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7 May 2026

 

Collaboration and consultation are central to our work

 

The next update to Leather Working Group audit standards, which includes the Leather Production Standard and Chain of Custody Standard, is being developed with input from a wide range of stakeholders, including experts from across the leather industry. This helps ensure that the standards are practical, credible, and widely accessible.

All pilot evaluation is supported by Leather Working Group standards and assurance representatives, and is conducted alongside an experienced LWG-approved auditor, with representation from certification body, LWG Assurance Services.

Take a look at photos from our latest pilots at tanneries in Italy below.

 

              

 

              

“It was a pleasure for the whole Russo di Casandrino team to have the opportunity to understand better all the new standards dynamics. We are aware that we can continue to improve our performance in terms of sustainability standards, and we believe that Leather Working Group is working in the right way to understand how to reward deserving companies.”
– Marco Monaco, Chief Production Officer at Russo di Casandrino near Naples, Italy

           

 

           

 

“We are very happy to have had a chance to be inside this process and to contribute. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to show you how the world works here…. You will make a better Standard as a result. The value of talking face to face is huge.”
– A representative from Faeda tannery in Montorso Vicentino, Italy

               

             

                         

 

Leather Working Group would like to thank everyone involved in our pilot studies in Italy – your participation forms an invaluable contribution to the development of our audit standards.

 

Photography: Sam Gibson

 

Get the latest on Leather Working Group’s Standards Development Programme