Wool

A new initiative to help wool and cotton producers in the US is targeted at greenhouse gas reduction, emissions and sequestration, along with equity, social justice, including benefits for historically underserved groups.

LVMH is one of the biggest and richest luxury conglomerates in the world, and the vicuña wool for its Loro Piana brand is exquisite and expensive. But the indigenous farmers in Peru remain impoverished and exploited, an investigation by Bloomberg has revealed.

A seven-year Wool and Mohair Value-chain Competitiveness Project (WaMCoP) in Lesotho will promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth and help create private sector jobs.

A research project in the UK is conducting a feasibility study to evaluate the potential of reducing micron count of finer wool quality UK sheep breeds to increase productivity, sustainability and resilience for sheep farmers and the wool industry.

Netherlands could soon stop discarding the millions of tonnes of wool thanks to a Dutch designer’s innovative robot.

Estonian startup Woola that creates protective wool packaging by replacing plastic has received another round of funding of 2.5 million euros.

Biella, located in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, is home to Italy’s wool textile industry. This traditional and iconic city now hosts the annual Natural Fibres Connect conference, from where texfash.com gets this report.

In an effort to bring about sustainable solutions to global supply chains, a project is on to trace Australian wool fibres right up to the final fabric.

With concern mounting over microplastics and the search for sustainable options, the woollen swimsuits of the past could be the swimwear of the future.

The US Department of Agriculture has granted $30 million to support the expansion of climate-smart wool and cotton production on 135 farms and ranches spread across 2.1 million acres.