{"id":1141,"date":"2022-09-19T18:49:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T23:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/responsible-alpaca-standard-ras\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T06:08:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T11:08:12","slug":"responsible-alpaca-standard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/responsible-alpaca-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsible Alpaca Standard (RAS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-section hero-section__fullwidth-image page-block--dark has-midnight-background-color hero-section--text-center\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 mx-auto\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Responsible Alpaca Standard aims to improve the welfare of alpacas and the the ecosystems in which they are raised\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Responsible Alpaca Standard (RAS) is a voluntary standard that requires all sites, from alpaca farms through to the seller in the final business-to-business transaction, to be certified. RAS farmers and ranchers are evaluated against animal welfare, land management, and social requirements set in the standard.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_15830a8c39d9479bc8ee78d0bb9cc699\" class=\"acf-block block-callout-card\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-xl-8 mx-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has-background block-callout-card_wrapper has-mist-background-color\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re moving to a more unified standards system\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 2021, we began a sweeping revision of our standards framework to develop a harmonized system that incorporates our current suite of standards, and outcomes focused on our climate and nature strategy. We are currently finalizing the pilot version 1.0 of the unified standard, to be released in the first half of 2024. Sites that are currently certified, or pursuing certification, to our current standards should keep an eye on updates as the timeline progresses. For more information on the timeline, transition, and relevant information regarding recycled alpaca fiber, please visit the Standards Transition page.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-with-\u0441ircle\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/standards-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_66f51183fe5e14f3001efd9576070f6d\" class=\"block-video-gallery acf-block block-bullets-image has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 bullets-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__content-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGOALS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSetting criteria for progressive agricultural practices that are better for animals and the land\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"is-style-check-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Give the industry a tool that identifies farming best practices and incentivizes producers to meet these requirements.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Help to verify that alpaca wool in a given product comes from farms that take a progressive approach to land management and respect the Five Freedoms of animal welfare.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Provide a strong chain of custody for certified materials as they move along the supply chain.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Strengthen companies\u2019 claims that the products they sell contain certified material.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1 image-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-4x3 block-bullets-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/alpaca-tall-green-630x474.jpg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"alpaca.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_6f6ad963f1d674c8e5afa34874bb8f02\" class=\"block-video-gallery acf-block block-bullets-image has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 offset-lg-1 bullets-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__content-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW IT WORKS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncentivizing best practices and managing chain of custody\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"is-style-check-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Animal welfare<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>The Five Freedoms of animal welfare are incorporated into the criteria for the Responsible Alpaca Standard.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Land health<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Progressive methods of land management are checked on certified farms to help protect soil health, biodiversity, and native species.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Social welfare<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>The standard criteria also cover social welfare, working conditions, and the health and safety of workers associated with farms.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Credible certification<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>A professional, third-party certification body audits each stage in the supply chain starting at the farm.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Chain of custody<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Certification helps to maintain the identity of alpaca fiber from certified farms through to final products. <a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/chain-of-custody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Confident communication<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Products that meet the minimum requirements for certification may be labeled with the Responsible Alpaca Standard logo.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Stakeholder engagement<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>The standard is managed with the input of farmers, animal welfare experts, land conservation experts, brands, and retailers from all parts of the globe.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 image-left order-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-1x1 ratio-lg-3x4 block-bullets-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/RAS_How-630x838.jpg\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/RAS_How-630x838.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/RAS_How-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/RAS_How-300x400.jpg 300w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section id=\"page-block-block_484e8ea6a334fdf9384d708459be1abe\" class=\"acf-block block-archive-blocks has-spring-background-color\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-archive-blocks__title-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResources\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDive deeper into the RAS\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-archive-blocks__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-btn c-btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/\" >See all resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t<section class=\"eight29-filters-wrap eight29-show-card cottonproducer-archive-filters knowledgecenter-archive-filters has-spring-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"eight29-filters\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-app \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"app-layout layout-default sidebar-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"eight29-posts-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-posts\" style=\"--posts-per-row:2;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"documents-33959\" class=\"eight29-post eight29-post-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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block-grid-icons has-mist-background-color block-grid-icons--left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-xl-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGET INVOLVED\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTake the next steps in your certification journey\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-md-center justify-content-xl-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-card block-grid-icons__icon-large-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-wrap block-grid-icons__icon-large\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/brand-retailer-certification\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"block-grid-icons__title\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/brand-retailer-certification\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrand and retailers\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Start sourcing certified alpaca fibers or get certified yourself.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-with-\u0441ircle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-card block-grid-icons__icon-large-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-wrap block-grid-icons__icon-large\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/supply-chain-certification\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"block-grid-icons__title\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/supply-chain-certification\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuppliers\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use our standards to offer products that contain certified alpaca.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-with-\u0441ircle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-card block-grid-icons__icon-large-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-wrap block-grid-icons__icon-large\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/farm-certification\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i 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You can use our logos worldwide as long as you meet the requirements for logo use and claims.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDo you have translations of your standards available in other languages?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Visit the <a href=\"\/knowledge-center\/documents\">Document Library<\/a> to see all standards documents. For some, translations are available.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCan I use your standards to know the identity of an alpaca farm?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Our standards aren\u2019t designed to provide full supply chain transparency. If you\u2019re interested in doing the work of identifying all of sites, then you need to work directly with your suppliers and request that they disclose their sources to you. We are working on the development of a traceability system, however. 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