Curtiembre Arlei – The First Argentinian Tannery To Join The Sustainable Leather Foundation
Curtiembre Arlei has joined SLF as our first contributing partner from Argentina! Founded in 1938, Curtiembre Arlei is a global supplier to the automotive industry and on average processes around 10,000 hides a day. We are looking forward to working with the Arlei Group to help them achieve their sustainability goals. “We believe that sustainability […]
Brazil – rising to the challenge?
In January, our Managing Director, Deborah Taylor, was invited to Brazil to learn first hand about the challenges facing the leather industry and how they are working to meet those challenges. “In January I had the good fortune to visit meatpackers, tanneries, chemical plants and other facilities in Brazil. When I say, “good fortune”, I […]
Welcome to our new Auditors!
Our Managing Director, Deborah Taylor’s New Year Message and WWF Short Film
New Year Message from our Managing Director, Deborah Taylor
Our Managing Director, Deborah Taylor’s New Year Message and WWF Short Film
December Newsletter
Our latest roundup of news, focusing on new partners, upcoming events and new members of our team.
SLF Annual Review 2021
At the end of our first full partnership year, The Sustainable Leather Foundation is proud to publish our first annual report.We hope you enjoy reading about our key achievements, developments and review of the milestones we have reached. 2022 is already shaping up to be another busy and rewarding year, we look forward to continuing […]
Leather Coordinator Joins The Sustainable Leather Foundation as a Compliance Partner
Even though we are nearing the end of 2021, we are very pleased to welcome another tannery as an SLF Partner. Leather Coordinator have come on board as our first tannery from Pakistan. Leather Coordinator was established in 1979 in Pakistan and aims to become a market leader in the region for producing finished leather. […]
SLF Joins Leather Naturally as an associate member
SLF are delighted to announce their associate membership of Leather Naturally. Leather Naturally is a not-for-profit, industry, members association that focuses on education and the promotion of leather. They promote the use of globally manufactured sustainable leather and seek to inspire and inform designers, creators, and consumers about its beauty, quality and versatility. […]
Karaca Deri – The First Turkish Tannery To Join The Sustainable Leather Foundation
We are very pleased to welcome Karaca Deri Leather to SLF. They are the first tannery to join us from Turkey and we are delighted to add them to our growing dashboard of sustainably conscious leather manufacturers. As part of our commitment to actively support improvement across the whole leather manufacturing spectrum, welcoming Karaca is […]
Bangladesh – The Responsibility of Potential
Bangladesh, as a high leather producing country, has always received a rather negative coverage from the press and media – primarily due to concerns about environmental pollution and lack of standards. Back in 2015, as I first began working in the leather industry, my naivety led me to also assume that Bangladesh was a high-risk […]