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Everlane has branded itself as committed to sustainability and “radical transparency.” But remote employees for the fashion brand are unionizing, saying that they’re treated as “expendable.”

Naadam shows exactly how it’s scaling its business.

The video exposé shows goats screaming in pain and fear as workers tear their hair out.

Focusing on systemic change and partnering with experts is the key to building a more sustainable cashmere industry, Burberry’s responsibility programme director Jocelyn Wilkinson argued at the Drapers Sustainable Fashion event today.

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Loro Piana celebrates its support for herdsmen in Inner & Outer Mongolia and their Capra hircus goats with a new film.

Led by Kering along with the Wildlife Conservation Society, Rio Tinto and with collaboration from Stanford University and NASA, the South Gobi Cashmere Project is redefining high quality cashmere production in the Mongolian steppe. An initiative that pays back today.

“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.”― Pablo Neruda. This sustainable fashion editorial shows the beauty of wearing with pride ethical brands in a story that show the current uncertain time we are living these days.

Frances Austen produces sustainable, long-lasting clothing items made from cashmere and silk that are 100% biodegradable. Learn more about these fashions.

Cashmere. One of the rarest and most luxurious fibres in the world. But do you know exactly how the fabric is made? How ethical is cashmere?

[publisher] In drafting The Good Cashmere Standard, the Aid by Trade Foundation has defined a new benchmark for the production of sustainable cashmere. The Standard incorporates the Five Freedoms as defined by the Farm Animal Welfare Council. The Good Cashmere Standard follows three main principles: promote animal welfare in cashmere production, support cashmere farmers to secure a sustainable source of income and protect the environment.

[publisher] LA startup Reformation has a line of "Conscious Cashmere" made with 70% recycled cashmere. While not as sustainable as 100% recycled options, Reformation's Conscious Cashmere ($148) is a rare opportunity to shop responsibly without making trade-offs for style. In my experience, Reformation's mostly recycled cashmere was indistinguishable from new cashmere — and it's held up well for over a year of less-than-gentle handling. Reformation's VP of Sustainability Kathleen Talbot spoke with Business Insider about the sweater line and the company's sustainability practices at large.

Editorial critiquing the United States' Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act, which would allow duty-free imports of Mongolian cashmere products, as potentially encouraging unsustainable cashmere production. "In its rush to expand trade with Mongolia, the United States must ensure that it doesn’t inadvertently disrupt the efforts of those already working to create change in Mongolia’s cashmere production. If not carefully managed, Americans’ demand for cashmere could contribute to the destruction of Mongolia’s natural environment—leaving the country’s herders with only fleeting wealth and permanent loss of their ancestral lands."

America fell in love with the luxury wool just as the Mongolian industry that supplied it spiralled into trouble.

Report on the Sustainable Cashmere Project in Mongolia. The author is the AFR International Fashion Editor; the article, which was written with financial assistance from Rio Tinto, is featured in Rio Tinto marketing materials.

The mass production of cashmere, once a luxury good, is fueling ecological destruction that has fashion labels searching for new sources of the fiber—or giving it up altogether.

[publisher] It was one of the fastest-growing emerging markets during the commodities boom. Since the bust, the government and ordinary Mongolians have traded a culture of self-sufficiency for deep indebtedness.

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Slow, sustainable fashion, designed in Zurich, crafted in Mongolia. Each piece in this collection reflects the natural treasures of the Mongolian Steppe and the care and dedication Nomads have for their land and animals.

Sustainable, luxury cashmere and yak wool brand interweaving the nomadic culture of Mongolia with the Swiss eye for meticulous, high-quality design. Born of Nomad focuses is on the nomadic people who have herded goats and yaks for many years, and creating cultural awareness, supporting the nomadic w

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[publisher] The fashion industry is focusing on the future of being a more eco-friendly industry, leading to more innovations in reducing waste when possible. Designer Kim Winser is utilizing recycled cashmere to create a fashionable poncho.

An area twice the size of Texas is at risk of degradation. Can scientists turn the tide?

Get updates on First standard for sustainable cashmere unveiled and more news related to textile industry at Fibre2Fashion

Large scale international brands, such as Gucci, and H&M, have expressed their readiness to partner if cashmere is prepared in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way in Mongolia.

Sustainable cashmere, velvet, and tailored tuxedo blouses.

The sustainable, ethical cashmere marketplace may have a bit of a transparency problem.

Naadam’s Summer Cashmere collection, which includes dresses, tanks, pants, cardigans, skirts, and shorts, is breathable and comfortable in warm weather.

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Should we be purchasing the luxury material if we want to support sustainability?

Recycled cashmere is the eco-conscious choice, sustainable, luxurious and long lived.

Let yourself be seduced by the refined style of men's wool and cashmere coats by Emporio Armani. Discover all EA's nylon coats made for the middle seasons.

It's versatile, it's adaptive, it's contemporary, it's cool - luxury garments designed and knit to bring out the nomad in all of us.

Pieces made using fabrics such as organic cotton and regenerated cashmere

[publisher] In drafting The Good Cashmere Standard, the Aid by Trade Foundation has defined a new benchmark for the production of sustainable cashmere. The Standard incorporates the Five Freedoms as defined by the Farm Animal Welfare Council. The Good Cashmere Standard follows three main principles: promote animal welfare in cashmere production, support cashmere farmers to secure a sustainable source of income and protect the environment.

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Environmentally sensitive needn’t equate to unsexy

Each collection of Le Kasha is linked with my trip in the place where I found the inspiration.  For « Cachemire de Voyage », my collection of pure cashmere from Inner Mongolia, I have been for a week around the Gobi Desert with Harper ( the photographer ) and Khasar ( our guide ), to meet the elders, the cashmere goats

The UN, through the UNDP, is using blockchain in a pilot to help Mongolian farmers unlock value in their cashmere exports.

Cashmere brand White + Warren launches a sustainable collection titled Reclaimed Cashmere.

Shocking footage and pictures have captured how workers in Asia savagely collect hair from goats for the cashmere industry. The goats are sent to slaughterhouses to be cruelly killed after.

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