Down with RDS certification
We use down in sleeping bags, duvets, and jackets because it is among the best natural insulating materials in the world. A single gram of down contains tens of millions of tiny barbs that trap an enormous amount of air.
Down provides highly efficient insulation at minimal weight, while also being very robust and highly compressible.
Down combined with wool fiber
To ensure our products function reliably and provide cozy warmth for many years, Grüezi bag® uses only the highest quality down. We rely on untreated, new down, which we source from ethically managed farms. This is verified with the "RDS" certification.
RDS - Responsible Down Standard
Animal welfare is very important to us. Therefore, we adhere to the strictest standard in the down industry. The Responsible Down Standard (RDS) is an independent, globally recognized standard created by the non-profit organization Textile Exchange and certified by independent institutions.
Species-appropriate husbandry without animal cruelty
Grüezi bag® ensures through RDS certification that our products are manufactured without cruel methods such as live plucking and force-feeding . The animals from which our down is sourced are kept in species-appropriate conditions. Only down and feathers left over from food production are used. No animals need to be slaughtered specifically for our sleeping bags.
- Every step in the value chain is audited by an external certification body and subject to strict controls – from the breeding farm to the warehouse. This ensures complete traceability and ensures that you know exactly where each individual batch of down comes from.
- Only products with 100% certified down and feathers may carry the RDS logo.
- Our certificate number is RDS TE-00105267
- The certificates can be verified on https://textileexchange.org/find-certified-company/
You can find more information about the criteria here.
