Public Webinars

PFAS update

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been the subject of much discussion over the past year, and the intense debate over their use continues in 2024. In this webinar, Lucy Cove discusses the current status of PFAS restrictions within the UK, the EU and USA, including the impact that proposals for future legislative changes will have.

Introduction to product carbon footprint and lifecycle assessment

SATRA's sustainability manager, Nicola Pichel-Juan, explains why it is important for organisations to understand the environmental impacts of their products. She introduces lifecycle assessment (LCA) methodology and explains the type of data that would be needed in order to calculate the impacts of a given product.

Key challenges typically encountered in the process are discussed as well as commonly used methodologies.

Examining the use of Generative AI to enhance footwear's creative processes.

This webinar will introduce the concept of generative artificial intelligence, using stable diffusion to demonstrate the concept of building a model to help revolutionise the footwear design process. It will be presented by Mark Harrop CEO of Which PLM and a technology advisor to the fashion and footwear industry, Goor Moshe an AI engine expert, along with Jo Harling, a designer from Goldline UK Ltd.

EU Deforestation Regulation and its implications for the footwear and leather industries

From 30th December 2024, companies placing goods onto the European market will have to comply with the new EUDR regulation. The regulation covers seven commodities (cattle, cocoa, palm oil, rubber, soya and wood) as well as many products derived from those commodities including leather, natural rubber products, and pulp & paper. In this webinar, SATRA is joined by Kerry Senior, director of Leather UK, who discusses the details of the legislation in more detail, what its impact is likely to be, what companies need to do to ensure they are compliant, and also consider likely future developments to the legislation.

Non-bovine leathers for shoemaking

Many consumers today have the misconception that leather only ever comes from cattle. While the vast majority of leather (around 65 per cent) is made from this source, there is still room in the marketplace for leather made from many other animals – some quite common, some distinctly unusual. The one thing that they have in common is that their skin structure is predominantly collagen, and this can be tanned to form leather. Assistant director, Christine Anscombe, considers the suitability of some of the more common animals for footwear production and other applications, before reviewing more exotic species.

What is carbon?

We hear about carbon all the time in relation to climate change. This webinar will explain what carbon actually is, how it affects our climate, why it's important to identify the origin of carbon in materials and testing that can be carried out to identify its origin.

Restricted substances requirements for protective gloves

This webinar, presented by the Chemical Testing team at SATRA will examine key pieces of legislation relevant to the European and USA markets (including REACH and Californian Proposition 65), and discuss the obligations that companies supplying into these areas need to meet.

Gloves which are marketed as Personal Protective Equipment within the EU or UK will be certified in accordance with the PPE Regulation ((EU) 2016/425), and will undergo assessment by a Notified Body or an Approved Body to ensure that all legal requirements have been met. However, this assessment does not always include additional legal obligations that a manufacturer or importer must meet in order to place a product onto the market. It is essential that manufacturers and importers are aware of this, and take steps to ensure compliance.

Many producers of gloves operate on a global scale, so will need to consider the legal requirements of all countries that they supply into.

Arsutoria trend forecasting seminar SS/25

We continue our longstanding partnership with Milan-based footwear and leathergoods consultant Arsutoria to bring trend forecasting straight from the Italian 'fashion capital'. This event was kindly hosted by Wolverine Europe.

Orietta Pelizzari shares her insights into future trends and technical innovations in materials for the Spring/Summer 25 season.

Recycling technology for footwear

We are joined by speakers from ReNew Shoe Ltd and Fast Feet Grinded who will explain the process of separating shoes into their constituent parts for recycling or repurposing.

CE Certification process for PPE - Chinese language only. PPE产品的CE认证流程 - 中文

All personal protective equipment (PPE) products must be tested and certified before they can be put on the European market. This webinar reveals the procedure involved in achieving this product certification and explains how SATRA's laboratories and experts are available to conduct testing and to provide advice.

所有的个人防护装备(PPE)在投放欧洲市场之前必须经过测试和认证。本次网络研讨会将介绍实现产品认证的流程以及SATRA的实验室和专家如何进行测试并提供建议。