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March 2025
A handbook that aims to help the leather industry
Leather Naturally has just published their newest resource: A Guide to Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) in the Leather Industry. “We’re keen to share all the insights gained conducting our own aggregated LCA study with SPIN 360, which looked at 56 LCAs across 11 countries” explain from the international organization for the promotion of sustainable leather.
The guide outlines:
* The importance of using LCAs for making informed decisions about material and product sustainability.
* The different methodologies for LCAs and the benefits of each approach.
* Where businesses can source data when conducting their own LCAs.
* The potential output of LCA studies and how that output might be used.
* Limitations & challenges for businesses conducting their own LCAs.
* The findings of Leather Naturally’s aggregated LCA study and insights from its combined data submission to the Higg with Leather Working Group in 2024.
“We hope this guide can be used by stakeholders across the leather industry to better understand LCAs and foster more useful, scientific information about leather’s environmental impacts”.
Here is the link to download the Guide
https://www.leathernaturally.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LN_White_Paper_LCA_st12-1.pdf
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