Cashmere crisis? Uncovering the climate risk facing luxury fashion

Madeleine Cuff
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Climate change threatens to disrupt the supply of luxury raw materials to the fashion industry, endangering the business models of some of the world's most famous designer brands

The softest cashmere in the world is found on the neck of Inner Mongolia cashmere goat. Its fine winter undercoat is brushed once a year in Spring to yield a few ounces of the longest, softest cashmere...

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