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Logistics
Greener leather for the
footwear sector
Total Freight
Management Solutions?
So what is this all about? Well at
Colvanbridge Ltd, we pride
ourselves on offering just this, a
solution to your supply chain. You of
course know what your strengths are
T
he Leather Working environmental management
and sourcing new products and selling
Group (LWG) systems, water usage, chrome man-
environmental stewardship agement and effluent treatment.
them onto the general public or supplying
program has carried out This program is ideal for those
the high street is your business. Now
over 100 audits of leather that want to source eco friendly
these two key areas have to be pieced
suppliers around the world. This leather or just have peace of mind
equates to 1.7 billion ft2 of that their suppliers operate with
together, whether in their entirety or
leather or approximately 15% of appropriate environmental
stand alone elements, and this is where
global footwear leather produc- stewardship.
Colvanbridge Ltd can help.
tion. This coverage continues to A list of the medal rated
grow as more brands engage with suppliers can be found on the
We are the link between supplier and
the program. Brands currently LWG web-site, www.leatherwork-
you, offering Freight Services,
involved are; adidas-group, Clarks
inggroup.com. For further
Customs Clearance, Duty
International, IKEA of Sweden, information contact Adam
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Nike Hughes at BLC Leather Technology
Management, Warehousing (inc
Inc, Pentland Group including Centre Ltd, the program
Bonded), Pick and Pack, Pre
(Berghaus, Boxfresh, Brasher, facilitators on 01604 679999 or
Retailing, Packaging and
Ellesse, Franco Sarto, Gio-Goi, e-mail
info@blcleathertech.com
Hunter, KangaROOS, Mitre,
Visual QC, Online Track/
Kickers UK, Lacoste Chaussures, LWG TACKLES ILLEGAL
Trace and Warehouse Stock
ONETrueSaxon, Radcliffe, Red DEFORESTATION
Visibility and most recently
or Dead, Speedo, Ted Baker The LWG is now discussing how
Footwear), The North Face, The it will deal with the issues raised
Etail Fulfilment.
Timberland Company, Wolverine by Greenpeace in relation to de-
World Wide Inc including (CAT, forestation caused by illegal cattle
Merrel, Hush Puppies, Patagonia, ranching in Brazil. The new LWG
Wolverine, Track n Trail, Sebago, sub-group will address the issues
Chaco, Hytest, Bates, Cushe, Soft of sustainable cattle ranching,
Style), Airwair International Ltd, hide traceability and compliance
K-Swiss International, Marks & auditing within the leather supply Visit us at:
Spencers and Nine West Group. chain. This new sub group will in-
A major benefit of the LWG volve footwear and upholstery
www.colvan.co.uk
environmental audit is the ability brands, retailers, tanners, meat
for the suppliers to be rated by packers, NGO’s and other rele-
scoring. The rating gives a vant stakeholders.
COLVANBRIDGE LTD
percentage score and a medal
award if they perform well. For
www.leatherworkinggroup.com
85 WEST STREET,
COGGESHALL, COLCHESTER,
the manufacturer to achieve a
Project managed by
medal rating they must achieve
ESSEX CO6 1NT
minimum scores in critical sec-
E-mail:
sales@colvan.co.uk
tions. These include; restricted
Tel: 01376 561129
substance management, operating
Fax: 01376 563736
permits, energy consumption, air
emissions, waste management,
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