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for a shopper who values a retailer's point of view — and especially at this price — it signals that the garment was selected with intention, not merely stocked as a commodity.","certified_responsible_farms":"The listing's explicit claim of 'certified responsible farms' adds a verifiable ethical tier that is rarely seen on merino polos at this price point — direct-to-consumer competitor Quince focuses on factory certification (BSCI) rather than farm-level wool sourcing, so the Le 31 polo offers a modest but real advantage in supply-chain transparency for the ethically motivated buyer."},"entry_quotes":{"100_merino_fiber":[{"url":"https://everydaywear.net/2021/07/unbound-merino-polo/","quote":"The material is a 165 gsm, 53% superfine (17.5 micron) merino wool, 47% polyester."},{"url":"https://road.cc/content/review/fr3nd-merino-polo-shirt-288917","quote":"Smartwool does the Men’s Merino Sport 150 Polo for £79.99 but again, it’s not pure merino – this one is 56%."}],"fine_ribbed_knit":[{"url":"https://www.lyst.com/en-ca/clothing/le-31-responsible-merino-wool-ribbed-polo-1/","quote":"Fine ribbed knit"},{"url":"https://www.quince.com/men/australian-merino-jersey-polo","quote":"Made from 100% extra-fine Australian merino wool jersey"}],"39_95_cad_sale_price":[{"url":"https://www.quince.com/men/australian-merino-jersey-polo","quote":"$52.00"},{"url":"https://everydaywear.net/2021/07/unbound-merino-polo/","quote":"At $110 retail, the price seems a touch high for a merino blend."},{"url":"https://road.cc/content/review/fr3nd-merino-polo-shirt-288917","quote":"At £78 the FR3ND Merino Polo Shirt is well priced for 100% merino."}],"four_button_polo_collar":[{"url":"https://www.lyst.com/en-ca/clothing/le-31-responsible-merino-wool-ribbed-polo-1/","quote":"Four-button polo collar"},{"url":"https://www.quince.com/men/australian-merino-jersey-polo","quote":"Two-button half-placket"}],"exclusive_canadian_design":[{"url":"https://www.lyst.com/en-ca/clothing/le-31-responsible-merino-wool-ribbed-polo-1/","quote":"Le 31 by Simons: an exclusive designed in Canada"}],"certified_responsible_farms":[{"url":"https://www.lyst.com/en-ca/clothing/le-31-responsible-merino-wool-ribbed-polo-1/","quote":"Ultra-soft and comfortable 100% merino wool knit sourced from certified responsible farms"},{"url":"https://www.quince.com/men/australian-merino-jersey-polo","quote":"Factory is BSCI certified (Business Social Compliance Initiative), an organization for auditing and improving social gauges in provider nations for all consumer products"}]},"entry_sources":{"100_merino_fiber":["https://everydaywear.net/2021/07/unbound-merino-polo/","https://road.cc/content/review/fr3nd-merino-polo-shirt-288917"],"fine_ribbed_knit":["https://www.lyst.com/en-ca/clothing/le-31-responsible-merino-wool-ribbed-polo-1/","https://www.quince.com/men/australian-merino-jersey-polo"],"39_95_cad_sale_price":["https://www.quince.com/men/australian-merino-jersey-polo","https://everydaywear.net/2021/07/unbound-merino-polo/","https://road.cc/content/review/fr3nd-merino-polo-shirt-288917"],"four_button_polo_collar":["https://www.lyst.com/en-ca/clothing/le-31-responsible-merino-wool-ribbed-polo-1/","https://www.quince.com/men/australian-merino-jersey-polo"],"exclusive_canadian_design":["https://www.lyst.com/en-ca/clothing/le-31-responsible-merino-wool-ribbed-polo-1/"],"certified_responsible_farms":["https://www.lyst.com/en-ca/clothing/le-31-responsible-merino-wool-ribbed-polo-1/","https://www.quince.com/men/australian-merino-jersey-polo"]}},"responsible_wool_certification":{"title":"What 'responsibly sourced' merino means","entries":{"land_management_audits":"Responsible certifications don't stop at the barn — they extend to the pasture, demanding that farmers protect soil health, conserve water, and maintain biodiversity; 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