
Leather: Pioneering models for a circular and creative sector
This edition focuses on concrete and pioneering initiatives that show how leather can be part of a circular and creative approach.
More than 400 decision-makers, companies, experts and representatives of French and European institutions They gathered there to discuss the levers that can accelerate the transition to a more circular textile industry.
Over its 48 pages, this booklet reviews the interventions of the main speakers, the conclusions of the round tables, the major trends that marked the debates, as well as the courses of action identified for public and private actors.
Through the statements of public decision-makers, business leaders and European experts, le Booklet offers a synthesis of the regulatory, industrial and economic developments that are shaping circular fashion today.
It constitutes a resource for companies, institutions, researchers and professionals wishing to deepen their understanding of the challenges of circularity and identify the most structuring levers for action for the years to come.

This edition focuses on concrete and pioneering initiatives that show how leather can be part of a circular and creative approach.

As part of our series of meetings, the Circular Creation working group of the Circular Fashion Federation continues its exploration of natural materials and local sourcing. After discussing cotton, linen, hemp, and wool, this fourth meeting focuses on a material as precious as it is controversial: leather.

On April 3, 2025, at the French Fashion Institute, the Circular Fashion Federation organized the third edition of Circular Fashion Day, a moment that has become essential for all stakeholders involved in the transition of the textile industry.

This edition focuses on concrete and pioneering initiatives that show how leather can be part of a circular and creative approach.

As part of our series of meetings, the Circular Creation working group of the Circular Fashion Federation continues its exploration of natural materials and local sourcing. After discussing cotton, linen, hemp, and wool, this fourth meeting focuses on a material as precious as it is controversial: leather.