Working on the mountain slopes is extremely difficult, as virtually no machinery can be used. I work only for my animals.
Mountain pastures are home to biodiversity: marmots run and play among our cattle, and without our animal husbandry, instead of meadow, there would soon be nothing but barren ground.
The idyllic alpine pastures shape the mountain landscape, they offer nature lovers a varied environment and are home to over half of all alpine animal and plant species. The conservation of the pastures guarantees the biodiversity and tourist attractiveness of our natural world.
This traditional livestock farming is a particularly important building block in the cycle of nature.
However, the conservation of the landscape cannot be separated from animal husbandry. Depending on the region, up to 60% of our animals are “alped” on the mountain pastures by we cattle farmers, which means they spend the summer on the steep mountain meadows of the alpine pastures and Alps. The animals perform the work up there that would be almost impossible for us humans: they graze the meadows and create space for new plants and fertilise the impassable areas with their dung.
This traditional livestock farming is a particularly important building block in the cycle of nature.
This is the only world we have, which is why we do everything we can to preserve human health and the natural environment: this of course includes ensuring that Perwanger leathers contain no harmful substances.
We are proud to have been awarded the strict OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD environmental certificate for our high-performance leathers.
