cross-posted from: https://vegantheoryclub.org/post/33882

Leather has been seen as an unshakeable and prominent aspect of the fashion industry for millennia. The oldest intact leather shoe is over 5,500 years old, pre-dating the Pyramids of Giza by 1,000 years. But it's time for us to move forward.

Today, over 1.4 billion cattle have been bred and stand on once biodiverse land until they are slaughtered. Leather is now largely tanned with harsh carcinogenic chemicals, and destructive leather supply chains harmfully implicate workers, destroy critical habitat and pollute waterways with toxic chemicals.

Read our report series to understand these intertwined harms, and how we can move beyond them. When we work together, we have the power to transform fashion – and we have a responsibility to use this power for good.

https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/s/Leathers-impact-on-people-report.pdf

https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/s/Leathers-impact-on-the-planet-report.pdf

https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/s/Leathers-impact-on-animals-report.pdf

https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/s/CFJ-a-just-transition-beyond-leather.pdf