Woolmark Introduces First-Ever Sustainability Online Course Designed for Textile Industry
The Woolmark Company, a global authority on Merino wool, has recently launched an online course specially designed to enhance insight into sustainability and management at the Woolmark Learning Centre. The course is available free of cost.
The full-fledged course designed by industry experts will help designers, brands, manufacturers, tertiary students, and tutors move the industry towards less impactful product and business models with wool. The course comprises theory and practical examples of circular design, regenerative agriculture and manufacturing processes with reduced impacts within the wool supply chain.
Livia Firth, co-founder and creative director of Eco-Age, said: "This course explores the key issues and questions relating to sustainable development, legislation, global goals, and ways to measure and manage our impacts on people and the planet. As a global community, we have the opportunity to change how we operate, to work within the planet’s boundaries, and to respect and protect the people throughout global supply chains.”
Throughout the course, industry leaders such as Livia Firth, Clare Press, Charles Ross, Leanne Kemp, Dr Stephen Wiedemann, and Dr Charles Massy provide exclusive insights into the challenges and opportunities of sustainability in the textile and fashion industries, according to a press release from the company.
General manager for processing innovation & education extension, The Woolmark Company, Julie Davies, said: "With 80 per cent of the overall impact of a garment defined by the design stage, this course will equip designers and brands with access to information about how they can use wool to meet sustainable development targets and align to sustainability commitments."
Once the learners complete the course, they will be in a position to help build resilient businesses during this volatile period. They will also get an independent certification from Credly to include on their digital CVs on the successful completion of the course.
The Woolmark Learning Centre entails free, world-class educational resources about wool for learners at all levels.
