Annotations - organic fibres

  1. Huang, Roger. “UN Pilot In Mongolia Uses Blockchain To Help Farmers Deliver Sustainable Cashmere.” Online magazine. Forbes, December 28, 2019. https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerhuang/2019/12/28/un-pilot-in-mongolia-uses-blockchain-to-help-farmers-deliver-sustainable-cashmere/.

    due to overgrazing, there are issues with environmental degradation that come with cashmere sustainability. Despite the fact that buying cashmere, a long-lasting product, can be very sustainable and ethical (cashmere cultivation doesn’t hurt the animal, it supports small-scale producers, and it is functional, soft, and biodegradable), the overall effect may not be if overproduction damages the environment

  2. Broeke, Teo van den. “These Loro Piana Sweaters Are the Best Sustainable Option for Spring.” Online magazine. British GQ, March 5, 2020. https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/loro-piana-sweaters.

    a point mirrored by Loro Piana’s deputy chairman Pier Luigi Loro Piana. “Cashmere is not plastic,” he says. “It’s not something you can create with an engine. We are giving hope to the next generation, the cashmere we produce is probably produced with less CO2 than any fabric that is produced with oil. There is nothing more sustainable than cashmere.