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| annotationComment | as the main challenge |
| annotationAuthorName | Ananda Thrift |
| dateAdded | 2022-06-30T07:56:21Z |
| dateModified | 2022-06-30T07:57:17Z |
| annotationText | The complexity of the cashmere supply chain has made it difficult for brands to determine whether the cashmere they buy is coming from herders who adhere to environmental and animal-welfare standards. Once hair is removed from the goats, it passes through many middlemen. From Mongolia, it is usually shipped across the border to processing facilities in China, where the fibers are often mixed with those from goats raised in China, the world’s largest producer of cashmere. Then the fabric is either made into garments in China or shipped to Europe, where high-end brands such as Gucci and others use it |