Leather Working Group Protocols
Certificate Description
The Leather Working Group (LWG) is a not-for-profit organisation responsible for the world’s leading environmental certification for the leather manufacturing industry.
As a multi-stakeholder group, LWG boasts over 1000 members from across the leather supply chain, including brands and retailers that sell leather products to consumers, manufacturers of leather (aka, tanneries), traders of part-processed and finished leather, manufacturers of leather garments, footwear and furniture, suppliers of chemicals, machinery and testing for the leather industry, and associations within and related to the leather industry.
LWG aims to improve the environmental impact of the leather industry by assessing and certifying leather manufacturers. Additionally, they aim to engage with members of the leather supply chain and give them the knowledge to be able to make informed, sustainable choices in their businesses.
