Euroleather

GREEN DEAL LEATHER: A new project leading towards Zero Adverse Impact of the European Leather Industry On 9 September 2022, COTANCE and industriAll Europe held the kick-off meeting of their new social dialogue project ’Towards Zero Adverse Impact of the Eu...

 A new contract for Gruppo Mastrotto workers, with emphasis on innovation, safety and quality Gruppo Mastrotto one of the major companies in the tanning sector based in Arzignano, in the Italian province of Vicenza, has signed an agreement with Italia...

Why leather should be excluded from the scope of the Proposal for a Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products COTANCE is a non-profit organization representing the leather-producing industry at European and international level. COTANCE represents the emplo...

Joint Press Release: a successful green and digital transition of the EU Textiles Ecosystem (TCLF sectors) 5 July 2022 The European social partners of the  textiles, clothing, leather, and footwear (TCLF) industries agree joint demands to ensure that...

COTANCE rejects allegations that the leather value chain is a driver of deforestation The latest Global Witness Report and corresponding article in The Guardian again depict the leather industry as a driver of deforestation. COTANCE deplores that all the e...

After four years and a half, the Blueprint Project “Skills4Smart TCLF 2030” has finally concluded. The Final Conference, that took place on 16 June 2022 at the Renaissance Brussels Hotel and was also streamed online, presented the outcomes of this ambitiou...

Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters for the Leather industry The LEATECH project coordinated by the Universidad de Lleida (Spain) under the Erasmus programme is a spin-off of the S4TCLF project. For the time being, it is a small project that is meant to coordinat...

The final conference of the S4TCLF project will take place on 16 June as a hybrid event both in Brussels and on-line.  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   More information and an updated version of the conference's programme can be found on the project ...

Portugal joins the club of countries with mandatory Leather Authenticity Rules The Official Journal of the Republic of Portugal of January 4, 2022 publishes the Decree “Decreto-Lei n.o 3/2022” which sets the country’s mandatory Leather Authenticity Rules. ...