This course will provide an introduction into the concepts, global sustainability frameworks and strategies to support sustainable and even restorative business in the textile industry. We will be exploring key issues and questions relating to sustainable development, legislation, collaborative global goals, and ways to measure and manage the textile industry’s impact on people, planet and prosperity. With a focus on the wool fibre and wool industry, this course will introduce the theory and practice of circular design, regenerative agriculture and manufacturing processes with reduced environmental impacts.

Throughout the course we will explore opportunities and solutions for creating products with a more positive legacy, and how as designers and businesses we can support consumers to reduce their impacts on the planet and people. The course will provide detail on how wool can be a solution to support businesses transition toward a circular and less impactful model.

By completing this course, you will gain an understanding of sustainability grounded in science and be introduced to the knowledge and tools that will help you build a resilient business during this dynamic, complex time.