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About Us
- About SLG
  We set manufacturing standards to bring our customers the finest, most sustainable Scottish leather.
- Our History
  Perfecting our craft for over 500 years, Scottish Leather Group is the leading manufacturer of leather in the UK.
- Our Values
  The foundations of what we want to achieve and how we want to act.
- Our Achievements
  We're always delighted when our work is recognised, and are proud of the accolades we've been awarded through the years.
- ESG Report
  Our annual report summarises our innovation agenda and gives insight into our commitments as a group.
- Our Board
  Through nine generations, we’re proud of the family we’ve built. A team that inspires us to do better.
Our Leather
Operational Excellence
- Operational Excellence
  Creating and embedding the highest standards of operation throughout our business.
- Health and Safety
  Going beyond traditional Health and Safety objectives to enhance our employees’ health and wellbeing.
- Developing Innovators
  Better leather tomorrow starts with hard work today. Innovative people and practices are at our core.
- Equal Opportunities
  We have strict ethical standards and equality practices across the Group, and are committed to upholding equality in all roles.
- Building Future Talent
  We’re invested in shaping the future of leather by nurturing the brightest talent coming into the industry.
- Quality
  Our leather is developed and tested in-house and we are accredited by BSI, ensuring that our leather remains high quality as standard.
Sustainability
- Planet
  We are committed to the 'sustainable' manufacturing of our leather and reducing the footprint of our own operations.
- People
  Our people are at the heart of our business purpose and their safety and wellbeing are never compromised.
- How We Do Business
  We are committed to strict ethical standards, fairness, transparency, and equality practices across our business and supply chain.
- Our Approach
  Our approach for a more sustainable future and our progress against our goals.
- Lowest Carbon Leather
  When it comes to reducing carbon emissions, we’re leading the way with the world’s lowest carbon leather.
- Circular Manufacturing
  By developing our own renewable driven, self-heating system, we have already reduced our waste by 77%.
Careers
- Careers at Scottish Leather Group
  Join our team and begin a rewarding career with us, where we will help you to reach your full potential
- Employee Spotlight
  We shine a light on our employees and their career journeys and their future ambitions with Scottish Leather Group
- Current Job Openings
  We’re proud to have built a company full of exceptional people. Check out our current roles and be part of it.
- SLG Academy
  Join our award winning apprentice scheme and become part of the next generation of leather makers
- Current Apprenticeships
  View our current apprenticeship programmes, which cover many disciplines within Scottish Leather Group
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Our Approach

A more sustainable future.

Our team is very proud of the contribution we are making to create a more sustainable future with our own delivery against commitments, including our setting of Science-Based Targets, ESG benchmarking and gap analysis by Apex Group to support our work towards reducing impact below 1.5°C. The Apex Group report measures the work so far and informs our ambitions across the spectrum of Environmental, Social and Governance activities.

We reaffirm our commitment to the UN Global Compact and our commitment to the absence of deforestation in our supply chain, as independently verified. This was supplemented by the endorsement of our working practices on the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX) platform via an independent SMETA accreditation.

Logos of Sustainable Development Goals, Science Based Targets, Leather Working Group, Race to Zero and SEDEX

Our commitments and progress.

2023

Our commitment to be accredited to the UN Global Compact and we have now successfully completed our self-assessment confirming compliance, which has been independently verified.

2023

By 2023 we have committed to have verified the integrity of our supply chain via an auditing protocol to meet internationally accepted standards.

2025

Through circular manufacturing, we will have zero process waste to landfill. So far, our progress has seen our metrics achieve 77% of our 2025 target.

2025

We are committed to reducing our direct (scope 1 and scope 2) impact to Net Zero as reported under SECR, which has already reduced by 90% from baseline towards our 2025 target.

2023 Highlights.

100%

traceability of our raw material as certified by Leather Working Group.

77%

of our waste was recycled or recovered in 2022

100%

of our suppliers are signatories to our code of conduct.

100%

traceability of our raw material as certified by Leather Working Group.

90%

decrease in energy intensity per hide in the last 20 years. (Scope 1 and 2).

8kg

Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) measures impact of production as CO₂e/m2, our LCA of being the lowest in the world published for leather.

ESG Report.

Our annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report summarises our activities, commitments and innovation agenda. All supporting and driving us towards a more sustainable future.

View and download our 2023 ESG Report View our Measurably Different film, a short animated summary of our ESG Report

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