Scottish Leather Group confirmed as lowest carbon leather manufacturer in the world

Posted on 6 Jul 2021 by James Devonshire

Scottish Leather Group has today published its 2021 Sustainability Report, detailing the company's progress towards its key goal of zero impact leather manufacturing. Already the world's lowest carbon intensity leather manufacturer, the firm has also announced that it is well on its way to being carbon neutral by 2025 — 20 years ahead of Scotland’s net zero ambitions.

In addition to an independently verified Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) conducted on the entire manufacturing process, Scottish Leather Group recorded a carbon footprint of just 1.1kg of CO2 per hide – a 90% reduction from 10.3kg two decades ago. The group, which encompasses brands Bridge of Weir Leather, Lang and Muirhead, is the leading manufacturer of…

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