LVMH takes steps to tighten its crocodilian leather supply chain
19/02/2019
“LVMH has decided to set a new frame of reference by launching a new standard for the industry, whose regulations seemed insufficient to us,” said Jean Baptiste Voisin, strategy director for the LVMH group.
The standard is based on four pillars:
• Preservation of the species and respect for the local communities;
• Animal welfare all along the life stages of the animals;
• Working conditions of men and women on the farms;
• Environmental protection.
LVMH took steps to take control over its supply chain for crocodilian leather as far back as 2011 with the acquisition of Singapore-based reptile skin tannery Heng Long.
Three farms that supply Heng Long have already been certified according to LVMH’s new standard. The group has said all 20 farms supplying the tannery will be certified before the end of 2020. They are spread across Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, the Philippines and the US.
Heng Long has been working for a number of years with partner farms, scientists and veterinary experts to improve the conditions for breeding crocodilians. The results of these research projects and texts from the Crocodile Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) form the basis of the new LVMH standard.
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