Industry specific topics

Subjects which have a lot of attention, not only on national level but also on European level, are:

• Environmentally friendly production methods (IPPC: Integrated Pollu-tion Prevention and Control, and BAT: Best Available Techniques);
• Waste management and environmental regulations;
• The labour market, training needs, etc;
• Trade barriers (on European and global level) and the consequences for the availability of hides and skins;
• Monitoring of international developments in the leather industry regarding competition, trade, working methods, etc.

Recent topics

• the BSE and FMD- crises and the consequences for the leather industry;