Interesting for you Discover more on The leather industry A dialogue between Smit & Zoon and EMMA Safety Footwear Hans van Haarst (CEO Smit & Zoon) in conversation with Iris van Wanrooij (Program Manager CSR, EMMA Safety Footwear). Why sustainability is necessary in order to continue to exist and grow as an organization and to contribute to a better world. Update leather industry – April 2020 If the leather industry showed signs to pick up again in our view from a difficult 2019 then the Covid-19 virus is a new cause for uncertainty as it impacts global supply chains such as the supply chain of leather. This means for 2020 again at least for the first half year we continue to see uncertainty and yet at Smit & Zoon we continue to be tentatively positive. More and more parties in the leather industry join Leather Naturally and similar initiatives to make genuine leather again more visible. How many wake-up calls does the Leather industry and you need? I am proud to be part of the leather industry, an industry that has been making a huge progress to manufacture a sustainable material, bringing comfort, luxury and joy to consumers. Personally, I feel less and less need to go into the defence when leather is debated in comparison to alternative materials The leather industry Discover Stay informed Receive the latest company news and industry updates Subscribe Share this: