Can cattle begin to tackle the food waste problem?
With as much as 40% of food produced worldwide ending up as waste, can we look to cows to provide a way to bring it back into the food chain? Most food waste in the US is disposed of in landfill –...
View ArticleWould crops fed to cattle be used more effectively by feeding people?
Depending on whose estimate you take and how cattle are reared, it takes 20-40 kilos of feed to produce one kilo of beef. Those estimates often lead to the claim that if that feed were given directly...
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Home Is Where the Leather Is
While the ramifications of the pandemic are still being felt around the world, certain sectors flourished despite the last two years of on-off lockdowns. Social media sensation Tik Tok was catapulted...
View ArticlePulling a fast one – How sustainability programmes can enable throwaway fashion
The rush to legislate for sustainability in the clothes industry could end up doing more harm than good without an internationally-agreed, non-partisan method of calculating environmental impacts – and...
View ArticleHow much water does it really take to produce a burger?
According to the Water Footprint Network (WFN), it takes 15,400 litres on average globally to produce a kilo of beef, which works out at 1925 litres for a pure beef quarter-pounder. But what does this...
View ArticleReal Leather. Stay Different. Launches Rewind Documentary
Leather’s impact on the environment: Good or bad? And is it that simple? Here to provide some balance in the raging debate about the use of our land, fast fashion and our future – Rewind is a new...
View ArticleRewind Documentary: Episode 4 Is Now Live
Episode four of Rewind – ‘Our Future’— ties together the themes of the first three episodes to offer a vision of the future where practices from the past, including sensitive farming and the best use...
View ArticleFact check: Is plastic really recyclable?
Almost a quarter of a billion tonnes of plastic is manufactured every year. Considering it takes up to 500 years to biodegrade, it’s a good job we can recycle it, right? Well, it would be if we...
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These are the leather sandals that are going to be everywhere for...
It’s officially sandal season – and as ever, there’s a handful of trending styles that are dictating what we’ll be seeing on our social media feeds as the warmer weather (hopefully) continues. While...
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African Talent Leather Design Showcase 2023 Peoples Choice Award Winner:...
Nompumelelo Marilyn Samambgwa is a clothing, footwear and accessories designer from Harare, Zimbabwe. She started seriously pursuing a career in leather product design back in 2022 and wishes to...
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