Annotations - ethical sourcing

White + Warren cashmere is ethically sourced in Mongolia and knit at our manufacturing partners. All of our cashmere is made from fiber traceable to regions of Inner Mongolia. Our design team worked with our factory to develop a cashmere wash with an exceptionally soft hand feel, and our designers formulate unforgettable colors each season.

using blockchain to trace cashmere would help to uplift the poor and marginalized, help

(corruption) #animal-welfare #ethical-sourcing -- These are strong claims that are asserted with reference to the Convergence report.

Imagine a world where everything you buy will inevitably have a positive impact on the developing world, such as: ● helping to uplift the poor and marginalized ● aid in fighting corruption ● insurance of animal welfare ● guarantees of ethical sourcing

From the opening sentence of the report. This is a variation of #transformative-values , and potentially #consumer-self-awareness , but the appeal is directed to a consumer who has not already thought of these issues: the reader is invited to "imagine" a world, which assumes they have not already done so -- in the sense that they are not already committed to ethical consumerism. The projected future in which "everything you buy will inevitably have a positive impact on the developing world" implies a frictionless altruism, whereby the consumer can be comfortable with the knowledge that their product choices are "inevitably" good, without the need for deliberate engagement. #frictionless-ethical-consumerism The specific claims relate to #poverty-reduction , #governance , #animal-welfare , #ethical-sourcing