COP30 Manifesto for Leather Published
COP30: Manifesto for Leather 2025 The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly known as COP30, is the upcoming 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, being held in Belém, Brazil, from the 10th to the 21st November 2025. Ahead of COP30, The International Council of Tanners […]
Weev Collaboration with SLF
SLF and Weev Collaboration SLF recently reinvigorated our collaboration with Weev and are delighted to be able to offer our partners a no-cost, no-risk opportunity to trial Weev’s digital sourcing platform. Weev is a digital solution for the footwear and fashion creation process, that connects brands and suppliers on a shared platform to make the […]
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 […]
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 […]
LHCA Ethiopia Workshop
At the end of 2024 SLF conducted a 2-day workshop in Adidas Ababa, facilitated by Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI) and funded by the Leather and Hide Council of America (L&HCA). This workshop was attended by 35 delegates from 14 different African countries, and it provided the foundation for a much larger education and training programme that will ultimately result in participating tanneries undergoing ESG audits to support their businesses.
SMEP Bangladesh Project with UoN
SMEP Bangladeh Project Project with UoN This week SLF will be in Bangladesh for the Inception Launch of the Leathertrace Bangladesh TCLP project, funded under the Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution Programme (SMEP). The programme is funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in partnership with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The project […]
ALLPI Joins SLF
ALLPI joins SLF ustainable Leather Foundation (SLF) is delighted to welcome Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute as an Association Partner. Deborah Taylor, Managing Director of SLF, commented “ALLPI are another great example of an organisation that is driven to protect the long-term sustainability of the leather industry, and we are excited to have this […]
COP29 – Leather Manifesto 2024
International Leather Industry Calls on COP29 to recognise the positive role that long-lasting leather products can have in reducing consumption and the impact of fashion industry United Kingdom, 16th October 2024 – The Sustainable Leather Foundation, along with 21 other international leather industry organizations, has drawn the attention of the 2024 United Nations Climate Change […]
GOOD NEWS FRIDAY! SLF standards are now registered with the ITC Standards Map
GOOD NEWS FRIDAY! SLF is thrilled to announce that our environmental, social and governance audit standards are now registered on the ITC Standards Map The ITC Standards Map is a platform of over 300 voluntary standards in 192 countries. SLF is the only leather specific certification organisation to be included on the Standards Map and […]