On September 8, Footbridge will be present at the Sustainable Leather Forum (SLF), the benchmark event for the sustainable footwear, leather goods and leather industries. Every year, this event brings together professionals committed to a profound transformation of their value chains: traceability, reduced environmental impact and responsible innovation.
For Footbridge, this participation is a unique opportunity to :
- Meet our customers and partners in the leather sector
- Present our 360° CSR platform dedicated to leather, combining detailed traceability and comprehensive impact analysis
- Share our exclusive method for calculating global impact
- Reveal the first results of our leather goods LCA and our work on creating reliable breeding data
- Invite visitors to attend our Pitch and talk with our team throughout the day.
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Why is Footbridge taking part in the Sustainable Leather Forum?
The 2024 edition of the SLF was an opportunity to present the Footbridge platform to players who are not subject to the same CSR regulations as the textile industry. But this didn’t stop a great deal of discussion and interest in our service offering.
For several years now, leather goods and footwear manufacturers have been faced with growing expectations in terms of traceability and reduced environmental impact. Consumers are demanding transparency, while regulations (notably European) require concrete, measurable proof of commitments.
This is precisely where Footbridge can help companies:
- onboard supply chain actors to collect traceability data
- structure data and enable risk analysis throughout the value chain
- measure the environmental impact of each product
- provide clear, comprehensible indicators for both internal teams and end customers
- Promote decision-making and operational action
The SLF is therefore the ideal place to share our expertise, showcase our latest innovations and talk with homes that want to move from declarations of intent to measurable performance.
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Schedule a demoOur 360° CSR platform dedicated to leather: integrated traceability and impact analysis
At the heart of our discussions at SLF, we will be presenting the latest developments in our Footbridge service offering, designed specifically for the leather industry.
1. Unified, actionable traceability
Unlike fragmented tools or manual approaches, our :
- centralizes supplier, breeding, tanning and processing data
- tracks every stage of the supply chain
- identifies priority points for improvement in real time
2. Comprehensive, contextualized impact analysis
Thanks to consolidated data and a recognized methodology, the platform provides :
- precise environmental indicators (16 LCA impact factors, including global warming, GHG emissions, water eutrophication, etc.)
- a mobile consumer app to meet expectations in terms of transparency
- dashboards that can be understood by in-house teams
Pitch Footbridge: a unique method for calculating global impact
During the day, we invite you to attend our Footbridge Pitch (registration on the SLF website). Here’s a sneak preview:
✅ Our global impact calculation method
We have developed a specific life-cycle analysis model for the leather sector, which integrates :
- reliable breeding data, often non-existent or incomplete
- updated impact factors for the main stages (breeding, processing, transport, etc.)
- a global impact approach that takes into account the specificities of leather products, in line with the expectations of European regulations.
✅Footbridge livestock data
Faced with the lack of available data on the environmental impact of livestock farming, the Footbridge team has modeled a database to obtain a more accurate LCA result for all leather products.
✅ Leather goods LCA results
We will also share concrete cases of Life Cycle Analyses carried out on leather goods products:
- which stages generate the greatest impact?
- Where are the quick levers for action?
- Which improvement scenarios can concretely reduce the environmental footprint?
Why is this approach essential today?
The leather industry is facing a double challenge:
- Genuinely reduce its environmental impact, and anticipate regulations
- Measure to demonstrate commitment and maintain customer confidence
- Prove the reliability of data and regulators
Without appropriate tools, many companies waste precious time collecting scattered information or carrying out partial LCAs. On the contrary, Footbridge enables :
- major operational time-savings for teams (in terms of data collection and reporting)
- automated calculation of all references and orders
- Strategic decisions based on consolidated data
- economic optimization, by identifying precisely where to concentrate efforts to reduce impact without unnecessary extra cost
Make an appointment with our team
Would you like to learn more about these topics or discuss your specific issues?
👉 Book a slot with our Footbridge experts now via the Sustainable Leather Forum website.
We’ll be available all day to discuss your projects, whether they involve :
- implementing robust traceability
- carrying out comprehensive LCAs
- structuring global management of your environmental and economic commitments
Join us on September 8!
The Sustainable Leather Forum is the perfect opportunity to take action.
With Footbridge, sustainable leather becomes a measurable, traceable and economically viable reality.
📆 See you on September 8 – register today for our Pitch and schedule a meeting with our team.
