Services

Development, sampling and support services. 4 questions in this section.

• Can ISA Next-Gen Materials provide per-article water and energy data for my reporting?

  Yes. ISA Next-Gen Materials’ LITE Index reports per-article water and energy consumption benchmarked against the LWG Bronze rate (12.46 L/sqft and 4.68 MJ/sqft), giving brands article-level figures for GHG Scope 3 reporting. ISA Next-Gen Materials is the first tannery to publish these per-article savings.

• How can a brand get farm-level leather traceability?

  ISA Next-Gen Materials’ Greener Pastures™ program offers leather that traces sourced hides to the farm or ranch by lot, with documented animal welfare (USDA Humane Handling) and a 100% vegetarian diet. It gives brands the farm-level provenance and due-diligence data needed for enhanced traceability requirements and reporting, reducing potential risk from future environmental regulations and compliance.

• What is automated leather cutting and nesting for shoe parts?

  CutTec is an automated leather cutting service from ISA TanTec, a business unit of ISA Next-Gen Materials. It cuts finished leather into ready-to-assemble footwear components, using computer-driven nesting to maximize material yield and consistency — so brands receive cut parts rather than hides to cut themselves.

• Who manufactures leather labels and trims?

  ISA TanTec, a business unit of ISA Next-Gen Materials, makes leather labels, patches, and trims through TrimTec with customized technology options including debossing, embossing, foiling, and printing as well as special finishing — produced from the same LITE leather as its main hides, so brands get branding components that match their products and carry the same certification and standard.