H&M moves away from chrome-tanned leather
02/04/2019
It said even though leather stands for a small fraction of its total material use, “we want all the animal-derived leather we use to come from sources we know are proactively addressing their environmental, social and animal welfare impacts”.
Leather industry experts would say there are many hundreds of tanneries that proactively address their environmental, social and animal welfare impacts. Reports on these issues can be found at www.nothing-to-hide.org.
“By 2025, all our animal-based leather will be chrome-free and originate from more sustainable sources. We are also focused on finding more sustainable non-animal leather alternatives made using plants and other bio-based materials,” said the report.
CEO Karl-Johan Persson cited “the transformation of orange peel and algae into fabric and grape residue into plant-based leather” as “great ideas that have been realised”.
The group worked said it was working with the Responsible Leather Roundtable and the Leather Working Group on “animal welfare”.
Tärnsjö from Sweden, a supplier of veg-tanned leather to H&M for its Conscious Collection, was a finalist in the Tannery of the Year 2016 competition. Reports from all our finalists - all of which address their environmental, social and animal welfare impacts - can be downloaded from www.leatherbiz.com.
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