Suppliers must commit to ISA hide policy
Leather manufacturing group ISA TanTec has said it is gradually integrating into its supply chain a new responsible hide sourcing policy that it has drawn up with campaign group World Wildlife Fund.
Focusing on hides from the US and Brazil, the new sourcing policy reflects a commitment to animal welfare and to “developing a deforestation-free and conversion-free cattlehide supply chain”.
For leather ISA TanTec sources from Brazil, it will be mandatory for suppliers to commit to policies and procedures “that establish timebound deforestation-free and conversion-free production supply chains”.
The group’s vice-president for sustainable business development, Keith Hill, said: “Indirect cattle suppliers in Brazil are the main focus to stop illegal deforestation practices. A pilot project has been initiated with one of our key suppliers in Brazil to prove proof of concept for a deforestation-free supply chain.”
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