News
RWS Training, Argentina – 27 June, 2017
We invite you to attend our RWS training event in Trelew, Argentina in collaboration with STS Focus Trelew to learn about the standard and how you can work with it. Speakers: Stuart Adams (Textile Exchange) Pablo Borrelli [...]
June 20, 2017 IWG Meeting
A Responsible Wool Standard IWG meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 10:00 AM EST to provide some news and updates on the progress of standard from the past several months. If [...]
Shanghai & London RWS Training Materials Available!
Thank you to all who attended our two previous RWS trainings in Shanghai and London. For those of you who missed out on these opportunities to learn more about the RWS and how it can [...]
Victoria’s Avington Merinos is Australia’s first Responsible Wool Standard farm
By Terry Sim, 15 May 2017 AUSTRALIA’S first wool-growing properties have been certified under the international sheep and wool welfare program, the Responsible Wool Standard. The first property to gain farm certification under the standard [...]
Textile Exchange and New Zealand Merino sign MOU
The two organizations recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) detailing the alignment between the ZQ Accreditation program and the RWS. As a result of this agreement, wool grown under the ZQ Accreditation program (ZQ [...]
RWS Kick Start Program
We are pleased to announce the launch of the RWS Kick Start program, where companies can demonstrate their leadership and commitment to sustainability by helping to fast-forward the adoption of the Responsible Wool Standard. By [...]
RWS Toolkit – Sourcing for Brands and Retailers now available
Visit the Tools and Support section of the website to download a copy of the RWS Toolkit - Sourcing for Brands and Retailers for guidance on how to create a RWS sourcing strategy.
RWS Brand Training Event – New York, 21 February
Are you working with wool? If so, do you have a strategy to address the welfare of the sheep and the land they graze on? Are you able to confidently manage the risks in your [...]