Leather and Footwear Sustainability Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Product Level Issues

This book examines the manufacturing, supply chain and product-level sustainability of leather and footwear products. This book deals with the environmental and chemical sustainability aspects pertaining to the tanning supply chain and the related mitigation measures. The book also explores interesting areas of leather and footwear sustainability, such as  waste & the 3R’s and their certification for sustainability. At the product level, the book covers advanced topics like the circular economy and blockchain technology for leather and footwear products and addresses innovation development and eco-material use in footwear by investigating environmental sustainability and the use of bacterial cellulose, a potential sustainable alternative for footwear and leather products.

Environmental and Chemical Issues in Tanneries and their Mitigation Measures.- Leather in the Age of Sustainability: a Norm or Merely a Cherry on Top.- Blockchain Technology in Footwear Supply Chain.- Designer Activism Strategies For Sustainable Leather Product Designs.- Bacterial Cellulose – A Sustainable Alternative Material for Footwear and Leather Products.- The Chromium Recovery and Reuse from Tanneries: a Case Study According to the Principles of Circular Economy.- Conviviality in Leather and Fashion Entrepreneurial Communities: Emerging Results from an Exploratory Research.- Waste & 3R’s in Footwear and Leather Sectors.- Brazilian Sustainability Outlook In Footwear Sector.- Certifications for Sustainability in Footwear and Leather Sectors.

Dr. Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu is currently Head of Sustainability at the SgT Group and API in Hong Kong. He holds a Ph.D. from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a leading expert in the areas of environmental sustainability in textiles & the clothing supply chain, product life cycle assessment (LCA) and product carbon footprint (PCF) assessment in various industrial sectors, and has extensive industrial experience in these fields. He has published more than 75 research papers, written numerous book chapters and authored/edited over 80 books.