From farm, to factory, to your front door...
Learn how we’re building a transparent,
sustainable cashmere supply chain.
Responsible farms
The cashmere in our sweaters and accessories comes from over 1,000 farms in Inner Mongolia, which are all certified to The Good Cashmere Standard® by the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF)—an independent standard that supports the welfare of cashmere goats, the lives of farmers and farming communities, and the environment in which they live.
The cashmere in our sweaters and accessories comes from over 1,000 farms in Inner Mongolia, which are all certified to The Good Cashmere Standard® by the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF)—an independent standard that supports the welfare of cashmere goats, the lives of farmers and farming communities, and the environment in which they live.
The cashmere in our sweaters and accessories comes from over 1,000 farms in Inner Mongolia, which are all certified to The Good Cashmere Standard® by the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF)—an independent standard that supports the welfare of cashmere goats, the lives of farmers and farming communities, and the environment in which they live..
Responsible cleaning & processing
Raw cashmere (called “tops”) is sent from farms to local facilities to be washed and processed into our famously soft fibers. Our facilities are also members of The Good Cashmere Standard, and work to ensure only cashmere from our certified farms makes it into our products.
Responsible mills
The cashmere in our sweaters and accessories comes from over 1,000 farms in Inner Mongolia, which are all certified to The Good Cashmere Standard® by the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF)—an independent standard that supports the welfare of cashmere goats, the lives of farmers and farming communities, and the environment in which they live.
The cashmere in our sweaters and accessories comes from over 1,000 farms in Inner Mongolia, which are all certified to The Good Cashmere Standard® by the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF)—an independent standard that supports the welfare of cashmere goats, the lives of farmers and farming communities, and the environment in which they live..
We’ve worked with our mills for nearly 20 years and view them as key partners indriving transparency and sustainabilitythroughout our supply chain.
Responsible factories
The next step in the process takes place at a factory where the yarns are knit into the sweaters you know and love. As of fall 2023, 100 percent of our cashmere sweaters are made at Fair Trade Certified™ factories that provide additional income and better conditions for the people who work there.
For each product produced in a Fair Trade Certified factory, J.Crew pays a premium that goes directly to a fund overseen by the people who work there. Last spring, the committee at one of our cashmere factories voted to spend their premium on physical examinations for all their employees. Over three days, doctors visited the factory to perform health checkups and answer questions.
Responsible packing & shipping
Now, it’s time for our cashmere to be shipped out to you. We partner with UPS to provide carbon-neutral shipping. Through credible, verified emissions projects, UPS helps us offset the greenhouse-gas emissions for every shipment we make.
By 2025, our goal is to sustainably source 100 percent of the paper and plastic in our packaging. Currently, our polybags are made of 100 percent recycled content, and we’re constantly seeking out even more sustainable packaging alternatives.
