14Jul 2026
Brussels, 13 July 2026 - The European Commission today adopted the Delegated Act amending the product scope of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products (EUDR), formally excluding hides, skins and leather. The Delegated Act will be published ...
17Jun 2026
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 ...
29Apr 2026
Brussels, 4 May 2026 — COTANCE welcomes the European Commission's proposal to exclude hides, skins and leather from the scope of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products (EUDR).
The exclusion was proposed on 4 May, 2026 through a Draft Dele...
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...
10Apr 2026
Leather should be removed from the EUDR scope. This was the strong message voiced at the European Parliament on 8 April in Brussels
European Parliament, Brussels, 8 April, 2026 - At the initiative of Dario Nardella (MEP, S&D Group, Italy), the discus...
16Jul 2025
Cologne, 4 July 2025 In a landmark ruling that defends consumer rights, the Higher Regional Court of Cologne has officially prohibited Mina Merchandising GmbH, owned by TV personality Martin Rütter, from marketing synthetic products using the misleadin...
04Jun 2025
3 June, 2025Brussels
The European Parliament became the global stage for the European leather industry to deliver a clear and science-backed message: leather is not a driver of deforestation.
Hosted by MEP Salvatore De Meo (EPP, Italy) in close collaborat...
10Apr 2025
Press Release: COTANCE Withdraws from A&F PEFCR Technical Secretariat, Warning: “Durability Metrics Penalise Natural Materials and send wrong signals in an ecodesign framework”
Brussels, 9 April 2025 - COTANCE officially announced its withdrawal from t...
30Jan 2025
Press Release: IULTCS, ICHSLTA & WHL new signatories of the Joint Statement on durability in the A&F PEFCR
Brussels, January 30, 2025 - We are proud to announce that the International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies ...
28Jan 2025
Leading by Example: European Leather Industry Demonstrates Safety, Sustainability, and Social Responsibility at ILO International Workshop (Press Release)
Turin, Italy, January 28, 2025 – From January 27–28, 2025, the ITC-ILO Turin Campus became ...