09Sep 2026
Project Update: AEQUALIS4TCLF Partners Gather in Helsinki to Review Milestones and Next Steps
Helsinki, 8-9 September 2026. AEQUALIS4TCLF project partners gathered for their 6th in-person consortium meeting, taking stock of progress, aligning on next ste...
04Sep 2026
COTANCE welcomes A3 Leather Innovation Center as a new Supporting Member.
A3 is a research group of the University of Lleida, based at the Campus of Igualada - one of Europe's leading applied research centres dedicated to lea...
02Sep 2026
On 2 September 2026, COTANCE joined the launch of the East African Community Leather Value Chain Development Initiative, part of the EU-funded MARKUP II programme led by the International Trade Centre (ITC), in collaboration with the Portuguese Footwear Tec...
20Jul 2026
Press Release: New Regional Partnerships boost Skills Development in Europe's TCLF Industries
Partners from Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine gathered in Athens on 2–3 July to advance the Erasmu...
22Jun 2026
COTANCE welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the forthcoming Biotech Act II and strongly supports the objective of strengthening Europe’s bioeconomy and industrial biotechnology capacity. At the same time,...
11Jun 2026
UNIDO has just published its Guidelines for Assessing the Environmental Footprint of Leather, which is the most thorough and credible assessment of leather's environmental performance up to date.
The Guidelines say:
"Hides and skins from animals slau...
01Jun 2026
COTANCE: The Confederation of Tanners of the European Community welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to exclude hides, skins and leather from the product scope of the implementing measures under Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free p...
19May 2026
When discussing environmental impact mitigation, the debate often focuses on reducing emissions and progressively replacing fossil-based raw materials. However, true sustainability also depends on the ability to intelligently valorise the resources already ...
07May 2026
SYMBIOS Project Partners Meet in Valencia to Advance Industrial Symbiosis for Leather and Agrifood
Valencia, 6-7 May 2026: Partners of the SYMBIOS EU project gathered in Valencia, Spain, for a two-day working meeting to review the first phase of rese...
29Apr 2026
Today is #WorldLeatherDay – a moment to recognise leather as a material defined by longevity, versatility, and craftsmanship.
This year’s theme, Make It Leather, is a call to make intentional choices about the materials we use and value. Leather of...