Cashmere • SANE

Cashmere fiber comes from cashmere goat hairs. More than 80% of the world’s cashmere is produced in China and Mongolia.

The main environmental issue stemming from cashmere is that goats pull the grass out by the roots when they eat instead of cutting it. As a result, the grass does not grow back, leading to land desertification. This, combined with an overpopulation of goats, results in a real environmental threat.

Mongolia is now suffering the consequences of this overgrazing through cashmere goats. The breeding of more than 20 million cashmere goats is the principal cause of the massive desertification threatening 77% of the surface of the country.

Cashmere does not belong to SANE Approved material unless it is recycled or comes from a certified responsible livestock farming.

Copy Partner: Sustain Your Style; Picture: Johnstons of Elgin
Other sources: E3S Web of Conferences 2020, Facts and Details, Eurasianet

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