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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 [...]
Responsible Wool Standard at the Savory Institute VIP Event
On October 28th, Anne Gillespie spoke on the wool panel at Savory Institute’s dynamic annual conference in Boulder, Colorado. The Savory Institute is known for its work on Holistic Management, which has a lot to [...]
RWS Brand Training Event, November 30th, Milan
The next RWS brand training event will take place on November 30th, in Milan. This training seminar is designed to meet the needs of brands that want to understand how to work with the RWS. [...]
RWS features in Kathmandu 2016 Sustainability Report
Read about how Kathmandu participated in the development of the Responsible Wool Standard and initiated a pilot RWS programme in the recently published 2016 Kathmandu Sustainability Report.