Sustainability & Responsibility

HUNTER only uses leather that meets the highest standards and is produced in a sustainable and innovative way. The raw hides used come almost exclusively from European breeding. As a result of an intensive development process in cooperation with our long-standing partners, we have succeeded in dispensing 100% with chrome tanning. The purely plant-based or synthetic combination tanning processes are particularly resource and environmentally friendly. All our leathers are also aniline-dyed, which allows the organic pigments to penetrate deep into the leather. The versatile leather thus retains its natural appearance and surface structure.

2014 (Vol. VIII) | »Project Togo«

»Project Togo« is located in the south-west of the Republic of Togo. In the administrative district of Agou, a 1,000 ha nature conservation zone is being afforested on a wasteland. Another focus is the provision of co-benefits from which the local population benefits directly. For example, a new school is being built, wells are being dug, solar panels are being installed, a road is being renovated and a health centre is being built.

2016 (Vol. IX) | »Project Germany Portfolio«

To protect and preserve our forests, the so-called »Bergwaldprojekt« organises voluntary ecological work assignments at various locations between the North Sea island of Amrum and the Bavarian Alps between February and December. Typical work sites are protection forests and protected areas (national parks), but also near-natural forests and biotopes. The spectrum of work ranges from planting and maintenance measures to erosion control, construction of footpaths and biotope maintenance to moorland and stream restoration.

2018 (Vol. X) | »Reduction of flue gas emissions and water treatment, Kenya«

The project aims to reduce the generation of flue gas emissions using various approaches. This involves replacing open fires or cooking stoves or providing individual solutions for filtering drinking water. In addition to avoiding open fires, this primarily protects local tree populations

2021 (Vol. XI) | »Clean cooking stoves, Nyungwe, Rwanda«

The project introduces efficient cooking stoves made of local clay and sand, which can reduce fuel consumption by two thirds compared to the traditional method of open three-stone fires.

After only a few days at the new location, the bees had already settled in well, have since been swarming out in a large radius and are producing the first, precious HUNTER honey as an aside. In the best case scenario, the »liquid gold« can be harvested twice a year and presented to employees, business partners and friends of the company as a very special gift.

Thanks to a natural habitat of around 1,000 m² behind the company building and an insect-friendly flowering strip on one of the neighbouring properties, it is ensured that the bee colonies always find enough food. Of course, the wild flowering plant diversity also offers other native insects such as bumblebees and butterflies a valuable, protected space with rich pollen and nectar sources. 

A professionally trained team checks every single return by hand and decides which options come into question to keep the product in circulation. Whether it's a repair in our leather manufactory, a special cleaning or the reattachment of a hangtag - we always find the best solution. 

Thanks to this approach, 95% of returned products are back in their original condition and ready for sale in no time at all. Anything that has »rough edges« and therefore does not 100% meet our strict quality standards finds its way into the outlet section of the HUNTER shop at our company headquarters or is donated to local animal welfare organisations. 

At HUNTER we also give imperfect products a second or third chance and hope that we can inspire other companies to rethink their approach to returns.

The location of the cultivation area at the foot of the Sierra Calderona mountains, just north of Valencia, is considered its »green lung«. Thanks to fertile soils and good climatic conditions, the harvests are high-yielding and the fruits are particularly aromatic. Since 2020, farmer Toni Artudeño and his team have been gradually converting to organic farming and have resumed traditional methods such as harvesting by hand. The organic fruit is packed in a sturdy box immediately after harvesting and delivered directly from the finca to HUNTER. Our tree produces around 30 kilos of sun-ripened oranges every season thanks to careful tending - enough for an extra portion of happiness and vitamins for the entire HUNTER team. 

 Copyright images: Crowdfarming.com 

All leather accessories from our manufactory in Bielefeld are exclusively provided with a small hanger with Euro perforation and, if necessary, a printed hangtag with important product information. The advantage is obvious: the unsurpassed quality of the materials used by HUNTER can hardly be judged better than through the haptic experience. Moreover, thanks to the lack of packaging, collars and harnesses can be tried on directly and adjusted to the individual measurements of the quadruped.