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COTANCE Contribution to the Call for Evidence on the EU Biotech Act II
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, we underline that the European leather...
Press Release: European Leather Sector Engages Social Partners and EU Institutions on Trade, Circular Economy and Sustainability
BRUSSELS, 17 June 2026 - The European Union's Textiles, Clothing, Leather and Footwear (TCLF) sector convened in Brussels on 16 June for the annual Joint Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee meeting, bringing together trade union IndustriAll Europe, employer associations COTANCE, EURATEX and CEC,...
UNIDO has just published its Guidelines for Assessing the Environmental Footprint of Leather
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 slaughtered for human food consumption have been defined as...
COTANCE Participated in the Public Consultation to support leather's exclusion from the EUDR
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 products (EUDR) published in the Draft Delegated...
