22Jun 2026
COTANCE welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the forthcoming Biotech Act II and strongly supports the objective of strengthening Europe’s bioeconomy and industrial biotechnology capacity. At the same time,...
17Jun 2026
European Social Partners of the Leather Industry Hold First Steering Committee Meeting of SER2026
Brussels, 16 June 2026 - The European Social Partners of the leather sector, the trade association COTANCE and industriAll European Trade Union , convened the...
11Jun 2026
UNIDO has just published its Guidelines for Assessing the Environmental Footprint of Leather, which is the most thorough and credible assessment of leather's environmental performance up to date.
The Guidelines say:
"Hides and skins from animals slau...
01Jun 2026
COTANCE: The Confederation of Tanners of the European Community welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to exclude hides, skins and leather from the product scope of the implementing measures under Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free p...
19May 2026
When discussing environmental impact mitigation, the debate often focuses on reducing emissions and progressively replacing fossil-based raw materials. However, true sustainability also depends on the ability to intelligently valorise the resources already ...
07May 2026
SYMBIOS Project Partners Meet in Valencia to Advance Industrial Symbiosis for Leather and Agrifood
Valencia, 6-7 May 2026: Partners of the SYMBIOS EU project gathered in Valencia, Spain, for a two-day working meeting to review the first phase of rese...
29Apr 2026
Today is #WorldLeatherDay – a moment to recognise leather as a material defined by longevity, versatility, and craftsmanship.
This year’s theme, Make It Leather, is a call to make intentional choices about the materials we use and value. Leather of...
14Apr 2026
On 9 April 2026, Edoardo De Paola (COTANCE) and Camille Franger (industriAll Europe), the European Social Partners of the leather/tanning sector, officially launched a new joint Social Dialogue project aimed at delivering the 2026 Social and Environmental R...
25Mar 2026
A decisive time for the leather industry
The next few weeks will determine whether hides, skins and leather remain in Annex I of the EUDR — and continue to be unfairly treated as drivers of deforestation — or are finally rec...
20Mar 2026
Another day, another reminder of why natural materials like wool and leather outperform synthetics in life-cycle assessments. The latest argument from the International Wool Textile Organisation highlights biogenic carbon — and the need to distinguish it fr...