Sustainability and wool
Issued by
The Woolmark Company
Earners of the Sustainability and Wool badge have a foundational knowledge of the opportunities and solutions for creating products with a positive legacy. Designers and brands gain an understanding of how they can measure and manage the textile industry’s impact on people, planet and prosperity.
- Type Validation
- Level Foundational
- Time Hours
Earning Criteria
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To be awarded this level of industry recognition, learners must successfully complete the Woolmark Learning Centre’s Sustainability and Wool course, passing all knowledge checks associated with the badge standards outlined above.
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Understand the concepts of sustainability and sustainable development and appreciate the impacts our activities are having on the planet, people and prosperity, from individuals to the global economy as a whole.
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Outline the key global frameworks and systems that can support sustainable development and recognise how these frameworks can guide sustainable development, with a focus on the fashion and textiles industry.
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Describe the various raw materials that form the building blocks of the fashion and textile industry and outline how they fit into the global textile supply chain.
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Explain how traceability can be the first step for the textile industry to understand the industry’s impact on the three pillars of sustainability (planet, people and prosperity).
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Discuss the concept of a circular economy in relation to the textile and fashion industry, and to wool in particular.
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Describe a range of tools and programs that are available to help understand and manage potential risks and benefits of products and services from the textile and fashion industry.
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Outline how wool can offer a sustainable solution for the textiles and fashion industry by investigating each stage of the wool lifecycle.