OUR IMPACT | WELFARE STANDARDS FOR ALL
Conscious Cashmere
Upon the founding in 2018, Cara Cashmere has been focused on becoming part of the solution, not the problem, around fashion.
As a slow fashion label, we wanted to ensure everything – from the cashmere fibre source to the end garment, was ethical, sustainable and transparent.
Cara started with one small family supplier who have their own goat herds on the Mongolian Steppes. Their livelihood was centred on the care and longevity of their family and their herds and our values aligned with their family-centric operation.
We have expanded in that time, but still continue to support the responsible sourcing and production of cashmere by acquiring our yarn through Sustainable Fibre Alliance and Good Cashmere Standard members only.
ENGINEERING & DESIGNING SLOW FASHION
Our Product
We still work with the same original family supplier, but now partner with other small suppliers – all of which adhere to the strict code of SFA or Good Cashmere Standard-certified products.
Being a slow fashion brand, we are not as trend driven and focus on smaller production runs with limited edition pieces and colours, which make our pieces unique and desirable.
Our work is still ongoing and by 2025, we want to become fully circular with the introduction of a cashmere recycling scheme and the repurposing of this beautiful fibre to live another day in the guise of another garment.
What we do at present, with this recycling goal ever present in our vision, is assess any cashmere pieces bought from us that sustains accidental damage or wear. If it’s possible for us to carry out, we will repair free of charge. This includes (but is not limited to) being run over by a wheelie bag, chewed on by a puppy or cut up by a 6 year-old child – all of which has happened in our time and we were able to make almost seamless repairs!
CARING FOR OUR PLANET
Packaging
We have achieved our goal of almost zero single-use plastic in our supply chain.
All our packaging is either recyclable, compostable or designed to be repurposed.
This includes our packing boxes, tape and shipping labels acquired through Hero.
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