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World Leather Day 2023 successfully celebrated

World Leather Day 2023 successfully celebrated

…World Leather Day 2023 successfully celebrated On April 26th the industry celebrated World Leather Day 2023. Started as a joint initiative between Leather Working Group (LWG) and Leather Naturally (LN),  its aim…

Leather Working Group celebrates World Leather Day 2023

Leather Working Group celebrates World Leather Day 2023

…Leather Working Group celebrates World Leather Day 2023 Leather Working Group (LWG) is proud to celebrate World Leather Day 2023, a global initiative created in collaboration with Leather Naturally (LN) to promote the…

Summary of the Virtual Stakeholders Meeting May 2023

Summary of the Virtual Stakeholders Meeting May 2023

…Summary of the Virtual Stakeholders Meeting May 2023 Leather Working Group (LWG) held a virtual stakeholder meeting over two days on early May. The meeting aimed to give attendees the opportunity to learn more about…

Nominations Open for the LWG Executive Committee

Nominations Open for the LWG Executive Committee

… EC members (Prime Asia, represented by Ian Scher) is coming to the end of their term in September 2023. As such, we are accepting nominations from leather manufacturers with a valid certification against the…

Website listing update for Leather Working Group certified suppliers

Website listing update for Leather Working Group certified suppliers

… of LWG certification that all suppliers are listed on the LWG website from the 1st of September 2023.  Those that are not currently listed on the LWG website will continue to not be listed for the…

New proposals to exclude leather from the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation

New proposals to exclude leather from the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation

… the Union have limited leverage to demand the information necessary to comply with Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 from their suppliers. In addition, the exclusion of downstream leather products from the scope of…

Deforestation Regulation

… Green Deal and the 2030 EU Biodiversity Strategy, the European Commission adopted on 16 May, 2023, a new regulation to curb EU-driven deforestation and forest degradation. It is due to come into force…

Leather Working Group’s 2024 Stakeholder Meeting in Milan

Leather Working Group’s 2024 Stakeholder Meeting in Milan

… driving best practice and positive social and environmental change in the leather industry. As in 2023, Textile Exchange hosted their Leather Round Table followed by the Leather Working Group…

LWG Subcontractor Standard

… audited with the current version of the leather manufacturer audit protocol (LMAP) Update: 22 June, 2023 – changes to the auditing of subcontractors A key purpose of the subcontractor audit and certification…

Leather Working Group Executive Committee appoints new Chair

Leather Working Group Executive Committee appoints new Chair

… position of Chair of the Leather Working Group Executive Committee, (LWG EC) effective 1st October 2023. Thomas is Vice President, Group Corporate Sustainability, ECCO Group and has served on the LWG EC for…