Sustainability

Our Inspiration

We are deeply concerned about the environment as human beings over the years have misused and deprecated nature's inheritance. This misuse of earth's resources has further led to irreversibly polluting the earth, cruelty towards animals and making the earth unsustainable.

Our Vision

“We, at VBL, pledge to leave a better earth than we inherited for upcoming generations through our continuous efforts towards our products and work ethics.”

Harsh V Bhuwalka, Managing Director

Compliance & Certifications

SA8000®

Social Certification

The SA8000® standard is the leading social certification standard for factories and organizations across the globe. Over the years, the standard has evolved into a framework that helps certified organizations demonstrate their dedication to the fair treatment of workers across industries in all countries.

ISO 9001:2015

Technical Certification

The ISO 9001:2015 specifies the requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. It aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system.

Member of Leather Working Group

Member Network

This provides an immediate access to an established environmental auditing system that has been developed by the world's leading centres of excellence for the leather industry that are in conjunction with several major brands and their tanner suppliers. The network supports the promotion of continual improvement in environmental performance.

Sourcing

REACH Compliant Materials

REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals Regulation by the European Union (EU). This is a horizontal framework that is applicable to all parts and products sold in the EU.

RoHS Compliant Materials

RoHS stands for Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive by the European Union (EU). This is a vertical sector-specific law that focuses on all electronic and electrical equipment.

LWG Certified Suppliers

LWG was formed in April 2005. The LWG is a group of brands, retailers, product manufacturers, leather manufacturers, chemical suppliers and technical experts that have worked together to develop an environmental stewardship protocol specifically for the leather manufacturing industry.