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Barney horner
JBS Couros’ Marabá unit receives the Gold Seal from the Brazilian Leather Certification of Sustainability
The leather sector in Brazil has a new reference in sustainability: JBS Couros’ Marabá unit (PA) is the first tannery dedicated to the production of wet blue leather to be recognised with the Gold Seal from the CSCB
Partners of the hides, skins and leather value chain agree on traceability objectives
Discussing issues of interest to the value chain of tanners’ raw materials
USHSLA Requests Tariff Exclusions for Certain Chinese Leather Goods Imports
USHSLA hopes for some some exclusions in US-China trade war
Smit & Zoon achieves highest level of ZDHC certification and thus proves to lead the industry in sustainability
We are proud to announce that Smit & Zoon has received the highest level of ZDHC
certification, proving that our products meet all requirements connected to Zero Discharge of
Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC).
USHSLA Applauds U.S. Decision to Exempt EU Leather Imports from Retaliation in Airbus Subsidies Dispute
The US Hide, Skin and Leather Association (USHSLA) today welcomed the U.S. government’s decision to exempt from retaliation EU leather imports
USHSLA Establishes First-Ever Hides and Skins Traceability Program
Voluntary programme aims to trace all US hides and skins back to single, identifiable point of origin
LANXESS wins Responsible Care competition 2019 of German Chemical Industry Association (VCI)
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS received on 26 September the first prize in the nationwide Responsible Care competition from the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI). The company submitted the project “Resource-efficient manufacturing of leather chemicals” (ReeL)
North American Meat Institute Releases Revised Edition of Animal Handling Guidelines and Audit Guide
The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute), with which the U.S. Hide, Skin and Leather Association (USHSLA) is affiliated, released its latest science-based animal care guidelines and audit for the meat industry
Tapestry Inc. Replace CEO Victor Luis
The news that long-serving chairman Jide Zeitlin has stepped into the role vacated by former CEO Victor Luis at Tapestry Inc, comes just weeks after the high-end fashion house cut its full-year earnings forecast and warned of troubles at its Kate Spade brand.
VF Corp Suspends Brazilian Leather Sourcing
The owner of The North Face, Vans and Timberland, has announced that it will stop sourcing leather from Brazil, citing concerns over the environmental impact made by cattle ranchers that has caused a vast majority of the fires currently afflicting the Amazon rainforest.