Pangea defines its Sustainability strategy as an important guide to strengthen the change towards a circular leather industry. It first started its sustainability efforts in 2021 and as a result of the significant progress of its second sustainability report, it also introduced its advanced product series.
In the name of sustainability, transparency and traceability of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities have become the main focus of companies. Automotive leather manufacturer Pangea also sees its sustainability strategy as a guide to drive change towards a circular leather industry.
“In line with the ever-evolving needs of automotive customers, we combine our proprietary tanning and finishing processes to create leather products,” said Roger Pinto, Director of Innovation and Sustainability at Pangea. “These products come to life and are truly personalized through numerous enrichments and custom cuts before being delivered for seat assembly.” said.
As a fair and equal company, Pangea uses a substrate that would otherwise be thrown away, upcycled and turned into genuine leather. The report, which covers the company’s sustainability efforts, 2021 activities and includes a large part of the 2022 report, highlights the achievements in the sustainability road map. Among many key metrics, the company says it has reduced electricity consumption by 3% and recycled 10% more waste compared to 2021, and CSR targets have minimized environmental impacts, including using 70% more renewable chemicals compared to 2021 levels.
Pangea, which has released ‘Advanced Product’ for its automotive customers, describes it as the perfect canvas for creating unique luxury interiors inspired by the Natural world. Like the equipment levels on a new vehicle, Pangea’s interior solutions are bio-based, consisting of components from various processes, natural chemistry, mechanical processes and meticulous craftsmanship, he explained.
It says it has been tested and prepared for use by automotive manufacturers around the world. One material recipe has a 10% lower CO2 emissions potential in production than standard surface materials, while another has over 90% bio-based content and over a third of its chemistry is fully renewable.
