Egbert Dikkers / Global Director ESG / Royal Smit & Zoon

As long as people eat meat, there will be hides available to manufacture leather and we have an ethical duty to consume all by-products. Still the global meat consumption is growing with approximately 1% per year. But more importantly, as an investor you could support speeding the creation of a circular society where all by-products and waste streams are used and upgraded where possible.
Egbert Dikkers