Is Leather Sustainable? Jon Clark and Fernando Bellese discuss the importance of innovation, transparency, scientific based evidence and peer cooperation in a journey to positioning leather as an important and sustainable material for the footwear industry, apparel and upholstery sectors.

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How can responsible farming and a more transparent supply chain help to fight climate change? How can we strengthen ecosystems and human health together?

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“Safe leather” must mean safe for operators and workers, as well as safe for consumers and safe communities.

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Without an effective chemicals management system (CMS), it is likely manufacturers of material and/or product will experience compliance issues relating to chemical failures, and as such, the demand to provide visibility on how chemicals are managed is increasingly more apparent. This webinar will look at the implementation of a robust Chemical Management System that can be used to manage all chemical inputs in materials and manufactured products effectively and responsibly.

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1. Battling through the Corona disaster

2. The future of the global leather industry after the Corona epidemic

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Presentation in English.

Silicones have been used in various industries for a long time, with their unique performance.

By using multi-layer coating technology of TCS silicones on different substrates, the best performance of eco-friendly coated textile such as soft touch feel, easy cleaning, fire-resistance, UV resistance can be achieved, which could be used for automotive interiors, outdoor furniture, medical device, home decoration and so on.

Presentation in English.

Presentation in English.

Challenges facing the leather industry commonly include environmental legislation; the need for green chemistry, traceability, ethical sourcing and the list goes on. One issue, crucial for the sustainability of the global leather industry and often overlooked, is “succession planning”. With large cohorts of employees currently retiring, the demand for quality leather graduates is ever increasing, placing a heavier reliance on higher education. Recognising this industry need, the Institute for Creative Leather Technologies (ICLT) have structured the delivery of courses to serve at both an academic level and as shorter personal development programmes for industry employees. A look at how all industry sectors can work together to ensure this specialist knowledge is sustained within the global value chain will be discussed.

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Merino wool is 100% natural, renewable and biodegradable. It is a natural solution to the global apparel and footwear industry. Merino wool is famous worldwide for its next-to-skin softness, strength, innate versatility, and technical benefits. The Woolmark Company has worked with like-minded partners who are pushing the boundaries with textile innovation and design to reduce environmental footprint. Learn more facts about its properties, benefit, what makes merino wool, and why it is sustainable.

Presentation in English.

Presentation in English.

The new important concepts for supply chains today are transparency, traceability and sustainability. Smart Digitalization, B2B Marketplaces and Artificial Intelligence will be soon presented as a positively disruptive element in every part of the supply, from tanneries to b2b distributors, from cutting services to product assembly and from consumer ownership of a product until the end-of-life cycle, including product designers. Join the webinar to learn how AI improves the central process material quality inspection and makes it available to any supply element in a quicker, cheaper and more reliable way.

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The word ‘sustainable’ is often used but in many cases not defined. In order for your organisation to make strategically meaningful steps towards sustainability, it is important to have an agreed definition. The environmental and social impacts of your products are most significant in the material supply chain. This webinar will look at how traceability can be used to understand and manage sustainability risks within the leather supply chain. We will include an overview of the key sustainability challenges for leather and how an organisation can mitigate against these through an effective traceability system.

Presentation in English.

Dr. Scholl’s Shoes has just launched their most eco-conscious shoes ever – the Hunter sneaker. Andy Polk from the FDRA spoke with their manager of sustainability and PD, Andee Burton, about her shoe story and sustainability passion as well as the journey to create the shoe with better EPMs. They also chat about Caleres’ efforts more broadly across the company on making more sustainable products and all that entails with multiple various brands. This is a great, fun, conversation about the eco-transformation of the shoe industry with a robust convo about coffee at the end!

Hang on a trend forecaster viewpoint; this webinar is a way to explain the massive changes that are coming and to support companies in this paradigm shift.

New for new doesn’t work anymore.

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Immerse yourself in the 6 TRENDS SUMMER 2022
Six ways of living, seeing and telling the extraordinary and the ordinary of our lives.
Six visions that navigate the future of Fashion through the facets that will characterize it.

Presentation in Italian.

Immerse yourself in the 6 TRENDS SUMMER 2022
Six ways of living, seeing and telling the extraordinary and the ordinary of our lives.
Six visions that navigate the future of Fashion through the facets that will characterize it.

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APLF leads us into a dynamic season for Spring-Summer 2022. A season that continues from Fall-Winter 2021/22 and shows that trans-seasonality is now essential. The holistic, the sustainable, our experience of this new age and a return to earthly inspirations all help us think positively about tomorrow. Mindfulness and re-enchanting reality also propel this dream of our vision. Feeling, fashioning the future.

Let’s dive in!

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APLF leads us again into a new era for the Spring-Summer 2022 season.
A new way to discover the colors, the materials and the fashion trends.

To be holistic and sustainable, new age & return to earth, make us thinking the tomorrow now in a positive way.
Mindfulness and reenchanting reality must conduct also our dream of our vision.

Feeling, fashioning the future.
Let’s step in!

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How will we travel in the near future? What new needs will travel gears and accessories address after the pandemic disruption? What features will become unmissable? How will we satisfy the craving for safety and sustainability while restarting to travel the world? Come join the think-tank with our specialists and gain awareness of what’s coming soon around travel goods…