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Transparent production

Transparent production at Gusti Leder – what does that mean?

At Gusti Leder, in addition to high product quality, one thing is paramount: transparency! Right from the start, our CEO Christian Pietsch was committed to approaching the topics of leather and production in India with realism and honesty.

Showing customers as openly as possible how our products are manufactured has become one of our company's greatest strengths.

Our corporate philosophy

The conditions under which animals are kept and slaughtered for the leather industry, as well as the production and working conditions in India, have rightly polarized opinion. In the consumer-oriented fashion world, such issues quickly fade into the background.

Gusti Leder takes a clear stance that firmly supports values ​​such as sustainability, ecology, animal welfare and human rights.

By regularly checking compliance with all guidelines and providing extensive training to our employees, we can represent our work with a clear conscience.
By being honest and open about these issues, we have built a strong relationship of trust with our customers.

Creating transparency: From theory to practice

We place particular importance on our collaborative, trusting relationship with our producers, based on long-standing business relationships. This is the only way we can ensure compliance with our sustainable, humanitarian goals in production. We also want to communicate these structures externally.

We want our customers to know exactly what lies behind a product they want to buy.

  • This gives you the opportunity to find out about each product:

    ► Tanning (vegetable or chemical)
    ► Country of manufacture (India or Italy)
    ► Type of leather (buffalo leather, cowhide, goatskin)
    ► Producer (Large producer or smaller family business)

    You will also find a 360° panorama for each product, which shows you the production environment in which your leather item was manufactured.

  • On our website you will find information on a wide range of topics relating to leather and production at Gusti!

    Learn about:

    ► Sustainability
    ► The name Gusti
    ► Gusti Leder against child labor
    ► Cattle slaughter in India
    ► Pricing policy
    ► Our own brands: Gusti Leder nature & Gusti Leder studio

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