The latest in our Leather Pipeline series of exclusive leather industry-specific market intelligence reports, which we have run uninterrupted since November 2001, is included in the October 20 edition of Leatherbiz Weekly, writes Leatherbiz.

Three new topics around vegan material labelling, the value of re-use and recycling of materials and how the leather industry marketplace may look post-Covid-19 are covered in the latest ILM podcast, which is now free-to-download and listen to.

Footwear brand Ugg, part of Deckers Brands, has unveiled new long-term social and environmental sustainability commitments with the launch of a new ‘Feel Good’ platform dedicated to people and the planet.

Overall, revenue for the French luxury conglomerate declined 7% in the third quarter of the year, on an organic basis, but the LVMH Fashion and Leather Goods division marked a significant improvement.

The leather industry has reacted with disappointment over the Sustainable Apparel Coalitions (SAC) response to its joint letter which called for the suspension of the score it applies to leather in its Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI), reports ILM