Leather Working Group Certificate

The leather was processed at a leather manufacturing facility (tannery) independently audited against the Leather Working Group's environmental audit protocol — covering water and energy use, chemical management, waste, and traceability of incoming hides — with a published rating (Audited, Bronze, Silver, or Gold).

• Animal welfare claims — LWG audits the tannery's environmental performance, not how animals were raised or slaughtered.
• Deforestation-free or farm-level sourcing claims, which depend on hide traceability beyond the audit's core scope.
• Chemical safety of the finished leather product, which needs separate testing (e.g. restricted-substances evidence).

• Has Responsible Material Sourcing Certification →

  medium risk

Minimum authority

Third-party verified

Should state

Audited Facility · Audit Rating · Audit Date · Valid Until

Date sensitivity

Expiry matters — check the certificate is current.

The rating applies to the tannery, not the brand or product; confirm the product's leather actually comes from the rated facility.

Ratings differ meaningfully — Gold reflects strong environmental performance, while 'Audited' means assessed without reaching a medal rating.

Traceability scores cover hides into the tannery and are improving, but LWG is not by itself proof of farm-level origin.