It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Volnei Durli

Brazilian Leather / Traceability

24 January 2024

2 minutes

A production facility of Durlicouros: With more than 60 years of history, Durlicouros, a recognised global supplier of high quality wet blue and crust for the automotive, furniture and footwear industries, claims to be a pioneer in issues of traceability and sustainability in the leather chain. The company operates 9 industrial units, 8 in Brazil and 1 in Paraguay, all certified LWG Gold, producing more than 20,000 hides per day and exporting to the main markets in Asia, Europe and the United States.

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Deforestation / Brazilian Leather

30 November 2023

5 minutes

As the curtains go up today on the 28th United Nations Climate Change conference, or COP28 for short, much attention will go the way of the leather industry which has been in the eye of a deforestation storm.

Brazilian Initiative Gets Under Way to Make Livestock Farming Deforestation-Free

As the curtains go up today on the 28th United Nations Climate Change conference or COP28, the leather industry is pioneering a zero-deforestation livestock farming system that promotes traceability from cradle to slaughter.

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