BRAZILIAN LEATHER GIANT COMMITS TO AMAZON CATTLE MORATORIUM FOLLOWING INDUSTRY PRESSURE Tough new sourcing policies from Clarks and others have been iinstrumental in a decision by Bertin to expand an official agreement signed in July with the Brazilian Federal Prosecution Office and the government of Pará state in Amazonia, which was limited only to excluding […]
The Greenpeace report on the Amazon and Northampton celebrates 100 years of Leather teaching
POSTED ON AUGUST 16, 2009 The Amazon is important for the leather industry One highlight of the summer has been the publication of the Greenpeace report “Slaughtering the Amazon” and the way the leather industry has reacted to. We had always thought that cutting down the rain forest was about illegal logging but it turns […]
Clarks and the Amazon – today’s press release;
Responsible management of Clarks’ leather supply chain Clarks regards climate change as a most significant issue and we are working hard across our global business to reduce our overall environmental impact, as part of our commitment to sustainable business practices in our own operations and our supply chain. A recent report by Greenpeace highlighted the […]
One per cent? Really much more….
We are continuously told that the non-mainstream raw materials for leather only constitute 1% of the total leather produced in the world and should be ignored. Mainstream material includes bovine, sheep, goat and pig. Buffalo is occasionally added into the bovine figures. This leaves all the rest which includes such areas as: Kangaroo Deer Yak […]
The first ever Emeritus Professor at the University of Northampton
Tony Emeritus: a. retired, but retaining honorary office; n. (pl. -ti) such as professor, etc. It is a rather special moment when Leather Science (or Technology) provides the first ever Emeritus Professor at a University. Yet that is what Professor Tony Covington has achieved at Northampton and on the 9th of July he gave a […]
Pigs in the world
There are a lot of pigs in the world and they are more important in the leather chain than we think, especially since we have to take seriously the land use issues which are implied in the complaints by Greenpeace that tanners are in part responsible for the damage of the Amazon rain forest. The […]
Emeritus Professor Tony Covington, his life and technology
POSTED ON JULY 13, 2009 Tony Emeritus: a. retired, but retaining honorary office; n. (pl. -ti) such as professor, etc. It is a rather special moment when Leather Science (or Technology) provides the first ever Emeritus Professor at a University. Yet that is what Professor Tony Covington has achieved at Northampton and on the 9th […]
Leather Demand Damages Amazon Rain Forest
Western beef & leather demand leading to intensified deforestation in the Amazon: http://bit.ly/3PtVi The big issue which is dominating the leather discussion of the moment is the recent report by Greenpeace on ranching in the Amazon. See (http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/reports/slaughtering-the-amazon) Its arrival was accompanied by a good PR promotion which included very good articles in the Financial […]
Fashion shows and the recession hits leather
POSTED ON JUNE 23, 2009 In the Footlights Fashion shows always come with high levels of tension, emotion and lot so of superlatives. It’s like the opening night at the theatre. So much hangs on just a few moments. Many readers of this will have seen some of the University of Northampton Fashion School Show […]
An Eye to the Future
On a recent short trip to the US I read in the newspapers that minus 30% was the new up in business these days and it is amazing how many of the companies I have spoken to since have used exactly that 30% figure as the statement of where they stand short of 2008. What […]
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