An oft-mentioned issue of the food industry and its by-product leather is the carbon footprint of cattle rearing and meat production. By association, this is for obvious reasons affecting the perception of leather.

Leather is everywhere and we can find it in several pieces in our home. Couch, table lamp, carpet ... the interior design is a very friendly place for the use of leather, as shown in today's episode of the Brazilian Leather in Focus series.

Nappa leather is top-quality leather that undergoes a unique tanning process and is softer and more pliable than most hides, writes Rick Popely on Cars.com.

The latest Leatherbiz Market Intelligence newsletter, with our exclusive fortnightly assessment of the situation in the industry in the Leather Pipeline report, writes Leatherbiz.

Dr Mike Redwood who has collaborated with APLF for many years, was involved in the early years of the Leather Naturally campaign and who is an ILM commentator and columnist, has had an industry award named after him, reports ILM.