Once coveted for its rare, super-soft purity, cashmere is now outgrowing the luxury niche due to its rising use in casual, affordable garments – particularly in athleisure. But it's a change with potentially dire environmental consequences for the grasslands on which cashmere production depends. Cashmere – prized as ‘the diamond of fibres’ – comes from the fine winter undercoat of the hircus laniger goat. These graze on natural grasslands, mostly on the Central and East Asian steppe. The finene…
Join CO to access this content
Common Objective (CO) is the global platform for sustainable fashion. Join 50,000+ industry members committed to doing fashion better, access 300+ resources and tools, attend inspiring events and grow your network.
Sign up for free
