Tanneries work hard to respect animals, implementing practises and standards that promote animal welfare and sustainability.
To demonstrate the fact that animals are not killed for leather processing, more than 99% of the hides used in the tanning industry come from food industry waste. The hides are recovered by tanneries, which do not dispose of them as waste, so avoiding the consequent production of notable amounts of greenhouse gas.
Tanneries trace the conditions of the animals in farms, to be sure of working in compliance with laws and local and international regulations on animal welfare.
In addition to guaranteeing animal welfare, modern tanneries are making significant progress to improve the environmental sustainability of their operations. Many of them are implementing measures to reduce the environmental impact, for example using tannery processes with a low chemical impact and implementing responsible waste and wastewater management practices.
In addition, many tanneries are working hard to use all the parts of the animal, so as to reduce waste and contribute to greater resource efficiency.
Tanneries that respect animals as they work often undergo strict certification testing and controls in order to guarantee transparency and fulfilment of ethics and sustainability standards. In this way, consumers can trust in the fact that the products they buy have been made in a manner that respects animals.
