GLCC to put information about leather production online
12/09/2016
Demands from consumers and brands for increased traceability, environmental standards and chemical management were the main topics discussed.
The group agreed that the leather industry as a whole must do a better job of providing the necessary resources to educate brands, consumers and the general public about these, and other, important issues. To that end, it was decided that the three organisations would begin working together to compile statements and information in order to educate, reassure and respond to brands’ and consumers’ queries related to leather production globally.
This information will be posted online to be readily available and easily accessible to anyone seeking accurate information about the industry. Initial topics covered will include traceability, animal welfare, environmental standards and chemical management.
Nothing To Hide, an extensive body of work, commissioned and collected by World Leather to explain and support best practice in the global leather industry, is already freely available online at a dedicated website.
Other topics discussed in Shanghai included the EU’s pilot Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCRs) for leather, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations’ Livestock Environmental and Assessment Project (LEAP), proposed hides and skins standards by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) guidelines.
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