动物福利国际合作委员会（ICCAW）很荣幸地宣布，基于本会与英国可持续羊绒联盟（SFA）刚签订的合作备忘录，双方将共同开发和实施一项行为准则用于评价中国羊绒生产的动物福利与环境可持续性。该行为准则将为牧民和企业提供具体的指导如何实施ICCAW开发的《农场动物福利要求——绒山羊》团体标准，同时符合SFA的《持续羊绒标准》。

自从2013年成立以来，ICCAW一直是中国领先的推广动物福利的非盈利组织，拥有200多家核心会员企业。SFA是促进羊绒可持续生产的领先国际非盈利组织，拥有40多家来自国际制造商、品牌和零售商的会员，自从2015年以来一直在蒙古国实施《可持续羊绒标准》。两家机构的合作结合了双方的优势，为日益注重可持续性的羊绒企业提供了一套健全的机制来保证牧场上的动物福利与环境可持续性。双方的合作将促进国际与国内羊绒企业给基层生产者提供实际支持、获得可靠的对牧场的监督，确保牧场管理实践符合国际认可的标准，并将有助于鼓励羊绒产业企业供应链与可持续羊绒需求端的对接。

如需了解我们合作进展的情况，请登录动物福利国际合作委员会官方网站：www.iccaw.org.cn 或登录动物福利国际合作委员会羊绒可持续发展项目网站：www.3ecashmere.com，也可直接登录SFA的网页 www.sustainablefibre.org 或其Twitter @sustaincashmere。

SFA is proud to announce that we have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Cooperation Committee on Animal Welfare (ICCAW) to cooperate in jointly developing and implementing a joint Code of Practice for accreditation of animal welfare and environmental sustainability of cashmere production in China. The Code of Practice will provide specific guidance for herding families and companies on how to implement ICCAW’s Cashmere Goat Farm Animal Welfare Requirements, and will be implementable within SFA’s Sustainable Cashmere Standard.

SFA is a leading international NGO promoting cashmere sustainability with more than 40 members from international manufacturers, brands and retailers that has been implementing the Sustainable Cashmere Standard in Mongolia since 2015. ICCAW is China’s leading NPO in the promotion of animal welfare standards since 2013 and has more than 200 core members. This partnership brings together the strengths of both organisations to providing the increasingly sustainability-conscious industry with a robust approach for assuring animal welfare and environmental sustainability on their supplier farms. Our partnership will enable both Chinese and international companies to provide practical support to their suppliers at the grassroots, obtain credible evidence that on-farm management practices meet internationally agreed standards, and link supply and demand for sustainable cashmere.

To follow the progress with this initiative, visit SFA at www.sustainablefibre.org or follow us on Twitter @sustaincashmere and visit www.iccaw.org.cn or visit ICCAW special website for cashmere: www.3ecashmere.com。