Our ESG approach

Our ESG Policy, 2030 Sustainability Strategy and annual Sustainability Report

Driven by our mission to “create a sustainable leather value chain, together,” sustainability is at the core of everything we do. As a family-owned business, we recognize our responsibility to safeguard the interests of future generations—not only within our own family, but also for our employees, customers, industry partners, other stakeholders, and society at large. Accordingly, our ambition to lead with a robust Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) approach constitutes a fundamental pillar of our business strategy, critical to ensuring continuity for our family-owned business. Our ESG Policy forms the basis for our strategy and actions.

“Drops of Difference” – Royal Smit & Zoon 2030 Sustainability Strategy

Royal Smit & Zoon’s “Drops of Difference” Sustainability Strategy for 2030 enables us to effectively manage and continuously improve our most material ESG impacts, risk and opportunities. Our sustainability strategy 2030 builds upon our ESG roadmap 2025 and has been developed through thorough stakeholder engagement. “Drops of Difference” reinforces our commitments to our stakeholders, addresses a comprehensive range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) topics and provides a focused and actionable roadmap towards 2030.

Structured around four strategic pillars: Society, Solutions, Operations, and People, this strategy defines the next step in the company’s journey to accelerate positive transformation across the leather industry. With 14 clearly defined goals for 2030, the strategy focuses on driving industry transformation, delivering sustainable solutions, and leveraging Royal Smit & Zoon’s role as a world-class manufacturer, responsible business partner, and employer of choice. Every initiative contributing to these commitments and goals, across all pillars, is a ‘Drop of Difference’ supporting us in our mission of ‘creating a sustainable leather value chain, together’.

Sustainability Report

Royal Smit & Zoon considers transparency important to drive continuous improvement in creating a sustainable leather value chain. Our annual Sustainability Report discloses our progress on the 14 sustainability goals we set for 2030. The report also highlights our progress and commitment to building a sustainable leather value chain together with our stakeholders. It covers a broad range of ESG topics, showing our leadership in ESG and our commitment to drive progress and transformative action across the industry. This ESG report supports the communication to our stakeholders, including employees, suppliers, NGO’s, leather manufacturers and fashion brands.

Sustainability Report 2025  ESG Report 2024