Start your journey to LWG certification
Your business may be certified if you manufacture or trade leather. Since 2005, we have designed standards to certify all actors in the supply chain, from rawhide to finished leather, covering micro-enterprises to large tanneries. In fact, the majority of our certified suppliers are small leather manufacturers.
If your business is a leather manufacturer, leather trader, commissioning manufacturer, or subcontractor, your organisation may be eligible to be audited against the applicable LWG audit standard. (The Leather Working Group standards do not allow the auditing and certification of any facility that processes or trades in fur.)
The Assurance process is carried out by LWG Assurance Services.
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There are four audit standards to meet the assessment needs of different operations within the leather production chain. They cover everything from raw material traders and leather manufacturers to subcontractors and traders of finished material:
How to become LWG certified
If your business wants to achieve LWG certification, follow the steps below to get started.
To understand what is required and to help prepare for the audit, you can take the free Tannery of the Future survey, which mirrors the Leather Manufacturer Standard. After that, you may need time to implement the feedback from the survey throughout your business. And finally, once your business is prepared, you need to arrange an audit.
Audits and the Assurance process against Leather Working Group standards are carried out by independent not-for-profit LWG Assurance Services – click here for more information.