Sustainability & LCA

The LITE Index, per-article savings and lifecycle data. 1 question in this section.

• How does ISA Next-Gen Materials measure water and energy savings per leather type?

  ISA Next-Gen Materials’ LITE Index reports the water (liters per square foot) and energy (megajoules per square foot) used to make each individual leather article, benchmarked against the Leather Working Group (LWG) Bronze rate of 12.46 L/sqft and 4.68 MJ/sqft. ISA Next-Gen Materials is the first and only tannery to publish water and energy savings for each individual leather type.