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Leather in the Age of Sustainability: A Norm or Merely a Cherry on Top?

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Leather and Footwear Sustainability

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In the area of fashion and luxury industry, there is a growing trend in consumer awareness when it comes to leather sustainability. The current chapter aims to understand and discuss for major leather users what is considered to be the major criteria for sustainable leather consumption. For example, vegan consumers refrain from buying animal-based leather but might indulge in using PU or PVC leather or other alternatives which could be ranking low in the sustainability criteria. The current chapter uses the primary data with an interview and secondary data from the industry assessments and industry cases which highlights what could be misleading for the buyers and producers. In addition, what are the perspectives of the manufacturers to develop newer sustainable methods of leather production, recycling needs and wastage are also discussed.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. UIBS, Zurich, Switzerland

    Mukta Ramchandani

  2. Luxury and Fashion Management SKEMA Business School, Sophia Antipolis, France

    Ivan Coste-Maniere

  3. Luxury and Fashion Management SKEMA Business School, Suzhou, China

    Ivan Coste-Maniere

  4. Global Luxury Management SKEMA Business School, Raleigh, USA

    Ivan Coste-Maniere

  5. Luxury Retail, LATAM, Florida International University, Miami, USA

    Ivan Coste-Maniere

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  1. Mukta Ramchandani
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Correspondence to Mukta Ramchandani .

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    Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

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Ramchandani, M., Coste-Maniere, I. (2020). Leather in the Age of Sustainability: A Norm or Merely a Cherry on Top?. In: Muthu, S. (eds) Leather and Footwear Sustainability. Textile Science and Clothing Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6296-9_2

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