PARTNERS OF THE HIDES,SKINS AND LEATHER VALUE CHAIN AGREE ON TRACEABILITY OBJECTIVES

摘要

On 2nd October,2019,ahead of the UNIC SER* 2020 Workshop focussing on tanners’raw materials,representatives of the hides & skins supply side and of their buyers in the European leather industry met in Lineapelle for discussing issues of interest to the value chain.This encounter,bringing together delegates from COTANCE(European Leather Industry Association),UECBV(European Livestock & Meat Trades Union),USHSLA(US Hides,Skins & Leather Association),CICB(Brazilian Leather Industry Association),national organisations and individual companies from Italy,Austria,Germany,France,UK and Denmark,constitutes a first in terms of geographical scope and format,as it was meant to kickstart a constructive dialogue in which to address key concerns of the European leather value chain,such as animal welfare,deforestation,traceability,quality improvement,authenticity and environmental allocation.