CORRECTION: This story was updated on May 29, 2015, to clarify the form of chromium used in leather processing. Turning animal hides into the supple, rich-hued leather in shoes, handbags, coats, and ...

With leather research as his inaugural project, Newton’s work has consistently leaned towards environmental conservation.

ON A RECENT VACATION in Morocco, my husband and I watched one of the oldest chemical processes in action: the conversion of animal hides into leather by a process that was already well-developed by ...

Crafting leather from animal hides is an age-old industry, but its production today continues to mostly follow a linear model often mired in a range of environmental problems, including pollution, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Given the outsized greenhouse gas emissions, the chemical toxins in processing or the ethical concerns with industrial agriculture ...

The guide equips leather industry stakeholders with essential knowledge on leather LCAs. Credit: Commercial RAF/Shutterstock. This publication is designed to equip various stakeholders in the sector ...

The leather industry has taken a beating from conscientious consumers for decades, and for a variety of reasons. Firstly, the chemicals used in leather processing are toxic to humans and the ...

Wife of Nigeria’s President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Saturday inaugurated the Lagos State Industrial Leather Hub in Matori, Mushin, describing it as a landmark investment that will transform the ...