We are now regularly hearing about hides being thrown away. We heard it first about skins in New Zealand, and then about hides in Latin America, followed by sheepskins in the UK. Now it is coming from the USA of all places. The latest I have read is from an article about Ethiopia, where the tanners were blaming the problem on the ban on part processed leather exports. Underlying it, without doubt is a reduced demand for lower grades.

英國出生的Surinder Francis長期定居香港，擔當慈善志願者的她熱愛羊絨，這是她首次參加APLF舉辦的國際羊絨交易會。Francis向我們講述了自己如何和為何成立個人品牌Franci，品牌主打奢華而又可持續的羊絨。

Unionpelli是一家來自意大利阿爾齊尼亞諾的皮革廠，專門向汽車業提供原皮，主要生產藍濕皮和無鉻白濕皮。

Roman CAD旨在加快供應鏈的運作，並讓品牌直接與工廠聯繫，從而協助鞋履製造商加快產品上市的速度，在不斷變化的時尚潮流圈裡，上市的速度極為重要。

與其他17家企業組成國際環保紡織協會（Oeko-Tex Association）的Testex旨在讓消費者和企業能够作出負責任的决定以打造更美好的世界和從而保護環境。