Responsible Wool Standard. Roundtable Meeting February 7 th 2018

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1 Responsible Wool Standard Roundtable Meeting February 7 th 2018

2 Agenda 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. News 3. Update on activities 4. Update on planned activities 5. Knowledge sharing: Brand and supplier experiences 6. RWS Roundtable 7. Monitoring and evaluation / KPI 8. Close Page #2

3 Chatham House Rule When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s),nor that of any other participant, may be revealed. Page #3

4 Anti-Trust Declaration Textile Exchange is committed to adhering strictly to the letter and spirit of the antitrust laws. Any and all meetings, communications, conference calls, shared resources and collaborative workspaces are designed solely to provide a forum or means for the expression of various points of view. Under no circumstances shall Textile Exchange activities be used as a means for competing companies to reach any understanding, expressed or implied, which tends to restrict competition, or in any way, to impair the ability of members to exercise independent business judgment regarding matters affecting competition. Page #4

5 1 News Y7E Page #5

6 3 Update on activities 2 Page #6

7 4 Australia /New Zealand Supply Webinar Webinar for wool growers and brokers. Thursday, 22 February pm EST Friday, 23 February 2018, pm AEDT Page #7

8 4 Coming soon: Brand training Developing training package to update the RWS Sourcing Toolkit for Brands and Retailers. The training will cover: Sourcing options Blending Working with your supply chain Labelling claims 2 Page #8

9 4 Supply chain training Toolkit available online Webinar recording In person training - Save the date! Training in Biella, Italy 6 March Page #9

10 5 Knowledge sharing Brand experiences Page #10

11 5 Esprit Page #11

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13 HOW WAS THE PROCESS

14 WAS THIS ANY DIFFERENT?

15 CHALLENGES ALONG THE WAY?

16 SHARING OUR EXPERIENCE

17 Thanks J Questions?

18 Kathmandu Flinders Merino range due to be launched in stores in Australia / New Zealand in August Page #19

19 BKB Page #20

20 6 RWS Roundtable The primary mission of the Roundtable will be to drive the successful use of the RWS. A platform to learn and understand the challenges and opportunities in the wool industry A forum to agree on priority issues and desired solutions, with the possibility of taking actions Provides a common voice that represents the interests of the users of the RWS A structure for interacting with other organizations and government bodies Page #21

21 6 RWS Roundtable Round Table Formal membership (charter) Broader platform and scope of work Work to a defined set of objectives/mission Permanent, with long term goals May include task groups Task Force Can be formal or informal Focused on accomplishing a specific task Shorter term Sits within a roundtable or a working group Participation model Open to TE members and non-members No fees for participation Voluntary fundraising for specific needs (including the management of the group) Virtual participation in-person when possible Page #22

22 6 RWS Roundtable Charter Sets roles and responsibilities for Textile Exchange and Roundtable Members Sets codes of conducts for participants It will be mandatory for all Roundtable members to sign the charter in order to participate Our first task group can be to look at the charter. We have a final draft ready, but would like to get input from a few interested parties before finalizing it. Please contact hanna@textileexchange.org if you are interested in reviewing it. It should take a minimal amount of time. Page #23

23 7 Monitoring and Evaluation Defining intended change Long-term impacts & short-term outcomes Define indicators to trace progress Systematic data collection and analysis 2 Continuous learning and improvement Use evaluation results to improve the standard and strategies Grow the M&E system over time Integrate M&E across the organisation Public disclosure of goals, intended impacts Report externally on results and evaluations Page #24

24 7 Theory of change 2 Page #25

25 7 Next steps Monitoring Unit data NC data Farm Question Reporting / KPI s Evaluation Animal Based Measures Image: Page #26

26 8 Page #27

27 8 Brand Commitments These are the Brands who have already made a public commitment to the RWS. Page #28

28 8 Next steps Regular update calls. Potential for task groups. What would you like us to address next? Is there anything you'd like to learn about? Is there a specific issue that you want to discuss (eg: supply chain certification) Who from the supply chain would you like to hear from? Do you have any questions for farmers or wool brokers? Page #29

29 Thank you!