New protocol for tanning sector
According to the Leather Working Group (LWG), an initiative it started back in 2005 has continued to increase the profile of environmental stewardship within the leather manufacturing sector.
The LWG met at the new corporate offices of Wolverine World Wide Inc. in London back in October. Twenty-five delegates representing companies from 10 countries attended the meeting to launch issue 4.2 of the environmental auditing protocol which has been active since December 1.
The new protocol includes a number of revisions that aim to continue to drive environmental stewardship improvement within the leather manufacturing sector. The two most significant changes are the implementation of water usage measures and the inclusion of waste water treatment outflow performance measures.
