It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Responsible Down Standard

Knock Down / Allied F+D

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9 minutes

Down is amongst the most sustainable ingredients in the textile industry from a raw material perspective.

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The Responsible Down Standard (RDS) provides for the release of an environmental declaration verified by a third party which ensures that down and feathers used for padding elements are obtained from aquatic birds (goose and duck) or terrestrial (e.g. chicken and turkey) that have not been subjected to treatments that cause pain, suffering or stress and that an identification and traceability system that applies to the origin of the material is applied and maintained.

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