The fifth edition of the Sustainable Leather Forum (SLF), organized by the Conseil National du Cuir, will take place on September 11 at the Palais Brogniart in Paris.
This Monday, September 11, some 450 professionals will once again gather to discuss the challenges of leather transformation and its future, at the SLF (Sustainable Leather Forum) at the Palais Brogniart in Paris.
Key players in the industry, service providers, institutions and opinion leaders are not expected to miss this fifth edition, which is sure to generate inspiring exchanges.
Some twenty exhibitors
In addition to a rich program of presentations, some twenty exhibitors will be showcasing their services and solutions. These include collective structures (CNC, CTC, Fédération de la mode circulaire, ADC, Cetia, Fashion Green Hub, Institut de l’élevage Idele, Compagnons du devoir, etc.), clusters (CluXter, Resocuir), private companies (la boite Bienfaite, Plasseraud, etc.) and the Leather Working Group certification body.
New for 2023, the Networking-Matchmaking tool will enable visitors to meet participants who can meet their requirements. It is possible to register online for this first international platform for the leather CSR community, open all year round. A few weeks before the SLF, the matchmaking algorithm enabled interested parties to set up appointments. But latecomers can rest assured that it will still be possible to make last-minute proposals during the Summit itself.
Four major themes
As for the round tables, which will be held throughout the day, four major themes have been announced this year by the CNC (Conseil national du cuir): “an overview of labellizations and certifications”, “emerging approaches to breeding and traceability for a more virtuous value chain”, “CSR, the DNA of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) sector” and finally, “reparability as a lever for circularity”.
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After welcoming participants at 8.15 a.m., the day will be introduced with great fanfare from 8.45 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. by keynote speakers Roland Lescure, Minister Delegate for Industry, Frank Boehly, President of the CNC, and Jacqueline ALVAREZ, Head of the Chemicals and Health Branch, Industry and Economy, within the framework of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
At 9.30 am, Elisabeth Laville, founder of the Utopies development agency, will give the keynote address.
Certification standards and traceability
The first Round Table will be held from 10:00 to 11:05 a.m. on the question “How can certification standards help to improve traceability and processes in the leather industry? Experts in the field of tannery and leather certification, as well as user companies, will be on hand to answer this question: Gustavo Gonzales Quijano, General Secretary of Cotance, Grégoire Biasani, Communications Manager of the International Crocodilians Farmers Association (ICFA), Nicholas Butler, CEO of C. O.V.I.C.O (Comptoir des Viandes du Centre Ouest), Sabrina Frontini, Director of ICEC (Istituto di Certificazione per l’Aera Pelle) and Katie Kustkill, Technical Director of the Sustainable Leather Foundation.
From 11.35am to 11.55am, Paul Luu, Executive Secretary of “4p.1000”, will give a keynote speech on “Agriculture, soils and climate change: what prospects and what solutions? 4p1000 (or 4 for 1000) is an initiative launched at COP21 in 2015 to promote the important role of soil in storing carbon in order to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.
New agricultural approaches: what are the implications?
From 11:55 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the second Round Table will look at “What are the implications, for raw materials, of the emergence of new approaches in agriculture and livestock farming?”. Speakers will include Josselin Andurand, Carbon and Biodiversity Project Manager at Idele (Institut de l’élevage), Megan Meikejohn, Senior Vice President in charge of Supply Chain Innovation at Land to Market, Christophe Bocquet, Director of Quality, Compliance, After-Sales Service and CSR at Chloé, Paul LUU, Executive Secretary of 4p1000, and Aurélie Truffat, Head of Marketing and Communications at Demeter (private certification for biodynamic agricultural products).
From 11:55 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., three speakers will give keynote speeches, including two Zadig&Voltaire executives, Hélène Jessua and Hélène Billard, respectively Sustainable Development Director and Accessories Marketing Director for the chic et choc brand, accompanied by Stéphane Piot, consultant and co-founder of fashion and CSR consultancy Pando Fashion.
EPI, a pioneer in CSR?
From 3:00 to 4:00 pm, the third Round Table will ask “How are the Personal Protective Equipment sectors, and in particular safety footwear and protective gloves, pioneers of CSR?”. Nicolas Mille, CEO of Gaston Mille (safety footwear), Stéphane Rostaing, President of Rostaing SAS (protective gloves), Pierre Mischel, Group Operations Director of Lemaître Sécurité (safety footwear) and Caroline Krug, CEO of Tanneries Pechdo, will debate this question.
From 4:30 to 5:00 pm, Nienke STEEN, Lead Apparel, Textiles and Footwear at Cradle to Cradle Certified®, will explain how Cradle to Cradle Certified® environmental certification is “a path to circularity in the fashion industry”.
Repairers at the forefront of circular fashion
Finally, from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm, the fourth Round Table will focus on “a decisive element in the implementation of circular fashion”, namely “the maintenance and repair of shoes, gloves and leather goods”. Speakers include Clémentine Colin Richard, Director of Paraboot and President of the Fédération Française de la Chaussure, Sylvain Charretier, Director of Quality Assurance and After-Sales Service at Longchamp, Clément Fabries, Founder of Risole shoe repair shop and Head of Department 31 at the Fédération Française de la Cordonnerie Multiservice (FFCM), and Matthieu Vicard, Sustainable Development Project Manager – Footwear at CTC.
The day will end at 6:00 pm with closing speeches by Marc Fesneau, Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, and Frank Boehly, President of CNC, followed by a cocktail reception at 6:15 pm.
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