IMPACT

We take our responsibilities as a brand seriously, prioritizing our environmental and social impact from the very start. We actively strive to reduce our carbon footprint, create longer lasting products that contributes to the environment.

LEATHER

LODRO only use hides that are a by-product of the food industry. We also work with tanneries certified by the Leather Working Group (LWG). This means they have been given the highest environmental ratings in all aspects of their leather tanning processes, from traceability to chemical use, from worker safety to waste. Tanning is the crucial step that converts hide into leather. We primarily use vegetable, or chrome-free tanning which utilizes natural tannins extracted from plants and trees or other processes that avoids chrome, heavy metals, and aldehydes. This allows the leather to age gracefully over time and develops a patina.

PRESERVING THE WATER TOWER OF ASIA WITH YAK LEATHER

Nicknamed the 'third pole', the Tibetan Plateau contains the largest reserve of water outside of the Arctic and Antarctic. It holds the source of the three largest rivers in Asia: the Yangtze, Yellow, and Mekong. These rivers are vital for the water supply and agriculture of over 1.8 billion people downstream. For over nine millennia, Tibetan nomads have safeguarded the plateau through a lifestyle interconnected with nature. Their lifestyle encourages biodiversity and plays a crucial role in reversing grassland degradation on the Tibetan Plateau. Yak hides are a natural byproduct of the nomadic lifestyle and would otherwise be wasted. Through upholstery made with Yak Leather, our goal is to support herder families which safeguard the fragile ecosystem on the Tibetan Plateau.

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