Pak Leather-based Crafts Restricted (PSX: PAKL) has introduced that its Board of Administrators has authorized making use of for membership of the Leather-based Working Group (LWG), a UK-based worldwide audit and certification physique, as a part of efforts to strengthen its export footprint.
The choice was taken in the course of the board assembly held on February 20, 2026, in line with a submitting made to the Pakistan Inventory Alternate on Thursday.
LWG units internationally acknowledged requirements to certify all levels of the leather-based provide chain, from uncooked disguise sourcing to completed leather-based manufacturing. Certification by LWG is taken into account a key requirement for supplying to many world manufacturers and retailers, notably in america and Europe, the place accountable and sustainable sourcing practices are strongly emphasised.
The corporate mentioned that getting LWG certification would enable it to entry worldwide provide chains which might be at the moment out of attain, thereby instantly supporting increased export alternatives for Pakistan’s leather-based manufacturing sector.
Pak Leather-based Crafts expects the transfer to reinforce its compliance profile and competitiveness in world markets, aligning its operations with worldwide sustainability and audit benchmarks.