LWG Membership
Organizations that want to actively support Leather Working Group by contributing towards the development of tools and projects for a more sustainable future, can join us through membership:
- Brands & retailers
- Suppliers of chemicals, machinery, testing, data services etc.
- Agent traders (traders without a warehouse)
- Groups & associations
- NGOs & CSOs
- Finished product manufacturers
LWG Certification
Actors within the leather manufacturing supply chain can obtain LWG Certification by completing an audit against one of the LWG audit standards to a required level:
- Leather manufacturers
- Leather traders (with a warehouse)
- Subcontractors
- Commissioning manufacturers
Collaborations
As a multi-stakeholder organization, we understand the value of forming meaningful partnerships and working with experts to achieve our shared goals.
At Leather Working Group, we collaborate with many different organizations working in a similar or parallel space to us, to ensure full industry alignment and to minimize duplicative efforts.
We have collaborated with organizations such as:
- 1% for the Planet
- Leather Naturally
- National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
- Solidaridad
- Textile Exchange
- World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
- UNIDO
- ZDHC