Features

With Leather Working Group turning 20 years old, we asked some of the most influential people and organisations from across the industry to talk about what LWG means to them.

That’s what Michael Costello had to say about the past 20 years of our work when we interviewed the experienced Group Director of Environment, Social & Governance at Stahl – find out more right here.

We caught up World Wildlife Fund’s Senior Director of Beef and Leather Supply Chains to learn how “a mindset of continuous improvement” has helped change the leather industry.

Kenny Crack of Charles F Stead & Co describes how the Yorkshire-based tannery went from scepticism about its first audit in 2007 to reaping big benefits from Leather Working Group certification today

As Leather Working Group celebrates 20 years of operations, PrimeAsia Leather Company’s Vice President of Procurement Ian Scher pays tribute to the positive impact LWG has had on the industry.

We caught up with Carl Flach, Senior Director for Operational Strategies at ISA Next-Gen Materials, to find out how the sustainable leather specialists collaborated with Leather Working Group to improve their eco-friendly credentials.

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.