ISA Voice

This podcast is about leather Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), reviewing its definition, purpose, and LCA application within the leather industry and in ISA TanTec.  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

As the demand for non-animal-based materials in the fashion and footwear market increases, products such as so-called vegan-based leather imitations are booming. However, many of those products are advertised as environmentally friendly while containing a large percentage of plastic, one of the biggest threats to our ecosystem. Along with the recent launch of HyphaLite™, ISA’s first sustainable ma...

Our previous “ISA Voice” podcasts have drawn the spotlight on hide origin, ISA hide sourcing, animal welfare and traceability. We are ready to share with you more background information on the leather industry, particularly on the topic of vegan leather, regenerative leather, and leather recyclability. While the lines between genuine leather and synthetics have become blurred, in this episode, our...

In this podcast, we answer questions about the origins and types of cattle hides that ISA processes and the reasons ISA purchases wet blue hides as compared to other hide types. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We developed HyphaLite™, an over 90% bio-based sustainable material that is an alternative to petro-chemical based synthetics. HyphaLite™ is fully scalable in production while meeting standards and KPIs for footwear & accessories. Explore the backstory of HyphaLite™ with the Thomas Schneider, the Executive Chairman of ISA TanTec. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more informatio...

Being an industrial pioneer who implements sustainability as a corporate strategy, we recognize the importance to convey the right message of the tanning industry to the public, thus, the “ISA Voice” project was initiated to explain stereotypes and misunderstandings on tannery.   In the first podcast of “ISA Voice”, the host, Keith Hill, our Vice President Sustainable Business Development,  shared...