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 […]
Collaboration confirmed between SLF and Weev.
We are delighted to announce that the two organisations have entered a formal Memorandum of Understanding that is designed to create more effective industry communication channels for demonstrating sustainability and due diligence. This collaboration will bring together the power of more efficient material sourcing, with the ESG due diligence of the suppliers of the materials. […]
Sustainable Headache
During 2023, Conceria Montebello, one of SLF’s first tannery partners, embarked on a webinar series entitled “Sustainable Headache”. This collection of webinars was designed to answer some of the questions that can cause a “headache” for many companies today. By bringing together insights and knowledge from leather industry experts, brands and sustainability professionals, Montebello aimed […]
SLF End of Year Partner Meeting 2023
Preparations are well underway for SLF’s End of Year Partner Meeting being held on Tuesday the 12th of December from 1:30pm until 5pm (GMT). The meeting will be held both in person at the University of Northampton’s Waterside campus, as well as with remote access for those joining us virtually. You can register to attend […]