World Leather Day: 26th April 2025
Leather Naturally is pleased to announce that this year’s World Leather Day will take place on Saturday 26th April 2025. The theme for this year’s celebration will be: “Beyond The Surface”, designed to promote a deeper look at leather as a material and challenge misconceptions.
About World Leather Day
Launched for the first time in 2022, World Leather Day is a global movement dedicated to celebrating leather as a material and promoting a deeper understanding of the leather industry. World Leather Day is spearheaded by Leather Naturally and recognised by leather manufacturers, traders, chemical companies, brands and retailers, leather workers and craftsmen, and many more organisations and individuals across the world!
Beyond the Surface
This year, Leather Naturally aims to promote a deeper look at leather as a material and challenge prejudices and superficial judgments. The “Beyond the Surface” campaign will be focused on three key pillars:
- Transparency: Transparent and compliant leather production relies on audited tanneries that process animal hides using strictly regulated chemicals. These facilities also adhere to rigorous hygiene and environmental standards. As a result, final leather products meet brand and NGO requirements by complying with Restricted Substances Lists (RSLs).
- Sustainability: Modern leather production prioritizes sustainability, with many tanneries certified by organisations like Leather Working Group and the Sustainable Leather Foundation. These certifications ensure adherence to strict environmental standards, including responsible water and energy use, waste management, and chemical control. Additionally, many tanneries and leather industry organisations are conducting Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) to evaluate and reduce leather’s environmental impact from raw material to finished product.
- Longevity: Leather has unique physical and chemical properties that make it a long-lasting material. Leather’s exceptional durability allows it to be repaired, reused, and repurposed, making it a long-lasting material. Its unique combination of strength, breathability, and comfort sets it apart from synthetic alternatives. These qualities make leather a naturally resilient and sustainable choice.
Want to take part?
If you want to help us celebrate World Leather Day this year, we encourage you to consider creating and publishing your own content (such as blogs, social media posts, and videos) to celebrate leather and focus on the “Beyond the Surface” campaign (key points outlined above.)
To get started, you can download the World Leather Day 2025 social media kit here! The kit includes the WLD2025 logo, suggested posts and messaging, and images to use on your social media accounts.
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