News

IWTO Guidelines for Wool Sheep Welfare
(2014-07-10)

Wool is increasingly seen by caring consumers as a sustainable lifestyle choice for fashion and interiors. Fashion and Retail now, as a matter of course, are asking textile... more »
Wool's Technical Properties Showcased by HRH The Prince of Wales
(2014-06-13)

HRH The Prince of Wales marked the Campaign for Wool’s 5th Anniversary yesterday at Clarence House by highlighting two of wool’s most beneficial technical properties... more »
Can Sheep Save the Planet? Yes - says Allan Savory!
(2014-05-07)

On 29 April 2014 at the IWTO Congress in Cape Town, Allan Savory held an inspirational talk about how sheep are an important factor in stopping desertification and climate change. “Desertification... more »

Publications

The IWTO Guidelines for Wool Sheep Welfare
(2014-06-17)

The IWTO Guidelines to Wool Sheep Welfare are based on the universally recognised five freedoms. While specifically relevant to the global wool sheep production industry, these... more »
Green Wool Facts - the wool industry and the environment
(2013-06-27)

What exactly does LCA stand for? Why is an LCA for wool important? What is the role of sheep within the natural Carbon Cycle? These kind of important questions are addressed by... more »
IWTO Market Information 2013
(2011-10-05)

Published yearly the IWTO Market Information provides statistical coverage of all aspects of wool production, processing, manufacture and trade, essential to governments, analysts,... more »
Wool in Architecture and Interior Design
(2011-07-25)

The book 'Wool in Architecture and Interior Design' brings together some of the world's finest architects and presents their ideas about the innovative usage of wool in modern... more »
Wool for Interior Textiles
(2010-12-06)

IWTO has published a brochure outlining the benefits of Wool for the Interior Textiles sector and highlighting some of the astonishing properties of wool, such as - for example... more »
IWTO Regulations (White Book) Edition 2013/14
(2010-09-13)

IWTO Regulations define the sampling and certification procedures and detail the procedures for resolving disputes in relation to certified test results. Hence they are important... more »
IWTO Specifications (Red Book) Edition 2013/14
(2010-09-07)

IWTO Specifications include all test methods and draft test methods developed within the Committees of IWTO for the measurement of wool fibre, yarn and fabric properties. Full... more »

Events

83rd IWTO Congress in Cape Town, South Africa
(2014-04-28)

IWTO's 83rd Congress took place in Cape Town, South Africa from 28-30 April 2014. Over 225 delegates participated in the development of the industry strategy and networking to... more »
Multi-Stakeholder Meeting
(2014-12-01)

From Sheep to Shop - Shaping and strengthening international policy for the wool industry more »
Wool Round Table Brussels 2014
(2014-12-02)

Annual meeting for IWTO members to meet and discuss wool industry strategy and projects. more »

Campaigns

IWTO Report: Pitti Immagine Filati opens curtains to an energetic season AW 2015/16
(2014-07-29)

Pitti Immagine Filati was the first real pointer to fortunes for autumn/ winter 2015/16 and as such it gave a clear direction. Spinners were confident, buyers seemed optimistic,... more »
Member of the Month - DWI
(2014-07-10)

This month we talked to Dr Thomas Schmidt about member DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials (formerly German Wool Research Institute, Deutsches Wollforschungsinstitut).... more »
Comfort Index Study - Summary of the results
(2013-02-21)

The idea of Comfort Index Study originated from the broad concept of ‘wool for human health and wellness’. This study was conducted to compare various properties of... more »
Cool Wool Campaign launched
(2012-02-24)

Woolmark relaunches the successful Cool Wool Campaign for Summer 2012 The Woolmark Company is working with Europe’s premium wool weavers specialising in lightweight... more »