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Wool LCA - Improving measurement CLSD logo
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Wool LCA - Improving measurement CLSD

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

This project supports AWI's Life Cycle Analysis Technical Advisory Group (TAG). The TAG functions as an expert advisory process for the wool industry. This project aimed to fill knowledge gaps in wool’s life cycle stages to enable transparent and scientifically defensible reporting and communication of wool’s contemporary Life Cycle Assessment...

6 Apr 2017 - 30 Apr 2021

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Sydney (USYD)

IWTO Sustainable Practices Working CLSD logo
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IWTO Sustainable Practices Working CLSD

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

The International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) is the global authority for standards in the wool textile industry. This project includes AWI’s monetary contribution towards the IWTO Sustainable Practices Working Group (SPWG) for calendar years 2018 and 2019. The Sustainable Practices Working Group (SPWG) is an international wool forum for overseeing...

30 Nov 2017 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

National Wool Residue Study CLSD logo
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National Wool Residue Study CLSD

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

This project addressed a critical priority to undertake studies addressing threats to wool’s environmental credential and strengthen wool’s reputation for environmental stewardship. AWI has been assessing residual pesticides levels in Australian greasy wool since the early 1990s to monitor the industry's impacts and also have the data to challenge claims...

12 Dec 2017 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Integrity Ag Services Pty Ltd

Chemical Usage in the Wool Industry CLSD logo
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Chemical Usage in the Wool Industry CLSD

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

This project identified the current level of chemical consumption by the apparel wool processing industry as well as trends in consumption. Future textile industry legislation on chemical usage will impact the Australian wool industry so it is important to ensure the industry has the credentials and the confidence of the...

15 Mar 2018 - 30 Jun 2018

New South Wales, Australia

SEAM Consulting Group, Thinkstep Pty Ltd, Agri Excondo Pty Ltd, Integrity Ag Services Pty Ltd, Nonwovens Innovation and Research, Integrity Ag and Environment Pty Ltd

Critical Review Sustainable Apparel CLSD logo
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Critical Review Sustainable Apparel CLSD

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a key tool for determining environmental impacts for textiles and apparel and is the basis for the publicly available Higg Material Sustainability Index (MSI) developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). This study reviewed the Higg MSI with respect to rating of fabrics made from...

12 Apr 2018 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Integrity Ag Services Pty Ltd

Comparative analysis of wool & other fibre types logo
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Comparative analysis of wool & other fibre types

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

Current Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) modelling and SAC scoring treats natural/renewable and non-renewable fibres differently by fully costing the environmental impacts of the former but not the latter. This disparity in system boundaries inherently disadvantages natural fibres, which are made from renewable biogenic carbon, and advantages fibres made from fossil...

20 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Ag Research

Measures for low GHG wool logo
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Measures for low GHG wool

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

AWI's cradle-to-grave Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) identified the contribution of methane emissions from sheep to global warming as a key environmental impact. This project will assess and identify the technical feasibility, cost-benefits, key opportunities, risks and barriers to achieving lower emission wool at the farming stage. It will identify plausible...

31 Jan 2020 - 31 Aug 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), University of New England (UNE), Griffith University, University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Australian Farm Institut...

ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection logo
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ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The Hub aims to develop and commercialise an innovative biological alternative to chemical fungicides targeting economically significant diseases of broadacre and horticultural crops. It addresses industry challenges of fungicide resistance, chemical residues in food, off-target effects and environmental harm. It builds on ground-breaking 'BioClay' platform to deliver pathogen targeting RNA...

1 Aug 2020 - 1 Aug 2025

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ)

Managing cotton quality to maintain Australia's premium status (includes CottonInfo technical lead and myBMP module lead) logo
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Managing cotton quality to maintain Australia's premium status (includes CottonInfo technical lead and myBMP module lead)

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project aims to preserve the premium status of Australian cotton, which has excellent fibre characteristics and low levels of contamination. The project has five main strands: investigating the effects of different nitrogen fertilisation rates; establishing the impact of stripper harvesting; evaluating defoliation practices; investigating the incidence and severity of...

1 Oct 2018 - 30 Sep 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Textile Technical Services, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Increased yield through improved management of soil constraints in cotton farming systems logo
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Increased yield through improved management of soil constraints in cotton farming systems

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Each year, soil compaction costs the Australian cotton industry $30 million. It increases waterlogging, and restricts crop growth, nutrition, yield and water-use efficiency. Compaction is influenced by tillage history, soil type, and soil-moisture content at harvest, and is exacerbated by heavy harvesting machinery. There is no simple technique to assess...

1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Soil Management