LIVED SUSTAINABILITY
Living Sustainability
WHAT WE ARE ALREADY DOING TODAY FOR THE FUTURE
Even though the topic of sustainability is on everyone's lips today, it has been a concern for us as a company that mainly works with natural materials for decades. Leather is an upcycling product because it is created as waste from the food industry and, in our case, is processed into a robust and durable bag or wallet. In order to guarantee environmentally friendly processing of leather, all of our leather is tested for harmful substances by an independent institute. In addition, we now almost exclusively source leather that is certified by the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF) or the Leather Working Group, which focuses on evaluating the environmental impact of leather production and compliance with ecological concepts. By 2025, we have set ourselves the goal of processing only certified leather and our leather-free products only from recycled materials. We are proud that we are making great strides towards our goal and, for example, only source inner linings from recycled materials.
SUSTAINABILITY IN EVERYDAY LIFE
To date, our family business has already demonstrated a great deal of responsibility for people and nature: "We have always focused on recyclable or very durable materials and have had a sustainability officer in the company since 2018," says Georg Picard, our managing director at PICARD. Since 2019, we have been a member of CADS - Defined Standards For Shoe Production - which is committed to ensuring that leather goods are manufactured sustainably, free of harmful substances, in an environmentally friendly and socially responsible manner worldwide.
It's clear: Sustainability is also a priority in our everyday lives. That's why we produce our own electricity at our factory in Obertshausen using solar panels on the roof.
“ With our new sustainability goals, we want to make it clear that for us, sustainability is an investment in the future and for future generations. ”
- George Picard
AMBITIOUS GOALS CHALLENGE AND DRIVE US ON
We have set ourselves further goals for the future so that we can continue to do everything we can to ensure that sustainability and responsibility are at the heart of our company. With these goals, we are working to become even more sustainable step by step. The new goals include, among other things, sustainable action with regard to supplier selection. Today, over 90% of PICARD's leather suppliers are certified by the Leather Working Group - by 2025, this figure should be 100%. The LWG's goal is to ensure compliance with sustainable and ecological business practices in the leather industry. Furthermore, by 2025, all leather-free products should only be made from sustainable materials.
"As a leather goods manufacturer, we are aware of our responsibility and role model function - and therefore always keep an eye on the ecological, economic and social impacts of our actions. With our new sustainability goals, we want to make it clear once again that for us, sustainability is an investment in the future and for the next generations," says Georg Picard.
