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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
Impunity for German car giants assured after ethical supply chain law gutted
23.02.2021 German Cabinet set to approve “toothless” law that fails forests and indigenous peoples
Sônia Guajajara: “Agribusiness today really is a plague”
29.11.2019 In an exclusive interview, prominent indigenous leader Sônia Guajajara discusses the threats facing indigenous peoples and Europe’s responsibilities towards conservation in Brazil
“Every import is marked with our blood”: Brazil’s indigenous leaders protest in London
15.11.2019 Brazil’s indigenous leaders protest in London urging EU to ban purchases of deforestation-linked goods
Barclays, HSBC among banks financing “most harmful agribusinesses” with $44bn
16.10.2019 Global Witness report claims more than 300 financial institutions funnelled money into global beef, leather, palm oil and rubber firms linked to deforestation
