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| annotationComment | Presentation of the problem, as one facing fashion labels. |
| dateAdded | 2022-06-30T07:48:41Z |
| parentItem | WSJ_Dalton-From-HM-to-Gucci.SRC.941b8116-6f82-4d95-ae7a-877b4cc356c7.pdf |
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| annotationAuthorName | Ananda Thrift |
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| annotationText | The mass production of cashmere, once solely a luxury good, is fueling ecological de struction that has fashion la bels searching for new sources of the fiber—or giving it up al together. Herds of cashmere goats, whose hair is used to produce the soft fabric, have grown sharply since the turn of the century in China and Mongo lia, which supply 90% of the world’s cashmere. The once-scarce fiber has become cheap enough for mass-market labels, resulting in billions of dollars in sales, but with ecological consequences. Millions of goats are chewing through the vast grasslands, known as steppe, that straddle the Mongolian-Chinese border. Nearly 60% of Mongolian pas ture land is degraded, the Mon golian government says, includ ing large swaths that have turned into desert. |
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| dateModified | 2022-06-30T07:49:11Z |