COTANCE and industriAll Europe agree that action is needed for the leather sector in order to protect existing jobs and create new ones. This will all be facilitated by working toward competitive sustainability and more resilient European tanning industry that is greener and fairer. A number of projects revolving around social dialogue are planned to address the main issues in the Joint Manifest and Roadmap towards 2025 (Joint Multiannual Work Programme).
Specifically related to the tanning sector, they will look at workplace safety and leather's carbon footprint. Data will be collected through a variety of methods to give stakeholders accurate information. More than 80 percent of the sector in seven countries will be included.
Key topics will also be covered at two international workshops and the 2024 final conference in Brussels will present the results.