Europe is a leader at worldwide level with regard to animal welfare legislation and standards. Also, in terms of traceability and safety, the European livestock value chain is a model for many countries and this know-how might be scaled up also to hides and skins.
COTANCE and UECBV have been discussing how best to respond to increased market demands for greater accountability with regard to Animal Welfare upstream from the leather industry.
See the full press release here Press Release - COTANCE-UECBV - 20-02-2020
