根据LWG环境协议提供认证审核，用于衡量皮革生产商和贸易公司的环境合规和绩效能力
Leather Working Group (LWG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Vanessa Podmore to the newly created role of Executive Director to lead the organisation into its next phase of strategic development and growth.
An industry supply chain and sustainability specialist who started her career with Clarks, Vanessa has a wealth of operational and strategic skills gained with major brands, including Burberry, Coach and Jimmy Choo. This is underlined by sector engagement through several initiatives from the Fashion District Sustainable Fashion Accelerator to her role as a non-executive board member of the British Footwear Association, where Vanessa was instrumental in shaping the first UK Footwear Sustainability Summit in 2023.
LWG Executive Committee Chair, Thomas Gregor comments, “This is a pivotal moment in the development of LWG, we believe that Vanessa’s deep understanding of the sector combined with experience working with multi-stakeholder initiatives and her commitment to progressing responsible and sustainable practices makes her uniquely positioned to guide the organisation through its next stage of growth.”
Passionate about understanding and mitigating the impacts of complex supply chains, Vanessa remarks, “Supporting businesses as they tackle the multiple challenges to meeting their sustainability goals has been the thread that runs through my career. This is an important moment for me personally to take on the responsibility of leading LWG - I am both honoured and delighted to be joining the team.”
The appointment of Vanessa as Executive Director reflects LWG's commitment to reducing impact and advancing sustainability within the leather industry and sets a positive tone for the future.
LWG皮革认证项目：
LWG皮革工作组：是由 Timberland、Clarks、New Balance、Nike、IKEA 等一众拥有影响力的品牌，与一些著名的皮革制造商联合创立的。作为一个多利益相关方团体，LWG 拥有来自整个皮革供应链的 1450多名成员，包括皮革制造商、品牌、供应商、贸易商和协会。工作内容主要是制定审核认证标准，以评估皮革制造设施的环境绩效，并在皮革供应链中推广负责任的行动，令皮革产业变得更加环保。
LWG审核及认证：英国皮革技术中心(BLC)根据 LWG 环境协议提供审核，该审核主要用于衡量制革厂、皮革生产商和贸易商的环境合规性和绩效能力，是目前全世界最严格的皮革管理体系认证。通过LWG审核并获得认证，不仅代表制革企业管理体系达到国际一流标准，更成为打开欧美等国外市场及对接世界高端品牌的“金钥匙”。
