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Biodiversity, farming and animal welfare are critical in assessing the sustainability of leather supply chains. Deforestation remains a high-profile challenge for the leather industry - existing in some areas due to land-use change, agriculture expansion and livestock grazing. Sourced from the hides/skins of livestock, leather is a by-product of the meat industry and, without livestock farming, it would not exist. Sustainability challenges relating to cattle farming are widely reported, resulting in increased consumer demand for companies to tacIde risks in their supply chains.
Farming practices and cattle grazing can both positively and negatively impact biodiversity. Negative biodiversity impacts may result from land conversion, land degradation and loss of habitat, whereas positive effects may arise through adequate soil management and reducing the dominance of the most competitive species, thus allowing alternative species to become established.
The implementation of sustainable practices throughout the supply chain is crucial to the global leather industry, which can play a key role in sustainable production, preventing overexploitation of resources and providing benefits to social communities. Concerns over cattle farming sustainability have increased the demand for transparent supply chains. Traceability - the ability to trace the movement of an asset throughout an extended supply chain across organisations - plays a critical role in this process, reassuring consumers that their products are ethically sourced. |
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Deforestation and biodiversity in INTERNATIONAL LEATHER MAKER (ILM), N° 49 (09-10/2021)
