Yi Sheng Leather awarded LWG gold
1 May 2012PrimeAsia Leather have announced the achievement of Leather Working Group (LWG) gold for its Yi Sheng beamhouse. Yi Sheng also received the highest traceability rating, grade A. Grade A traceability means that greater than 90% of hides bought by Yi Sheng are traceable to the slaughterhouse.
Gold and grade A traceability are the highest standings that can be awarded following an LWG environmental audit. Yi Sheng is located in Ben Cat District, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam.
The gold award is due to the effort and focus of Yi Sheng, as a part of PrimeAsia, to focus on saving energy, reducing water usage, and increasing environmental management. The LWG environmental protocol continues to raise the requirements to attain gold, and thus, it is a major achievement to attain a LWG gold standing. Yi Sheng strives to uphold PrimeAsia’s progressive environmental goals and like other PrimeAsia facilities continue to advance global environmental stewardship.