IWTO Green Book defends wool’s footprint

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New project argues wool’s environmental impact is being overstated, using peer-reviewed data to position the fibre as a lower-footprint alternative to fossil-fuel synthetics

BRUSSELS – The International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) has released a new ‘Green Book’ which uses data to argue that wool is less environmentally damaging than synthetic fibres spun from fossil fuels.

The book, available for free, contains peer-reviewed research claiming conventional environmental accounting unfairly treats wool, alongside practical standards for responsible grazing and ecosystem health.

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