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European leather sector tries to evade responsibility despite clear ties to deforestation

31.03.2026 New research shows why leather must remain in the EUDR

Why leather must remain in the EUDR

14.10.2025 Debunked industry-promoted myths on deforestation highlight why leather hides need to be covered by the EU Deforestation Regulation

High fashion supply chain linked to Amazon destruction near COP30 climate venue

24.06.2025 Earthsight's latest report, 'The hidden price of luxury: What Europe’s designer handbags are costing the Amazon rainforest'

What Europe’s designer handbags are costing the Amazon rainforest

24.06.2025 High-fashion supply chain linked to Amazon destruction near COP30 venue

Fresh evidence of illegal deforestation in European beef and leather imports underscores importance of EU law

18.07.2024 European consumers have been buying beef and leather from firms linked to illegalities in the Brazilian Amazon

REVEALED: European leather industry peddling misinformation in bid to escape deforestation-free law

15.06.2022 Leather may remain unregulated under a planned EU law on deforestation-free products as industry associations lobby against its inclusion with worrying signs of potential success

EU needs new laws to ban global deforestation in product supply chains

23.05.2019 Respondents surveyed in 25 countries believe EU should introduce laws to outlaw goods being sold that harm the environment and the result of deforestation

Europe must not be complicit in Bolsonaro’s attacks on forests

15.04.2019 New civil society briefing calls on the EU and its member states to guarantee they will not be complicit in Bolsonaro’s dismantling of environmental protections in Brazil

A Roadmap to Failure

07.02.2019 Why the EU’s action plan on deforestation must be beefed up to be effective

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