Consumers unaware most vegan leather made of PVC, PU, plastics

Consumers unaware most vegan leather made of PVC, PU, plastics
Leather Misinformation The bigger picture is that the leather industry is increasingly audited from farms to meatpackers, to leather manufacturers, chemical companies and leather goods manufacturers. All of this will support the creation of an ethical and circular society. Pexels / Pixabay

Leather can be classified as a biomaterial, and the industry increasingly is realising that it needs to invest in fact-based communication to consumers and brands that it is one material where there is no waste, where everything can be re-used, re-cycled and ultimately be biodegradable. Debbie Burton, Marketing Head at Pittards, shares how this industry is part of the solution to create a circular society.