Editor's Note
The current economic conditions could well lead to a downgrading of eco- and green issues. The danger being that they are often perceived as being luxury options. But this may not be the case and, moreover, they might open a variety of new opportunities. We will be dealing with this issue in some detail over the coming months.
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Eco-Issues and/or Economic Hard Times
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The sixty-four thousand dollar question is this: Are issues stressing ecology, global warming or ‘organic’ in competition with - or allied to - the economy in the ‘real’ world? Are they incompatible? Friend or foe? | Click here for complete article |
Chromium Tanning and Its Issues
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Between eighty and eighty five percent of the leather made today is tanned with chromium. A few years ago the figure was nearer 95, perhaps 98%. Some ecologists consider this trend away from chromium to be a very good thing, and a number of unscrupulous marketers have introduced the term "chromium free" leather as a green marketing tool. | Click here for complete article |
Cradle to Cradle - The Real Thing
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With so much anti-chromium chatter in the badly informed supply chain that makes up the leather industry it must be easy to gloat if you have a vegetable tannery: particularly if you have 150 years of history to go along with it. | Click here for complete article |
It's in the Genes
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A seminar, Fashion Brand "DNA" Past & Present, attracted more than 60 executives and managers of established brands, retailers and manufacturers from the fashion industry. | Click here for complete article |
Retail Sales still Booming in China
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Western media attention continues to be focused on the financial crisis, falling stock markets and a predicted economic slowdown hitting the US and European economies. However, retail sales continue to boom in China. Here there is no lack of consumer confidence. | Click here for complete article |
The Annual Meeting Place for the Apparel Industry
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Uncertainty surrounding the current global financial turmoil is impacting the psyche of some consumers who are worried about their jobs, their homes and their savings. | Click here for complete article |
Best of APLF Award Winners Chosen
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FASHION ACCESS - the most international trade fair in Asia for fashion accessories which includes handbags, footwear, travelware, leather garments and lifestyle products was held on 2 to 4 October 2008 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. As usual, the Best of APLF Awards were presented at a ceremony on the second day of the fair. | Click here for complete article |
Fashion Access underlines Strong Market Leader Position
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'Let's Go Summer 2009!' was the theme of the last Fashion Access recently held on the 2nd to 4th October 2008 at the Hong Kong & Exhibition Centre. | Click here for complete article |
China's Premier Leather Event as Popular as Ever
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A total of 1,126 companies exhibited at the All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE), China International Footwear Fair (CIFF) and Moda Shanghai, held over 3 - 5 September 2008 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. It demonstrated, yet again, that this is by far the largest and most international leather industry event in China.
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