An emerging research & collaboration platform
Every fibre carries a place, a herd, a livelihood.
Cashmere Futures connects the herders who raise the goats, the spinners and weavers who turn fibre into fabric, the researchers who study the sector, and the industry and policy actors who shape it — working toward a more sustainable, inclusive and transformative future for cashmere.
Five ways in
01 — 05Purpose & direction
The thinking behind Cashmere Futures — why now, and where it's headed.
The people behind the fibre
Herding and artisan communities — from goat herders to hand-spinners and weavers — whose livelihoods are tied to cashmere, region by region.
Evidence & ideas
Work addressing sustainability, transformation, and what comes next for the sector.
Where cashmere comes from
An interactive look at the countries and regions shaping the global sector.
Join the work
For researchers, practitioners and organisations who want to get involved.
Cashmere is graded finer than almost any other fibre — and the sector deserves the same care.
Cashmere Futures brings together perspectives that don't usually sit in the same room: herding communities, sustainability researchers, industry buyers, and policymakers. Each sees a different part of the supply chain — and each is missing pieces the others hold.
This platform is a starting point for closing that gap: a shared, evolving picture of the cashmere sector, and a place to find people already working on it.
Working on cashmere, sustainability, or community livelihoods?
If your research, community, or organisation belongs in this picture, we'd like to hear from you.