Leather Industry
- Deforestation is the number one risk topic facing our industry
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S&V African Leather Magazine Vol19 No6 June 2025
IN THIS ISSUE:
03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’
- A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue.
05 Upfront
- Karan Beef hit by FMD – no response from Bader SA on likely hold up in hide supply. Campaign to eradicate the disease ‘paying off’, DoA says.
- African Merino: Severe electricity, water breakdowns, ‘but we’re carrying on’.
- Ostrich: ‘No special concern over AI at the moment.’
07 An Eclectic View
- ESG portfolios: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing has experienced significant growth over the past decade, but now is seeing a decline. Correspondent H. Procter looks at their future viability.
11 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World
- European Commission confirms Country Risk Classification in preparation for EUDR. The Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor looks at this from several perspectives.
- ‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’, the Leather & Hide Council of America’s international student design competition, will be in Taiwan this year. Entries are still open.
13 Decoding Tanning Science
- The effect of fatliquor sulphitation on leather quality. Part of a series of articles contributed by Dr Clive Jackson-Moss of the International School of Tanning Technology.
15 Weights & Measures
- Compiled by the ISTT.
16 Events
- UK Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists annual conference, AGM and dinner dance.
Advertisers in this Issue
Authenticae (OFC), International School of Tanning Technology (ISTT) (10), Mimosa (04), Rolfes Leather Division (02), S&V Calendar (01), S&V Directory (09), Southern African Footwear & Leather Export Council (SAFLEC) (06), Sustainable Leather Foundation (08).
