It is with great sadness that we learned that Peter Upstone died unexpectedly of a heart attack in September 2012. He was 68. I first met Peter at Leeds University in the 1960s when I was a Fresher and he had completed his BSc and was in the final stages of an MPhil in the […]
Leather Naturally and sustainability
POSTED ON DECEMBER 20, 2012 Managing “Brand Leather” If you read the discussions group for LeatherNaturally!on LinkedIn you will be aware that the subject of environmental and sustainable leather production of leather in the developing world has been raised by Anthony Wright, of Barrhead Kid in Scotland, and Ian Michel of Amandian Leather in Northampton. Many […]
Sustainability and environmental protection in the leather industry
Words from the Editor of the APLF Special Edition on Sustainabiliyt:Sustainability and environmental protection have become hot topics, not only for the leather industry but also for the textile industry as well. This issue also concerns the consumer who is more aware of such problems than a decade ago. The world’s leading brands are offering […]
The danger of self destruction by being careless with the facts
POSTED ON NOVEMBER 16, 2012 An Alumni Event It is easy to rush on and forget your friends in this modern world. Yet as we see China continue to rise in importance we all know how important connections – “guanxi” – are for moving forward in business. In the west we used to maintain our […]
Good science not flash headlines.
POSTED ON OCTOBER 31, 2012 Good relations Anyone who follows @ICLTleather on Twitter will know that last week the University of Northampton hosted a Textile Institute Conference on leather. An attentive audience of industry personnel, with many from major brands, along with students from around the UK enjoyed what turned out to be a packed […]
Stahl, UNIDO and Owen Paterson joins the British Government
POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 Two items below but multiple subjects A funny thing happened in Waalwijk today In Waalwijk today Stahl opened their new laboratory and a happy crowd drank copious amounts of beer and wine. Nothing new there. With openings in India and China and constant development in the Netherlands we have seen […]
Puma is asking for reduced duties for plastic shoes on environmental grounds – big mistake
WHY PUMA IS WRONG ABOUT LEATHER Recently Puma has been saying that it would like to stop using leather and give preference to plastics.. Puma is not the first company to talk about discontinuing using leather as a result of its supposed poor carbon footprint. We have heard such comments from Timberland and from Pentland […]
A letter to the Washington Post
Last month, during the Olympics, the Washington Post ran an article saying for an environmental games althletes should use sythetic footwear rather than leather. It relied on an old study from a California College which itself was based on older generic information. Carbon footprinting is an evolving topic, about which more soon; but meanwhile here […]
Honorary Degrees, Make In Britain, Puma and Leather
POSTED ON JULY 20, 2012 three items below from June and July 2012 Getting it right by degrees Yesterday the leather degrees were awarded by the University of Northampton. Despite all the changes in Higher Education in the UK as government tries to work out how to manage costs and the future of skills and […]
The Dangers of Greenwash
After over a hundred years of almost total dominance it is good that tanners are looking for alternates to chromium. We need relentless research and innovation to bring out the best in our sustainable raw material and to make it perform better in a Cradle to Cradle format. Equally it is great to see older […]
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