While leather is controversial, it will not surprise you that we are far more opposed to plastic-based alt-leathers, especially those that go to great lengths to hide their fossil fuel-based elements. Few alt-leathers have the eco-credentials of NFW’s Mirum.

While, historically, the idea of ‘clean’ leather would have been impossible, new technologies and makers are reducing the industry’s negative impacts and unlocking leather’s circular potential, making it an increasingly viable option. Especially once you factor in the all-important yet too often overlooked metric – longevity.