Better for the environment

Vegan leather creates less carbon dioxide emissions

The carbon footprint of cattle farming and animal farming in general is well documented, and vegan leather generally produces a fraction of the amount of CO2 than animal leather.

Vegan leather production requires no/fewer potentially toxic chemicals

The tanning process of animal leather often makes use of toxic chemicals, such as chromium, pentachlorophenol and various toxic solvents, where the release of potentially toxic hydrogen sulfide can occur from the de-liming process of animal leather.

Vegan leather requires less water

Animal leather requires a lot of water. With the vast amounts of water required to keep the cattle and other animals alive in the first place plus the water used in the skin preparation tanning and finishing processes of animal leather production, the overall water footprint of animal leather is massive.

And, for every metric ton of animal leather produced, 20 to 80 cubic meters/20,000 to 80,000 liters (5,000 to 20,000 gallons) of polluted wastewater is generated.

Natural vegan leather is particularly non-polluting

Animal leather causes a lot of pollution, but it is also true that synthetic leather relies on the extraction of fossil fuels (unless recycled plastics are used) and as they (very gradually) break down they can contribute toward plastic pollution, including the growing issue of micro-plastics in the world’s oceans and waterways.

Perennial plantation CO2 sequestering capacity:

The plants that are the source of our vegan, plant-based leather are a natural carbon sink, it has a great CO2 sequestering capacity. The plantation acreage, absorbs 8,100 tons of CO2/year while only generating 15.30 tons of CO2 annually.