In this section you’ll find answers to the questions that people frequently ask about leather. Where it comes from, how it’s made and its impact on the environment.
Responsible leather production series
Dr Kerry Senior, Director of Leather UK discusses the common misconceptions about leather and where it comes from in conversation with the educational fashion business platform The Sustainable Fashion Collective
Leather UK have created this animation series to give consumers more information on leather, where it comes from and how it affects us and our environment.
The Cows and Climate series aims to explain livestock’s role in the global food system and our environment, focusing on climate change, and promoting collaborative and research-based solutions that can further reduce emissions.
Leather is an incredibly versatile material – used to make beautiful furniture and interiors items, appearing on catwalks in the world’s fashion capitals and much, much more
The leather industry transforms cow hides into jackets, shoes, wallets, sporting goods, car interiors and so much more
The role of ruminants on climate change mitigation. “The good and the bad”
Provenance by Alfred Dunhill | Somerset - working with one of the most wonderful materials in the world to produce items of great beauty
Liveries - the contemporary face of the leather industry – philanthropy and support for talent
Behind the factory gates: CF Stead's Tannery, Leeds – a hundred years and more of history, supplying some of Britain’s best loved brands
Charles F. Stead on their Historic Work with Clarks Originals
Responsible leather production: what good practice looks like
The incredible education/training and range of career opportunities in the leather sector
Everything you want to know about how your favourite leather items are made
A view inside this traditional leather tannery based in Bristol, supplying a range of leathers to customers across the world
Inside Leather UK member Scottish Leather Group and how it won a prestigious VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards 2018
