Most major luxury brands — including Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel, Burberry and Prada — buy their cashmere from Mongolian farms that effectively torture the goats that produce the pricey fabric, ...

The coveted material known for its luxurious softness has become much more accessible and affordable in recent years. But at what cost? Who are they? Well, the fellers providing the goods are cashmere ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ginger Allington, landscape ecologist and assistant professor at Cornell, about unsustainable practices used in producing cheap cashmere. As I am speaking to you ...

Dr. Allington, a landscape ecologist, is an assistant professor in the department of natural resources and the environment at Cornell. Her research has focused on the arid rangelands of the Mongolian ...