It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Southern African Development Community

Development / Capacity-Building

27 April 2023

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SLF’s audit and certification standard also incorporates an equivalency service to avoid duplication of effort and resource, and to firmly put the emphasis on improvement and partnership to meet the standards and performance necessary to support a sustainable leather industry of the future.

Sustainable Leather Foundation to Work on Capacity-Building, Best Practices in SADC Region

Sustainable Leather Foundation heads to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region this May to train and equip local representatives with required tools to drive forward improvements in the leather value chain.

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