COTANCE is pleased to welcome #CCIB - Italian Chamber of Commerce in Barcelona as a new Supporting Member
👉 Interested in joining COTANCE as a Supporting Member? euroleather.com/join-cotance
#Metaskills4tclf featured in Leather Fashion Design journal
👉🏻 euroleather.com/images/Metas…
Thirteen organisations from across the global leather industry have put the same request to #COP31 recognise #natural, bio-based materials as part of the climate solution.
#Leather
🔗 euroleather.com/news/latest/…
Oct 8, 2026: #AEQUALIS4TCLF brought together 50 education & training providers from across 🇪🇺 for the project’s 5th workshop dedicated to global trends in #TCLF education & skills needs, & a first look at the European Virtual Fashion Campus developed under #Metaskills4tclf
On 1–2 October, COTANCE Secretary General Edoardo De Paola joined our U.S. partners in Chicago for the 7th General Assembly of the Leather and Hide Council of America (#LHCA)
🔗 lnkd.in/p/e76HtTDU
COTANCE, w @euratex_eu & @EUfootwear , has published the #TCLF #SkillBridge Sustainability and Funding Planning Guide - a practical toolkit for RSPs that want to outlast the projects that created them.
🔗 euroleather.com/skillbridge-…
Beyond the #EUDR, #traceability remains pivotal for the 🇪🇺 #leather industry
Learn more on what is already in place: linkedin.com/posts/cotance_e…
"Today the European Union saved a European industry recognised globally for its excellence - formally & definitively." - Manuel Rios, President of COTANCE 🏆
Leather is out of the #EUDR
📄 Full press release: euroleather.com/news/latest/…
🇧🇪 Brussels, 10 Sep. COTANCE met w MEP Benoît Cassart, co-chair of the Sustainable Livestock Intergroup.
On the agenda: fair environmental footprint for by-products, #BiotechAct II & rural #competitiveness
Shaping regulation before it is written. #EuropeanLeather #Leather
🔬 Lyon, 8 Sep
COTANCE Secretary General Edoardo De Paola at @CTCGroup diving into de-tanning agents, ergonomic machinery and #traceability tools shaping the future of European leather.
EU leather innovation is alive & well.
#Leather #TCLF #Traceability #CircularEconomy
Efficiently and effectively managed."
That is EACEA's verdict on #AEQUALIS4TCLF & the results back it up.
2 RSPs live across #Czechia & #Slovenia.
AI micro-courses in final development. University pilots: January 2027.
🌿 Helsinki consortium meeting, 8–9 Sep
#TCLF
🌿 Paris, 7 September. COTANCE at the 8th Sustainable Leather Forum w 100+ #leather #valuechain stakeholders.
3 uncomfortable truths from SecGen Edoardo De Paola: perception is wrong, evidence is missing, & regulation is not waiting
Thank you @alliancefrancecuir
COTANCE welcomes A3 - Leather Innovation Center as a new Supporting Member
🔗linkedin.com/posts/cotance_i…
📅 Save the date: 3 December 2026, #Brussels
The #TCLFSkillBridge Final Conference is coming, showcasing how regional skills partnerships are transforming the TCLF workforce across Europe.
Registration opens soon. Stay tuned. #Leather #TCLF #PactForSkills
COTANCE’s summer #leather newsletter is out!
From real-life training videos filmed inside Tuscan tanneries, to an AI-powered virtual tannery in Baden-Württemberg - regional partnerships are already delivering concrete results on the ground.
Learn more: mailchi.mp/f4d49c8ec55b/euro…
Big news: 🇪🇺 Commission has adopted the EUDR Delegated Act excluding #leather from its scope
COTANCE welcomes this decision, which reflects supply-chain realities. Our commitment to responsible sourcing & #traceability remains unchanged
Official publication expected on 13 Sep
