Let’s talk about greenwashing – S&V Magazine Article
Let’s talk about greenwashing Last month, on a Saturday, an email arrived in my SLF inbox from a company in India, complete with brochure attachment for their “innovative Vegan Leather”! The email reads: Dear Sir / Madam I hope you are doing well. Our company XXXXX is one of the top manufacturers and exporters of […]
Finding our industry voice – S&V Magazine Article
Finding Our Industry Voice In one week during June 2024 no less than three companies have spoken with SLF about the lack of industry cohesiveness when it comes to external representation. Complaints that our existing support organisations are not doing enough to ensure the industry’s opinions and concerns at inter-governmental level are regularly heard. Having […]
Deforestation is the number one risk topic facing our industry – S&V Magazine Article
Deforestation is the number one risk topic facing our industry We have been listening to reports on the harm that deforestation does to our planet, and how important it is to preserve our forests for a healthy ecosystem, for a long time now. However, the time for listening is over and the time for action […]
Africa continues to call – S&V Magazine Article
Every month SLF writes an article for the S&V African Leather Magazine. For those who don’t subscribe, we will be publishing some of our most-read articles on the SLF website.
This weeks is a report on the conclusion of the year-long GIZ project article that was published in May.
How to make sustainability pay – S&V Magazine Article
How to make sutainability pay – S&V Magazine Every month SLF writes an article for the S&V African Leather Magazine. For those who don’t subscribe, we will be publishing some of our most-read articles on the SLF website and social pages. First up is an article that was featured in April this year about how […]
Opportunity for stakeholders to test GeoJSON files starting 26 August 2024
The EUDR Deforestation Commission would like to provide interested stakeholders with an opportunity to test their GeoJSON files prior to the launch of the Information System. Dear SLF Partner, As you know the implementation date for EUDR is fast approaching, and SLF is a member of the European Commission’s Deforestation Platform that is providing the […]
SLF to create Transparency and Traceability Guidlines for WWF Pakistan
SLF to create Transparency and Traceability Guidelines for WWF Pakistan We are delighted to announce that WWF Pakistan has contracted SLF for the “Development of Transparency and Traceability Guidelines for Leather Supply Chain of Pakistan”, under the European Union funded project “International Labour & Environmental Standards Application in Pakistan’s SMEs (ILES)”. The project aims at […]
Young Furniture Makers Leather Prize
We are delighted to share that the Young Furniture Makers Leather Prize, sponsored by the Leathersellers’ Foundation is now open for entries and will close on Friday 14th June. The Leather Prize is open to all students and recent graduates (up to two years) of UK further or higher education furniture or furnishing related courses […]
World Leather Day 2024
Today, Friday 26th April 2024, we once again unite as an industry to mark World Leather Day, celebrating the enduring and distinctive qualities of leather and the incredible industry that we are part of. This year, the theme, “Repair, Reuse, Repurpose,” underscores the lasting, repairable, and adaptable attributes of leather, making it an essential material […]
Deborah Taylor awarded Freedom of the City of London
On Friday 22nd September 2023, our Founder and Managing Director, Deborah Taylor was admitted as a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Curriers. The admittance took place at Tallow Chandlers Hall and was followed by a Michaelmas Court Dinner, where Deborah also delivered the after dinner address. On Monday, 22 April 2024, Deborah was officially […]