2024 in Review: A Year of Impact, Progress, and Collaboration As we close out 2024, Leather Working Group (LWG) Executive Director Vanessa Podmore reflects on her first six months with the organisation and the…
…Leather Working Group’s 2024 Stakeholder Meeting in Milan Leather Working Group’s Stakeholder Meeting took place in Milan, Italy, on September 19, 2024. This in-person event brought together leather industry…
…World Leather Day 2024 World Leather Day was inaugurated by Leather Working Group in collaboration with Leather Naturally to celebrate the long-lasting beauty of leather and its place in a circular economy. This year…
…July 2024 EC Election Results We are delighted to announce the results of the recent elections for the positions of Brand/Retailer and Small Leather Manufacturer on the Executive Committee of Leather Working…
…World Leather Day 2024 World Leather Day was inaugurated by Leather Working Group in collaboration with Leather Naturally to celebrate the long-lasting beauty of leather and its place in a circular economy.The theme…
…Executive Committee Elections March 2024 - Announcement of Results We are delighted to announce the results of the recent elections for the positions of Brand/Retailer on the Executive Committee of Leather Working…
… consumption have been established. The use of these will come into effect from the 1st February 2024, and Audits undertaken on or after this date will not be eligible for exemption from these sections for…
…Traceability & Due Diligence Workshop The LWG workshop during APLF 2024 Hong Kong focused on the issues of traceability and deforestation due diligence in the leather supply chains, attracting 48 participants including…
… will be reviewed and endorsed by the wider Leather Traceability Cluster during the last quarter of 2024, after which it will be submitted for the fast-track CEN standardisation process.
… the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI). The new dataset, included in the October 2024 update of the Higg MSI, results in the environmental impacts of bovine leather being between 55% and 67%…
