{"id":1291,"date":"2024-04-02T10:21:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T10:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.williamhalstead.co.uk\/?p=1291"},"modified":"2024-04-02T10:23:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T10:23:15","slug":"the-cloth-choice-for-ethical-luxury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.williamhalstead.co.uk\/the-cloth-choice-for-ethical-luxury","title":{"rendered":"The Cloth Choice for Ethical Luxury"},"content":{"rendered":"

At William Halstead, we believe traditional manufacturing can coexist with sustainability and traceability. We take pride in using ethical and responsible processes within our business.<\/p>\n

It is important to us as a company, to meet the highest animal welfare standards, and constantly innovate to meet the growing demand for sustainable textiles. This is evident in many of our stock supported and seasonal collections, where we have tried to incorporate as many Responsible Wool Standard<\/a> (RWS) and Responsible Mohair Standard<\/a> (RMS) certified cloth options as possible.<\/p>\n

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RWS and RMS is an industry tool designed to recognise the best practices of farmers, ensuring that wool comes from farms with a progressive approach to managing their land and from sheep that have been treated responsibly.<\/p>\n

As an independent, voluntary standard, companies can choose to become certified to the RWS. The standard is globally applicable to all breeds of sheep and provides a robust chain of custody system, from farm to final product.<\/p>\n

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To qualify the wool, we source, must meet the required standards in three key areas:<\/p>\n