Jeanne Carver spoke at last month’s Textile Exchange conference in Dublin, Ireland, about how Shaniko Wool Company is conducting research with its Farm Group producers on carbon sequestration and biodiversity support, with their first-of-its-kind Carbon Initiative.

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At this time, in 2020, Shaniko Wool Company is the only supplier of RWS certified wool in North America.

Like the proverbial tree falling in a forest, a company’s sustainability efforts may not make noise without the right observation. Oregon-based farming group Shaniko Wool Company has launched an initiative that scientifically measures its producers’ carbon sequestration through a combination of soil and bio-based sampling, laboratory analysis and modeling. Aside from improving transparency and backing.

Leslie Davis Burns and Jeanne Carver have co-authored Stories of Fashion, Textiles, and Place, which follows the journeys of five companies with evolving sustainable supply chains in the fashion and textile industry. Each of the profiled companies are committed to advancing cultural traditions of a particular place.

With a back-to-the-land approach that considers the betterment of the Earth’s future, Jeanne Carver has been a force in the wool and textile industry for over two decades.

Vancouver, Wash. (April 5, 2021) — Like for so many others, the Covid-19 pandemic inspired Crafts Group, parent company of Knit Picks, to embark on something new. With shutdowns over the last year spurring knitters to knit more and driving beginners to the craft in order to fill their time spent at home doing something that helped them feel safe, productive and happy, the demand for yarn accelerated.