The Istanbul meeting of the Developing Skills towards a Sustainable Leather Production SULEAP, in which DETEK, the Association of Leather Technologists, Technicians and Chemists from Turkey, and the Leather Engineering Department of the Ege University Faculty of Engineering are partners, was successfully completed on 6 – 7 November 2023 in Turkey Tuzla Leather Organized Industrial Zone.
In today’s world, the solution for industries focused on sustainability is the sustainability of renewable resources.
Within the framework of the European Union ERASMUS + KA220-VET – Cooperation partnerships program in vocational education and training;
The SULEAP (Developing Skills towards a Sustainable Leather Production) project, which is planned to last 30 months with a consortium of 9 partners including Spain, Poland, Italy, Greece and Turkey, under the coordination of Portugal, aims to improve sustainability in the leather industry, especially the fight against environmental pollution and global warming. to eliminate the lack of knowledge regarding its applications and to expand the knowledge of target groups about practical application with innovative training tools and platforms; Operating directly in the leather industry, Kobi aims to raise the awareness of personnel and managers about the risks and benefits of sustainability and to ensure the participation of relevant sectors and suppliers; It aims to support the transformation of the leather industry into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive industry.
