leather
Environment
Vegetable tanning is a working process taking inspiration from nature and - in full harmony - to nature going back. Vegetable tanning means materials safeguarding human health, result of the combination between craftsmanship and up-to-date technology, tradition and new research, always following the principle of a continuous improvement.
Vegetable-tanned leather not only improves the quality of life of its users, but also respects the surrounding nature. Its productive cycle is strictly monitored to ensure a low impact on the environment:
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No animal is killed for its skin. On the contrary, the raw hides used by our tanneries are the discarded by-products of the food industry producing meat for human consumption.
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Being tanned with natural tannins, a vegetable-tanned manufact can be easily recycled at the end of its life, thanks to its chemical-biological characteristics.
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Our tanneries have made huge investments in depuration systems and waste recycling that make them work in full respect of man and the environment.
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Many of the substances used during the tanning process are recovered, recycled and reused in different fields. Salt used for preservation and storage of raw hides arriving to the tannery is recycled and reused as de-icer on the streets; Hair removed from raw hides is transformed into agricultural fertilizer; sludge produced by the depuration plants is reused in the construction field to make bricks.
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Vegetable-tanned leather, recognizable from its trademark, does not contain any toxic substance such as azo-dyes, nickel, PCP or chrome VI and is highly tolerable for those who suffer from metal related allergies.
At last those consumers who care about product's quality and environmental protection have a reference trademark when they buy their leather products!
