EUDR September Update
New dates for virtual training sessions on the EUDR Information System Additional dates for virtual training sessions on the EUDR Information System are now available on our webpage: The Information System of the Deforestation Regulation – European Commission. Please note that the primary audience for these training sessions consists of companies obligated under the EUDR […]
Collaboration strengthened between Sustainable Leather Foundation and Weev
Collaboration strengthened between Sustainable Leather Foundation and Weev Weev and the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF) are pleased to announce a strengthened collaboration that will enhance communication across the leather industry, aligning material choices with sustainability and due diligence. The two organisations first signed a Memorandum of Understanding in March last year. This next step builds […]
Mourning My Favourite Boots
Mourning My Favourite Boots How one pair of well-travelled boots made me question footwear sustainability “True sustainability is built to last.” A Decade in the Making I never thought a pair of boots would lead me to question the very definition of sustainability in footwear—but here we are. I clearly remember my first visit to […]
SLF’s 5 Year Anniversary
🎉 Celebrating 5 Years of Sustainable Progress! 🎉 On Sunday the 13th of July we were proud to mark a significant milestone — 5 years of the Sustainable Leather Foundation! Since our launch in 2020, we’ve been dedicated to making the leather industry more transparent, responsible, and sustainable. Thanks to our growing global community, we’ve:✅ […]
EUDR June Update
New dates for virtual training sessions on the EUDR Information System Additional dates for virtual training sessions on the EUDR Information System are now available: The Information System of the Deforestation Regulation – European Commission. Please note that the primary audience for these training sessions consists of companies obligated under the EUDR to submit due […]
SLF Auditing Services Website
SLF Auditing Services Website is now live! We are happy to confirm that as part of our development work this year, the new website for SLF Auditing Services Ltd is now up and running. In January 2025 we separated our Certificate Scheme from the Auditing Assurance provision to demonstrate robust governance and to set the […]
EUDR Update – April Update
New Training Dates for EUDR Released In our last EUDR update, we informed you that there was a proposal to add a “no risk” country category to the regulation. Subsequent to our mailing, this along with some other amendments was taken off the agenda in order to ensure that the implementation delay was able to […]
Did You Know? At SLF we believe in maximising benefit and minimising duplication of cost and effort.
That’s why, right from our inception in 2020, we built in equivalency to our innovative Transparency Dashboard™.
Audit Certification Process: The 3 Pillar Approach
SLF’s Triple Pillar Approach to supporting a sustainable leather industry.
SLF at APLF Hong Kong 2025
Our round up of this year’s APLF The ILM Leather Symposium on Tuesday 11th March was a great kick off to the week in Hong Kong. SLF’s presentation on strategic guidance for the implementation of EUDR was very well received by the delegates, with some excellent feedback about “how we took a complicated topic and […]