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Keep reading...Royal Smit & Zoon, a recognized sustainability leader in the leather industry, has just presented ‘Drops of Difference’, its’ new Sustainability Strategy for 2030. Aiming for transparency, accountability and delivering meaningful impact, the Sustainability Strategy 2030 lays out a clear and structured plan to guide the company in fulfilling our mission of ‘creating a sustainable leather value chain, together’.
Guiding ESG efforts towards 2030
Drops of Difference builds on the solid foundation of the company’s ESG Roadmap 2025, reinforcing Royal Smit & Zoon’s commitment to embedding sustainability at the heart of its business. Structured around four key pillars: Society, Solutions, Operations, and People, this strategy outlines the next step in the company’s journey to accelerate positive transformation across the leather industry.
The strategy was developed based on thorough stakeholder engagement and is aligned with international standards. Moreover, it contributes to global frameworks such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With 14 clearly defined goals for 2030, it focuses on driving industry transformation, delivering sustainable solutions, and leveraging Royal Smit & Zoon’s role as a world-class manufacturer, responsible business partner, and employer of choice.
“This strategy – CEO Marc Smit explains – is not just about meeting targets, it’s about translating our legacy of responsibility and forward thinking into transformative action across the entire leather value chain. Drops of Difference provides a focused and actionable plan, helping us realize our mission of creating a sustainable leather value chain, together. Our Sustainability Strategy 2030 responds to the urgency of global challenges such as climate change, focuses our efforts where we can make the biggest impact, and turns ambitions into meaningful progress.”
