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Feather RDS, we pass the third party certification
2015-05-22

  RDS responsible down standards by has been committed to the sustainable development of garment and textile global non-profit organization - dominated textile exchange (TextileExchange), is intended for the record for the animal welfare information and to ensure that the feather products traceability of standards.And in May this year our company successfully passed the certification of RDS.The following is a certified screenshots:


 Down outdoor products used, including a large number of used to produce down sleeping bags, coats, shoes, gloves and other products, many from for the fabrication of goose liver sauce and captive birds feathers, belongs to the goose liver sauce manufacturing a byproduct of the owner to be concentrated in eastern Europe.For decades, for the liver, making it a dishes and mechanical wild duck farms have been attacked by conservationists.Such barbarous breeding practice since 2012 has been added states listed as illegal behavior, are also forbidden Turkey and several European countries for years.At this point, textile exchange (TextileExchange), The company has been committed to The sustainable development of garment and textile, global non-profit organization announced responsible dominated their feather standard RDS at present even in The Outdoor leisure fashion industry have extensive attention, in addition to The early brand launched The North Face, Marmot, Mammut, Helly Hansen, is suing Research, Eddie Bauer and H&M has promised to practice The standard, otherwise more fashionable, bed is tasted brand also have actively join in.
  Responsible Responsible Down feather Standard Standard (RDS) is The end of 2013 by The outdoor brands The North Face united Control Union certification (Control Union CertifiCATions) and textile exchange, animal welfare is intended for The record information and ensure that feather products traceability of standards.Then in Salt Lake City winter outdoor earlier this year, The North Face announced will be in charge to speed up The RDS completely to textile exchange across The industry promotion.
  After the transfer standard to textile exchange, which will have the right to fully according to the most appropriate way to promote and update, and not confined to a particular brand, but also the whole feather products supply chain.
  "We will be responsible down standards for public purpose is to seek procurement down for any responsible for The organization to provide a more comprehensive standards," Adam Mott, The sustainable development of The North Face, senior managers have said, "hope this standard collective share to a wider range of actively promote The improvement of The animal welfare and down The supply chain traceability, it is far from our own strength to complete."
  At present, although a lot of outdoor brands are working to develop good warmth retention property light weight of chemical fiber cotton products, to explore alternatives to down.But there is no denying the fact that feather is still warm in winter especially outdoor environment on the market and weight than the optimal product.
  Down outdoor products used, including a large number of used to produce down sleeping bags, coats, shoes, gloves and other products, many from for the fabrication of goose liver sauce and captive birds feathers, belongs to the goose liver sauce manufacturing by-products, the industry is mainly concentrated in eastern Europe.For decades, for the liver, making it a dishes and mechanical wild duck farms have been attacked by conservationists.Such barbarous breeding practice since 2012 has been listed as illegal, California are also forbidden Turkey and several European countries for years.
  Earlier, The North Face, announced to The fall of 2017, The brand all feather products will reach 100% using "Responsible Down standards" (Responsible Down Standard, hereinafter referred to as The RDS) certification of The feather.To achieve this goal, The North Face of gradual ways, in The autumn of 2015 feather down product will achieve The 30% of The certification, The autumn of 2016 The ratio will increase to 60%.In addition, the 2015 fall down and feather products brand, the limits of its feather Series Summit Series and all European models will take the lead in using RDS certification down.
  In addition to the RDS, another outdoor circle is committed to environmental protection production outdoor brand Patagonia have similar standards - 100% goes back down, and announced that this year's fall down new products have the traceability down with labels.So-called traceability, namely Patagonia supply chain by a third party authority certification, ensure the feather products during the production there is no living in velvet, forced force-fed phenomenon;Feather raw material for your answer must be subject to independent review and conforms to the procurement standards, Patagonia can only reach cooperation.
  FangXiang also actively response to the international call, only by RDS certification has become the first domestic professional down one of the suppliers, as a real responsible enterprise, while to ensure the quality of its products, has been shouldering its social responsibilities, and actively striving to feather industry's healthy development.