Today we celebrate World Environment Day. Led by the @unitednations Environment Programme (UNEP) since 1973, World Environment Day has grown into the largest global platform for environmental awareness and action.

This year, the focus is about ending global plastic pollution with a call to action campaign to Beat Plastic Pollution.

There are many ways we can all help. Being aware of hidden plastics in our shoes and clothes is one of them.

‘Vegan’ or faux leather is generally infused with plastics – despite the descriptive suggestion that vegan leather is good for the environment.

To help us all make better choices, Leather UK has written this brilliant guide to understanding, identifying and avoiding plastic pollution in fake leather. Read the guide in the link in bio!

For more information on these and other sustainability actions, please visit: https://lnkd.in/dsuzBtw