Hewitt has to say about leather and why. Paul is the founder of Seat Surgeons with more than 30 years of experience. Click here: https://bit.ly/3gYsk6V
2 Nov 2022 Livestock – Uruguay aims for sustainable beef production Uruguay has assumed commitments at the international level, which propose a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, specifically in meat production. Gianni Motta, a technician of the National Meat Institute, recalled that Uruguay made a commitment in 2015 to lower its greenhouse gas… Continue reading Livestock – Uruguay aims for sustainable beef production
2 Nov 2022 HSBC sees circular-economy possibilities worth trillions A new report in Vietnam from financial services company HSBC says that a shift to a circular economy could add $4.5 trillion to the global economy by 2030, and $25 trillion by 2050, writes Leatherbiz. Commenting on the report, the chief executive of HSBC… Continue reading HSBC sees circular-economy possibilities worth trillions
2 Nov 2022 Webinar – Find out why effective use of ESG is crucial Katie Kutskill, Technical Director of the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF), will delve into the effective use of ESG in the first presentation of the webinar ‘Futureproofing the Leather Supply Chain’, writes ILM. Taking place on November 23 at 2pm… Continue reading Webinar – Find out why effective use of ESG is crucial
1 Nov 2022 Tibet: Regenerative yak herding on the the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Nature provides the primary conditions for human survival and development. Lin Tibet, the Lhasa Leather Factory 拉萨皮革厂 is committed to respecting, adapting, and protecting nature. As the Yak tanning project is located on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) which is 40% alpine meadow grassland,… Continue reading Tibet: Regenerative yak herding on the the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
1 Nov 2022 New Zealand – Taxing cattle burps to combat climate change New Zealand’s government is proposing to tax the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and urinating as part of a plan to tackle climate change. Despite outrage by the farming sector’s lobby, Federated Farmers, the government maintains that… Continue reading New Zealand – Taxing cattle burps to combat climate change
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.
