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As Leather Working Group celebrates a momentous 20th birthday, we’re shining a light on some of the tanneries that received our certification in the early days of our operations… Here Kenny Crack of Charles F Stead & Co describes how the Yorkshire-based tannery went from initial scepticism about its first audit in 2007 to reaping big benefits from Leather Working Group certification today

Today's leather is still a by-product of the meat industry, but it also combines engineering precision with quality control and environmental stewardship.

The Tannery of the Future Foundation created the original checklist, released in 2015, to increase transparency and sustainability in the international leather supply chain.

We have teamed up with a wide range of international bodies to compile an essential list of the most important terms across the leather industry.

The results from Leather Working Group’s Supply Chain Mapping questionnaire for brands have been published – download the documents, read the report and learn about its conclusions right here.

Leather Working Group’s Life Cycle Assessment has been developed to provide up-to-date information about the environmental impact of leather production.

Learn how Leather Working Group’s alignment of traceability, audits and stakeholder engagement offers a structured way to improve deforestation accountability.

Our Executive Director Vanessa Podmore rounds up a transformative year for Leather Working Group.

A new revision of the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI) has recorded a sizeable reduction in the global warming potential of bovine leather.