Detailed work on traceability that Tapestry has been carrying out since 2019 could help companies in different parts of the supply chain respond to regulatory requirements, including EUDR.

Leathergoods and footwear group Tapestry is hoping to mark a key milestone in addressing deforestation in the leather value chain. It wants its efforts to establish a traceability approach to be of help to the entire sector and to contribute to industry standards. It believes its work may even help the leather industry resolve the challenges it faces in meeting the demands of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

The heated discussion about EUDR may have gone quiet since the authorities in the European Union agreed to delay its implementation by one year, but it has not gone away. The regulation will now come into force for large companies on December 30, this year, and for smaller companies, on June 30, 2026. European operators offering hides, skins, semi-finished and finished leather to customers (inside or outside the EU) are going to have to be able to show that their material has no link to land where recent deforestation has taken place. Tapestry, the parent group of Coach, Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade, may be in a position to help.

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