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WWF pushes for ‘Deforestation and Conversion Free’ leather

17/11/2022

Campaign group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has announced that it is working with a grant from the Tapestry Foundation to devise a new traceability system for Brazilian hides.

Its aim is to develop a system that can pinpoint the geographic origin of an animal and ascertain whether or not it comes from an illegally deforested area. Its intention is to develop labelling that confirms hides are ‘Deforestation and Conversion Free (DCF)’.

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