What is The Good Cashmere Standard

The Good Cashmere Standard

Standard

The Good Cashmere Standard stands for sustainably certified cashmere from farms where goats are treated responsibly, where the environment is protected, and the social, ecological, and economic living conditions of cashmere farmers and their families are respected. Following AbTF’s approach to activate market forces instead of collecting donations, brands and retailers pay a licence fee to get permission to source sustainable cashmere that is certified under The Good Cashmere Standard and to label their products accordingly. Income from licence fees is then reinvested to foster the impact of The Good Cashmere Standard, pay for verification of the sustainably produced cashmere and benefit goats, farmers and the environment equally.

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Active

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audited

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Which ESG topics does the data source address?

Below you find the impact areas within the Responsibly Impact Parameter Framework which are covered by this data source.

Workplace health and safety

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Workplace systems and procedures

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Minimum wage

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Equal opportunity, rights and treatment

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Gender pay gap

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Working hours

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Paid overtime

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Workplace grievance mechanism

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Compliance to local laws and regulations

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Working contract

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Freedom of association and collective bargaining

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Workplace harassment and mistreatment

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Protection of vulnerable groups

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Forced or compulsory labor

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Minimum age and child labor

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Biodiversity