COP26 Leather Industry Manifesto Released
International Leather Industry Calls on COP26 to Reduce Reliance on Fossil-Fuels, Prioritise Natural Materials UK, 28 October, 2021 – The Sustainable Leather Foundation, along with 30 other international leather industry organizations, today called on the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) to prioritise natural materials as a means of directly mitigating climate impact. The […]
Rolfes Leather joins The Sustainable Leather Foundation as a Contributing Partner
We are delighted to welcome Rolfes Leather as a Contributing Partner! Rolfes Group was established in 1938 as a family business manufacturing lead chrome pigments. Over the years the business has grown and now manufactures and distributes a wide range of market-leading, high-quality chemical and organic products to various industries through their Agricultural, Food, Industrial […]
SIlvateam joins The Sustainable Leather Foundation as a Contributing Partner
We are delighted to welcome Silvateam as a Contributing Partner! Silvateam, established in 1854, is passionate about plant-based extracts for leather tanning. The company are world leading when it comes to natural, sustainable products that support a wide range of other applications in addition to leather, such as animal health, food and wine and other […]
Workshop focused on traceability through blockchain
During a recent workshop hosted by Circulor, our Managing Director, Deborah Taylor, was a guest speaker talking about the challenges of traceability in the leather value chain. The discussion and subsequent workshop sessions were engaging, productive and valuable, particularly considering the automotive perspective. This workshop was the culmination of a blockchain traceability project where Circulor, […]
Presentation to the General Meeting of the Leather & Hide Council of America
On Friday the 15th of October our Managing Director, Deborah Taylor, gave a presentation to assembled delegates at the Leather and Hide Council of America’s Annual General Meeting which was held in Chicago. The meeting was hosted in a hybrid format with some delegates attending in person and others joining online. Despite the travel restrictions […]
Successful Audit for Crest Leather Italia!
On 27-28 September, SLF conducted it’s first audit of the facilities at Crest Leather Italia. Crest already hold LWG Gold rated certification which meant that the company did not need to reaudit any of those elements already certified. Instead, we were able to carry out an audit to complete missing areas of conformance around Environmental […]
SLF is excited to share it’s official endorsement from the WWF!
The Sustainable Leather Foundation is proud to have been endorsed by the World Wide Fund and we are excited to work closely with WWF to continue making progress towards a sustainable future. Our Managing Director, Deborah Taylor, explains “When really taking stock of the key concerns that affect the leather industry, it is vital that […]
Apex Footwear – The First Tannery from Bangladesh To Join The Sustainable Leather Foundation
We are very pleased to welcome Apex Footwear to SLF. The first tannery to join from Bangladesh and soon their sister company Apex Tannery will also be joining us to begin their sustainability journey! As part of our commitment to actively support improvement across the whole leather manufacturing spectrum, welcoming Apex is another example of […]
Vancouros – The first Brazilian tannery to join the Sustainable Leather Foundation
We are delighted to welcome Vancouros as the first Brazilian tannery to become a Compliance partner of the Foundation
August Newsletter
Our latest roundup of news, focusing on new partners, upcoming events and new members of our team.