Italian Tannery, not marketing
to ESG is a given
enhances excellent craftsmanship
thing more sustainable
than leather
thing more sustainable than leather
Environment
Social
Governance
Focus & Best Practices
Message from the President
For more than 20 years, we at UNIC Concerie Italiane (the Confindustria member association that has represented the Italian tanning industry nationally and internationally since 1946) have been telling the story of our sector’s commitment to sustainability on environmental, social, ethical and economic levels. The range of analysis covered by our monitoring has broadened over time, becoming enriched with insights, topics and content, also in order to meet new demands (often anticipating them) for information on sustainability that have evolved over the years, both in the technical debate of the supply chain and in the broader one of public opinion and legislation.
From 2003 to 2023, every year we published the results of this monitoring in the Sustainability Report of the Italian Tanning Industry, one of the first and longest-running examples of this kind in Italy for an industrial sector.
We now raise the bar, choosing to create a more timely, flexible and accessible communication tool -this website – in which to channel all the information, data, projects, activities and best practices found in the report throughout these years.
The goal remains the same: to measure and communicate Italian tanneries’ commitment and activities to promote truly sustainable production and consumption. We give substance to this intention through the promotion of research and innovation, with the aim of reducing impacts and making products that are safe for people’s health. Above all, we want to achieve this through continuous dialogue with all our stakeholders: from the supply chain to institutions, public opinion and civil society, in order to maintain that vision of sustainability we have matured over time and which we want to share with our communities, enriching it with further values.
Fabrizio Nuti
UNIC – Concerie Italiane
Nuti Ivo Group President
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTS GOALS
Learn about the SDGs particularly relevant to the Italian Tanning Industry
Tanning is one of the first industrial activities to develop in countries with a strong agricultural identity. It is thus also one of the most widespread worldwide, especially in both least developed countries (LDCs) and developing countries (DCs), where it plays a crucial role in providing income and employment.
Italian Tanning Industry Numbers
– DATA 2023 –