Circular Economy Act Call for Evidence The International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) is the global authority for standards in the wool textile industry. Founded in 1930, today IWTO has represented 41 members across 28 countries, spanning the entire wool textile pipeline from farm to retail.
IWT
International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO)
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 483986023726-90
3
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 326 tracked
2
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #562 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
0.2
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
1
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2016
in the register since
Declares membership of
- OIE
- CEN
- LEAP (UN)
- FAO (UN)
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) filed 3 positions between 31 Aug 2020 and 3 Nov 2025, across 3 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2020 · 1 filed2025 · 2 filed
What they argued
The International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) represents the collective interests of the global wool industry. We are based in Brussels and our goal is to ensure a sustainable future for wool through scientific research, wool textile education and knowledge sharing. Our members come from all stages of the wool textile pipeline, from farm to retail.
Fossil carbon emissions are confirmed in any Google search to be the greatest driver of the worlds climate crisis, yet application of CBAM to textiles would unfairly promote fossil-based fibres (i.e. polyester and nylon) over natural fibres like cotton and wool. This is due to inequitable assessment of carbon emissions. For natural fibres, the impacts of fibre formation are fully counted (i.e.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- Cefic · 3 files in common
- European Environmental Bureau · 3 files in common
- ECOS · 3 files in common
- EuroCommerce · 3 files in common
- Japan Business Council in Europe · 3 files in common
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