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.
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International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO)
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 483986023726-90
5
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
5
legislative files
of 665 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1518 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #667 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
0.2
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€300K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
1
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2016
in the register since
Declares membership of
- WOAH
- CEN
- LEAP (UN)
- FAO (UN)
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 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 14 Oct 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 5 positions between 31 Aug 2020 and 3 Nov 2025, across 5 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2020 · 1 filed2021 · 1 filed2022 · 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.
The International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO), representing the global wool textile industry, welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products, the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).
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.
Microplastic pollution is a global challenge across many industries and sectors – one of critical importance being textiles. A 2021 study by the California Ocean Science Trust and a group of interdisciplinary scientists acknowledges that microfibres from textiles are among the most common microplastic materials found in the marine environment.
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