Mike Costello gave a webinar about traceability in the leather supply chain.

1. ILM Webinar
Traceability in the leather supply chain
Mike Costello
June 14, 2017

2. Key Market Trends
 Brands are expanding their Sustainability organizations
 Transparency has emerged as a corporate goal for stakeholders in the leather supply chain
 Traceability is a consequence of promoting full transparency
 Traceability is not just about marking hides

3. Hide Traceability
 Part of the LWG Audit Protocol
 Leather processers must be able to present documents that indicate the facility where slaughter
occurred
 Material is not deemed to be traceable to the slaughterhouse unless a procedure is presented that
describes in detail the manner in which traceability can be assured

4. ReVeal
 Stahl Corporate strategy - promote transparency, trigger activity in the supply chain
 Dutch calf supply chain chosen as a showcase for transparency and traceability
 Input from Stahl, Pali Group, Rompa Tanneries, SKV, ZDHC, Spin 360
 Chemical management, farming practices, quality control, leather processing technology

5. ReVeal

6. ReVeal

7. ReVeal

8. Chemical Compliancy
A key element of traceability
 Global Regulatory Systems: REACH, TSCA, IECSC
 Industrial Compliancy Systems: ZDHC, CHEM-IQ, Oekotex, Bluesign, The List…
 MRSL - usage ban applied to identified restricted substances
 Disclosure of compliance and chemical content is required (eg: ZDHC Gateway)

9. Thank you
Traceability in the leather supply chain
Mike Costello
June 14, 2017