L&HCA Documentary Series Establishes Leather as a Sustainable Material
The new Rewind documentary series from Real Leather Stay Different. aims to provide some balance in the debate about the use of our land, fast fashion and our future.
Read moreThe new Rewind documentary series from Real Leather Stay Different. aims to provide some balance in the debate about the use of our land, fast fashion and our future.
Read moreThe Real Leather. Stay Different international student design competition is back for a second year. Its mission is to find the world’s emerging design talent and promote slow, sustainable style over fast, throw-away fashion.
Read moreThanks to new processes and technologies, the leather production industry has cut its water footprint by 37% in the past 25 years and it’s improving all the time.
Read moreIt would damage the environment, create more waste, increase greenhouse gases, and drive more demand for cheap, often polluting substitutes.
Read moreL&HCA, responsible for almost half the worldwide trade in hides, set out a goal to reduce waste by using every hide from the dairy and meat industry and expand its traceability program developed with NGOs.
Read moreThe Leather & Hide Council of America is taking its successful student design competition global. This year, students from around the world will be able to compete in an open […]
Read moreFrom the energy of the sun to the power of the waves. Look to nature first, as the sustainable way to nurture and support our lives, and our lifestyles. For […]
Read moreThe global leather industry is calling to suspend the leather score in the Higg Materials Sustainability Index because it is based on “inappropriate methodologies” and “out-of-date, unrepresentative, inaccurate and incomplete data.”
Read moreThe competition, which aims to find tomorrow’s design talent while promoting the versatility, beauty and sustainability of authentic leather, attracted more than 800 entries.
Read moreThe rendering and leather industries come into their own in ways that reduce environmental impact, benefit the economy and are, most probably, the ultimate in sustainability.
Read moreThe new Rewind documentary series from Real Leather Stay Different. aims to provide some balance in the debate about the use of our land, fast fashion and our future.
Read moreThe Real Leather. Stay Different international student design competition is back for a second year. Its mission is to find the world’s emerging design talent and promote slow, sustainable style over fast, throw-away fashion.
Read moreThanks to new processes and technologies, the leather production industry has cut its water footprint by 37% in the past 25 years and it’s improving all the time.
Read moreIt would damage the environment, create more waste, increase greenhouse gases, and drive more demand for cheap, often polluting substitutes.
Read moreL&HCA, responsible for almost half the worldwide trade in hides, set out a goal to reduce waste by using every hide from the dairy and meat industry and expand its traceability program developed with NGOs.
Read moreThe Leather & Hide Council of America is taking its successful student design competition global. This year, students from around the world will be able to compete in an open […]
Read moreFrom the energy of the sun to the power of the waves. Look to nature first, as the sustainable way to nurture and support our lives, and our lifestyles. For […]
Read moreThe global leather industry is calling to suspend the leather score in the Higg Materials Sustainability Index because it is based on “inappropriate methodologies” and “out-of-date, unrepresentative, inaccurate and incomplete data."
Read moreThe competition, which aims to find tomorrow’s design talent while promoting the versatility, beauty and sustainability of authentic leather, attracted more than 800 entries.
Read moreThe rendering and leather industries come into their own in ways that reduce environmental impact, benefit the economy and are, most probably, the ultimate in sustainability.
Read moreWhen Cedric Porter, a journalist from the UK, visited Nebraska, he found a state committed to sustainable agriculture where standards far exceed those required by law. Most grain farmers have […]
Read moreDavid Green, Executive Director of the U.S. Sustainability Alliance, discusses sustainable food systems, mirror clauses, and their meaning Through summer and the fall, U.S. farmers will harvest their crops, many […]
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Read moreKevin Krentz, president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, outlines the practices he uses to promote employee wellbeing, maintain soil health, reduce waste, and conserve natural resources.
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Download nowWhat would happen if glyphosate were no longer available? A new report from Aimpoint Research provides an answer. Despite being determined safe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the widely […]
Read moreZach Ben, a sixth-generation farmer, and his wife Mary are the Founders of Bidii Baby Foods – an agricultural cooperative registered on the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in […]
Read moreTune in to the latest episode of USSA’s podcast featuring two farming families on the frontline of Louisiana agriculture. Regenerative agriculture, the sustainability benefits of tighty-whities, and restoring black bear […]
Read moreArtificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm. It has sparked excitement and curiosity but also skepticism and fear. According to PepsiCo Europe CIO Nigel Richardson, AI presents some […]
Read moreWhilst the USSA members work to exceed regulatory requirement, U.S. laws and regulations provide a robust framework, developed over many years, to ensure and promote the sustainability of its crop, livestock, seafood and forestry sectors. The policies look to immediate impacts on the environment and beyond to cover topics from employment to biodiversity to endangered species. The following pages provide context and an introduction to key federal legislation.
Focused on conservation and environmental stewardship, the USDA, working with The Natural Resources Conservation Service on technical assessment and the Farm Service Agency for enforcements, uses grant management to deliver best practice. A particular focus is on erodible lands and wetlands, with ‘sodbuster’ and ‘swampbuster’ rules, requires presentation of conservation strategies prior to conversion of lands to agricultural use. One result, that soil loss has been halved since 1982.
The U.S. recognizes that sustainability has many facets and action is required in explicit areas. This has resulted in the enactment of a wide range of laws from the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act to the Endangered Species Act, to research and regulatory action on Insecticides and Fungicides and Rodenticide Act; and, with the Lacey Act a focus on illegal trafficking of plants, fish and animals.
In the latest episode of This is U.S. Sustainability, we hear from two multi-generational farmers – an eleventh-generation grains farmer from Maryland and the owner of a centennial cattle farm in Louisiana – about how they have moved with the times while staying true to their roots. We cover rotational grazing, no-till cultivation, water conservation, biotech seeds, and more. And we discuss why going back to the natural cycle is sometimes the best approach.
Tune in to the latest episode of This is U.S. Sustainability to hear how Paul Catanzaro and Professor Tony D’Amato work together to reach family forest owners and ensure they have the information and resources to make the right decisions about their land. And learn about the vital role Tim Stout, a Vermont landowner, plays in amplifying their message.
Tune in for the lowdown on the innovative, often surprising ways the almond industry and the wider food sector are reducing waste. Jet fuel, beer, water filters and peat moss to grow mushrooms – these are just some of the many applications in use and under development.
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Watch nowThe new Rewind documentary series from Real Leather Stay Different. aims to provide some balance in the debate about the use of our land, fast fashion and our future.
Watch nowThis video highlights the emphasis on sustainability by the U.S. beef industry. Watch this story of beef farmers’ and ranchers’ multi-generational commitment to the environment with buyers and consumers around the world.
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