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Cashmere standard expands partner base by 20%

By Haydn Davis
20 August 2026

Aid by Trade Foundation reports growth in verified cashmere, cotton and regenerative-fibre programmes during 2025

The Good Cashmere Standard

Hamburg - The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) has reported a 20% year-on-year increase in fashion and retail partners for The Good Cashmere Standard (GCS), taking the programme to 71 partners across 13 countries in 2025.

Writing in its latest annual report, the AbTF confirmed that more than 1.2 million garments carried the GCS label during the year, underlining growing demand for independently verified cashmere in international apparel supply chains.

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