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Louis Vuitton to source certified leather

By 2020, 70 per cent of the tanneries LVMH sources from will be Leather Working Group certified. The aim is to make that 100 per cent by 2025.

For the past year, Louis Vuitton has been using salpa, a type of reconstituted leather, to produce some of the models for its leather goods products, which enables it to avoid using real leather. LVMH took part in drafting the new version of the Animal Sourcing Principles in 2016. The document sets out general principles of animal well-being in supply chains and is part of a long-term commitment to improve and monitor breeding practices.

Exotic leathers, including crocodile leathers, are also the subject of particular attention. LVMH owns an exotic leather tannery and several crocodile farms. Luxury group LVMH has determined a best-practice matrix, working with recognised independent experts, which is used as a benchmark during the audits conducted at the farms.

The group uses leather offcuts to reduce waste. The group is working on eliminating chemical substances that are not compliant with the LVMH restricted substance list by specifically targeting hexavalent chromium in its leathers. LVMH has been setting an example through its dynamic growth since its creation in 1987.

 
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