A meeting of the Global Leather Coordinating Committee (GLCC) took place in Shanghai on September 2nd, 2016, the last day of the All China Leather Exhibition. There were 12 representatives present from the constituencies of the International Council of Tanners (ICT), the International Council of Hides, Skins and Leather Traders Associations (ICHSLTA), and the International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies (IULTCS). The agenda of the meeting included ongoing topics of common interest to the trade and ways to increase the profile of leather in the global marketplace.