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Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists

COP27 UPDATES / Leather Manifesto

10 November 2022

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Every year, an estimated 120 million hides, equivalent to approximately 600 million square metres of leather, are thrown into landfill, creating nearly 15 million metric tonnes of CO2 emissions.

Leather Organisations Urge COP27 to Prioritise Natural Materials

A 'Leather Manifesto' has exhorted the COP27 to recognise the cyclical, climate-efficient characteristics of leather and other natural fibres. It also urged the COP27 to understand the implications of the huge amounts of raw material of leather production, hides and skins, that are currently being thrown away.

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