News and Media about Wool
Introducing the CFW 10th Anniversary Scarf
The Campaign For Wool is celebrating its tenth anniversary with the launch of a limited edition wool scarf, designed in collaboration with Amy Powney from luxury sustainable brand Mother of Pearl and manufactured by Johnstons of Elgin. It will be available to purchase both NET- A-PORTER and Mother of Pearl websites.
The 10th Anniversary scarf […]
Action on wool needed now, say industry figures
NZ Herald – 13 July 2020.
National Council of New Zealand Wool Interests chairman Craig Smith says the big thing missing from the wool working group’s report is an action plan to deliver the recommendations.
Mr Smith, who is general manager of Devold Wool Direct, was part of the working group in the early stages when it was set up […]
Should Nylon and PET plastic pile carpet be banned in Australia and NZ?
This document contains the current opinion of Greg Galt (Managing Director of Supertuft Pty. Ltd.)
“The answer in my opinion is YES.”
Concerns for public health, the health of children and their ability to develop normally and concerns for our natural environment prompt me to express this opinion.
Nylon is highly flammable and releases asphyxiate gases such as Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) if burned. Therefore […]
Wool’s dire situation
The situation for wool may be dire, but Waipukurau woolbroker Philippa Wright is not walking away from it.
Wright hopes the situation will improve and says she’s not going to leave the industry just because of its present state. She says her staff are young, positive and enthusiastic […]
Independent Wool Brokers Make Successful Transition To Online Wool Auctions
The North Island’s independent wool brokers have made a successful transition to online trading this week by selling some of their wool on the Wool Online platform (www.woolonline.co.nz) rather than listing their entire catalogues at the traditional ‘open-cry’ auction held in Napier. While the market is still relatively low due to the on-going effects of Covid-19, […]
Wool Sheep Welfare
Based on the “Five Freedoms” of the OIE’s Terrestrial Animal Health Code, these Specifications for Wool Sheep Welfare were developed by the wool-growing country members of IWTO.
They reflect the diversity of wool production systems as well as the national legislative animal welfare frameworks of each wool growing country.
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