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LWG and Textile Exchange launch call to action on deforestation

Published: November 18, 2022

The Leather Working Group (LWG) and Textile Exchange have joined forces to launch a call to action for brands and retailers to “commit to sourcing all their leather from verified deforestation-free supply chains by 2030 or earlier”.

Bridge of Weir publishes LCA results

Published: July 21, 2022

Bridge of Weir Leather has published its independently verified life cycle analysis (LCA) data, claiming that it is the first automotive leather manufacturer in the world to do so.

Hohenstein and Scivera collaborate for greener chemical formulations

Published: June 25, 2020

Headquartered in Germany and the U.S., the organisations say they have streamlined the process for chemical suppliers to assess and validate preferred chemicals and to proactively improve formulations to ZDHC MRSL conformance level 3 and beyond for apparel, footwear and home textiles.

Timberland to launch regenerative leather boot collection

Published: June 2, 2020

Timberland is working to identify, aggregate and connect early-adopter regenerative ranches with its large-scale tannery partners to help build a regenerative supply chain for the footwear and apparel industry.

Kering as a leader in carbon footprint reduction

Published: January 23, 2017

Luxury conglomerate Kering has been verified and approved by the Science Based Target (SBT) initiative as the first luxury company, and first French company, to create science-based goals around reducing carbon footprint.