Leather comes from a naturally sustainable resource – the waste material of the meat and dairy industry.  It is important that how we convert that waste material into leather is done as sustainably as possible and respecting the principles of ESG and Circularity.  Paul Smith contracted SLF to provide training to their employees, focussing on key areas including:

Sustainability and leather industry

• What is sustainability and unpacking ESG
• Understanding the sustainability risks for the leather value chain

Regulation and legislation

• Why the need for regulation
• Key pieces of regulation driving change

Circularity, design and biodegradability

• Leather as an enabler of circularity
• Circularity and biodegradability principles

Working with leather manufacturers for better outcomes

• Establishing sourcing criteria
• Business Process Analysis for developing strategy
• Creating a sustainability risk matrix