Mulberry Sustainability Report 2021-2022
Last year Mulberry announced their Made to Last Manifesto, an ambitious commitment to transform their business to a regenerative and circular model by 2030, which will enable them to achieve their goal of becoming net zero by 2035. Working with the team at Mulberry England is such a privilege. A Leather Goods Brand that clearly invests in […]
World Environment Day 2022
Today is World Environment Day 2022. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and held annually on 5 June since 1973, World Environment Day is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the world. No business or individual is exempt from responsibility in protecting our […]
AutoTech Detroit: June 8th 2022
Our Technical Director, Katie Kutskill, will be on a Panel at the Wards AutoTech: Detroit Event on the 8th of June, discussing “The Sustainability of Materials – Creating a Carbon Neutral Interior”. Come join SLF in engaging about sustainable automotive solutions! SLF is dedicated to ensuring unbiased measurement tools are available for the automotive leather […]
Asian Verification Pvt Ltd, are now registered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
We are delighted to see that our regional partner in Pakistan, Asian Verification Pvt Ltd, are now registered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for environmental testing, having had their laboratories and offices inspected! Congratulations @Junaid Ahmed and team on your achievement. We are so pleased to have you as part of our SLF family! Asian […]
SLF Dashboard Anniversary
As we approach the one year anniversary of the official launch of the SLF Transparency Dashboard™, we are reflecting on the achievements and work that has taken place. The idea of the Transparency Dashboard™ was conceived during the first SLF concept conversations that took place in May 2020 and by January 2021 we had published […]
SLTC Conference April 2022
Saturday 23rd April saw the 124th Annual International Conference of the Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists. This year’s conference saw the first in-person attendance since 2019 together with a continued ability to attend through remote connection which allowed many of our international colleagues and those isolating with Covid-19 to still join us. The conference […]
Earth Day 2022
The theme for this years Earth Day is, “Invest in Our Planet.” Earth Day 2022 is focused on accelerating solutions to combat our greatest threat, climate change, and to activate everyone – governments, citizens, and businesses – to do their part. Everyone accounted for, and everyone accountable. The Earth Day 2022 theme is focused on […]
Welcome to our new Technical Director!
Following SLF’s growth and engagement over the last 18 months, the Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of our new Technical Director, Katie Kutskill MSc, effective from 4th April 2022. Katie joins us from Pangea (formerly GST Autoleather) where she was the Global Executive Director for Product Development and Sustainability Officer. SLF have been […]
Mulberry Launches Low Carbon Collection
Displaying another great example of the strength of partnership, one of our Founding Partners, Mulberry, is proud to announce the launch of their new collection of bags created using the low carbon leather and crafted in the brand’s carbon neutral Somerset factories. Produced in partnership with Muirhead, part of the Scottish Leather Group, the limited-edition […]
World Quality Week
This week is World Quality Week and this year’s theme is: “Sustainability: improving our products, people and planet” which is very apt for our Foundation. Our directors are proud Practitioners of the CQI | The Chartered Quality Institute and in advance of World Quality Day on Thursday 11th November 2021, we would like to invite […]