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Gruppo DANI Releases 2025 Sustainability Report Highlighting Key Achievements

DANI also earned an EcoVadis Platinum rating, recovered more than 98% of its waste & sourced over...

Bangladesh Forms 31 Member Task Force to Boost Leather Industry Exports

Bangladesh has formed a 31 member task force to prepare a roadmap for developing its leather...

Conceria Ausonia Opens First Asian Tannery at Henan Prosper & Colomer Moda HQ in China

The new facility brings Ausonia’s 80 years of Italian veg tanning heritage to China while expanding...

Pakistan Joins COP31 Leather Manifesto as Signatories Reach 30 but India Still Remains Absent

The updated list adds 6 organizations from Portugal, Italy, Kenya, Pakistan and Spain taking the...

Kenyan President Ruto Wants Local Manufacturers to Make Leather Shoes for 14 Million Schoolchildren

The plan builds on a Ksh5.8 billion (~$44.8 million) investment in the Kenya Leather Industrial Park...

Bangladesh Commerce Minister Muktadir Visits Turkish Leather and Waste Management Facilities

Bangladesh’s Trade and Industry Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir visited a leather industrial...

Unions Warn of 3 Day Strike in Spain’s Tanning Sector if Talks Fail

The unions are seeking better wages and working conditions, with mediation now the final opportunity...

Ecco to Close Factories in Portugal and Vietnam as Part of its Global Restructuring Plan

Ecco reported a net loss of €24 million in 2025 following a €37.6 million loss in 2024 as annual...

Jimmy Choo Grows 11.5% as Capri Holdings Returns to Profit in Q2 2027

Capri Holdings reported revenue of $809 million in Q2 FY2027 a 5.5% decline while returning to...

Tal Zohar from Israel Wins Real Leather Stay Different 2026 Design Competition with Tennis Inspired Leather Outfit

Tal Zohar from Israel wins the 2026 Real Leather. Stay Different. Design Competition with...

Zambia Targets 20 Leather and Footwear SME Clusters to Strengthen Domestic Industry

Zambia is seeking to strengthen its domestic leather industry through skills development, SME...

China Imports $7.9 Billion Worth of Leather, Footwear, Leather Garments and Bags in H1 2026

China’s leather industry imports increased 4.9% YoY to $7.9 billion in the first half of 2026...