But here’s why it matters: current EU rules burden leather with unfair environmental impacts, while synthetics get a free pass. Why? Because hides and skins are treated like products—not what they really are: by-products.

With outdated allocation rules, leather starts its lifecycle already penalised.

But leather is a circular, natural material — and we’re fighting to make sure the system recognises that.

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