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1 2018 Peter AckroydHISTORYIWTO was born out of an arbitration agreement between the British and French wool textile industries in Germany, Italy, Belgium and Czechoslovakia joined the arbitration agreement, members called for the creation of a permanent organizing body. 1937, the International Wool Secretariat was created. The IWS was the forerunner of today s WoolmarkCompany, and was tasked with promoting wool around the world, its members the world s , the first Merino sheep arrived in 1925, the first IWTO conference was held. In 1964, the Woolmarklogo is World War II, the IWTO came to Brussels, sharing office space with the French organization 1930, the Statutes of the International Wool Textile Organisationwere approved at the International Wool Conference held in Bradford, 1998, CWTA, the China Wool Textile Association joins 2001, Shanghai hosted the IWTO conference for the first joins in 2016, becoming the first commercial retailer to join IWTO as a WE DOOUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDEIWTO is therecognized global authority for standards in the wool textile 1930, IWTO has represented the interests of the wool textile trade at aglobal level.

2 Our worldwide membership encompasses the entire wool textile pipeline,from farm to facilitating research and development, wool textile education and knowledge sharing, IWTO ensures a sustainable future for annual IWTO Congress a key event for the global wool textile industry-Publishing wool trade standards, arbitration rules and wool production and market statistics-Coordinating research on key topics such as sustainability, sheep welfare and biosecurity-Liaising with governments, NGOs and other stakeholders on topics of joint concern-Providing a platform for projects of interest to the global wool industry -Licensing laboratories around the world to ensure that wool is tested to the highest ASSEMBLYHEADS OF DELEGATIONPRESIDENTEXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMARKET INTELLIGENCECONTRACTS & SPECIFICATIONSLICENSING PANELTECHNICAL GROUPSRAW MATERIAL GROUPPRODUCT GROUPINNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY FORUMWOOL RETAIL FORUMSUSTAINABILITYGROWER MEETINGSUSTAINABLEPRACTICES WGLABEL WGLCA TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUPANIMAL WELFARE WGPRODUCT WELLNESS WGWool Trade Biosecurity WGWOOL INTERIORS WGSECRETARY GENERAL HEAD picture can't be picture can't be picture can't be

3 Picture can't be picture can't be GermanyItalyJapan LesothoMongolia New ZealandUruguayUSAN orwaySouth Africa SwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomThe picture can't be picture can't be Wool Benetton Camera Nazionale CCMI IndoramaInnovationdella Moda ItalianaInterwoollabsNSC Schlumberger OswalRaymond SaurerWoollenMillsStandard Wool S dwolleSULV itex Troyan YoungoneChile DWI Aachen CittaStudiBiellaUNIVERSITIESAND RESEARCH INSTITUTESVISION & VISIONis a sustainable, profitable, international industry working together for the future of MISSIONis to connect all parts of the wool supply chain in order to strengthen wool s credentials as the world s leading sustainable VALUESHARE COSTSDRIVE INNOVATIONMAXIMISE RESOURCESREDUCE RISKSSTAY INFORMEDCONNECTACTIVITIESNETWORKINGSTRAT EGYWOOL TRADE REGULATIONSWOOL ADVOCACYWe foster industry-wide relationships through IWTO working groups and events.

4 Through our members-only platform, connecting with the wool community is on-going industry forums review marketing, R&D and trends affecting the wool textile pipeline. By acting together, members can inspire new marketing maintain the global standards for wool testing methods and arbitration, and publish annual wool production & market promotethe interests of the global wool trade with governments and international 2018 Hong Kong 14-16 MAY 2018 WOOL FOR FUTURE MARKETS PROGRAMME TO INCLUDE WOOL TRADE SPEAKERS FROM FARM TO FASHION KOWLOON SHANGRI-LA HOTEL - Working Groups Connect our farms to fashion Create the science to back the wool attributes we claim Marketing partners The Woolmark Company and Campaign for Wool Fact sheets available for all members to use in their own marketing campaigns Science results peer reviewed and above WELLNESSSUSTAINABLE PRACTICESThe Sustainable Practices Working Group advises the IWTO Executive Committee.

5 And is an international IWTO member forum for oversighting development of strategic and operational plans for the global wool industry in the area of wool s environmental and ethical attributes. IWTO's Product Wellness Working Group is tasked with developing initiatives and research in support of the wool's benefits to human health and wellbeing. MEETINGThe Grower Meeting is an international forum for grower countries who are members of IWTO. They recognize the importance of communicating with each other and exchanging information on an international WELFARE GROUPA nimal welfare is at the heart of every wool grower s farm. Around the world. wool farmers apply the best available animal husbandry practices to ensure the health of their flocks.

6 Specifications for Wool Sheep Welfarewere developed by the wool growing country members of IWTO. They reflect the diversity of wool production systems as well as the national legislative animal welfare frameworks of each wool growing TRADE BIOSECURITYThe Wool Trade Biosecurity Working Group is a forum for wool industry members involved in animal health, transport, export and import of greasy wool. MARKET INTELLIGENCEThe Market Intelligence Committee is charged with providing facts and figures that are key for everyone working in the wool CHANGEENSURE CREDIBILITYDEVELOP DEMANDINFLUENCE POLICYIWTO PUBLICATIONS WOOL POLICY REPORT, 10X YEAR WOOL MARKET INFORMATION AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE ON THE MEMBER AREA OF FACTSHEETS WOOL REVIEW.

7 DIGITAL MAGAZINE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE AND PRINTED COPIES DISTRIBUTED AT TRADE FAIRS AND IWTO CONGRESS FACTSHEETSMARKET INFORMATIONWOOL POLICY IWTO Fact SheetsIWTO Fact SheetsIWTO Fact SheetsIWTO Fact SheetsIWTO Fact Sheets on - resourcesThe historical wool textile supply chainSalts Mills, YorkshireThe historical wool textile supply chainSalts Mills, YorkshireThe historical wool textile supply chainSalts Mills, YorkshireThe historical wool textile supply chainSalts Mills, YorkshireThe historical wool textile supply chainSalts Mills, YorkshireWool has remarkableresistanceto fire, unlikeman-made syntheticfibres whichare highlyflammableand made fromfossilfuel. Wool growershave enthusiasticallysupportedthe campaignin cash and in kind, and merinowoolis nowenjoyingan unprecedentedglobal revival, whichgivesme signing the Dumfries House Wool Declaration, you pledge your support for Wool and its future, its many inherent natural benefits, and the principles of best practice observed throughout the global wool here to sign the declaration: lanaes un productoque ni el cient ficom sbrillante en el laboratoriotecnol gicom savanzadopodr ajam screarWool is a productthatthe mostbrilliantboffinin the mosthigh-tech laboratorycouldnevercreateThank you