ABOUT

With over 80 years of activity, the Conceria Camaleonte ccompany specialises in the production of smooth, classic, printed, and patterned bovine leather. While always firmly holding on to the value of artisanship, the company has managed to innovate its production by investing in research and development, both in terms of new tanning processes with low environmental impact and in terms of product. A journey that began years ago and that today converges in LEATHER C.E.R., an ambitious project born in the company and already extended to 11 other tanneries in the Santa Croce leather district, which combines renewable energy, energy communities, sustainability, and LCA with the aim of reorganising the tanning supply chain with an eye on energy efficiency and sustainability.

FOCUS

The project involves 12 tanneries that have installed photovoltaic plants of about 3.5 MW on their roofs, but it will open up to other companies, institutions, citizens, and associations in the area. Certified measuring devices continuously monitor the tanneries’ thermal, electrical, and water consumption and are connected to a Machine Learning management software. LEATHER C.E.R. is the first energy community in the Leather District, which will enable virtual sharing between community members of about 30% of the energy produced by photovoltaic plants. Approximately 50 per cent of the bonus from virtual exchanges will also be used for social interventions in the area, which translates into more than 100,000 euro/year.