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Tapestry highlights leather traceability with ISA

02/02/2024
Tapestry, the parent group of Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman, has made special mention of its leather traceability efforts, in particular with their long time tannery partner ISA TanTec, in its recent Corporate Responsibility report.

ISA partnered with Applied DNA Sciences (ADNAS) to complete a traceability pilot that aimed to establish a verifiable way to confirm the origin of leather used in footwear. ISA sourced traceable hides through its Greener Pastures program and applied a tracer provided by ADNAS to achieve fully traceable leather from farm to finished goods.

Tapestry tested leather for tracers to confirm their presence and used the tagged leather in two Coach shoe styles, which were re-tested and verified. 

The results of the pilot are being reviewed for implementation in other supply chains.

In the report, Tapestry stated that leather made up more than 50% of its raw materials by weight and was a key focus area in their strategy to reduce environmental impact. To this end they highlighted that, in 2023, 97% of their leather sourcing was now from LWG Gold and Silver rated tanneries.   

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