At the COP27 in Egypt, stakeholders in the business of leather released a ‘Leather Manifesto’ titled ‘Earth’s Legacy – A Place for Leather’, urging for recognition of leather’s climate-efficient characteristics. This was a reiteration of the COP26 manifesto which had exhorted: ‘Our Materials Impact our Climate’. Both called on the world to "recognise the cyclical, climate efficient nature of natural fibres and their potential for a positive contribution to reducing the climate impacts of consumer products." texfash.com spoke to some key stakeholders to glean more on a range of issues pertaining to the industry.