Leather Industry and Its Impact on Net Zero

The leather industry is one of the oldest industries around the world and produces many different types of leather and leather goods. These products are incredibly popular among millions of people across the world for fashion and function. The leather manufacturing sector has been contributing more than $100 billion to the global markets. However, it is considered a major source of pollution with over 80% of the raw material going to waste. It produces toxic waste, environmental pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. The main factors in greenhouse effects include energy consumption, wastewater, and solid waste. The emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) through industrial processes is a crucial problem for the environment. This chapter will provide a condensed review of relevant literature on leather manufacturing and the direction forward to achieving net zero. The importance of leather and its products, its contribution to the economic global markets, manufacturing processes, environmental pollution, net zero, and the role of mathematics for net zero have been discussed.