THINDOWN: 本質的なサステナビリティ
環境に配慮した強力なアイデンティティー
THINDOWNを生産するNIPI Italiaでは、ブランドと消費者のために、サステナブルの代替品の研究に取り組んでいます。
初めて消費者が天然素材の断熱材を選ぶ機会を得たことで、ワードローブに配慮した選択ができるようになりました。
ダウンは環境への影響が少ない生分解性の天然素材です。ポリエステル等の合成繊維では、プラスチック製のマイクロファイバーが環境中に蓄積され、自然に生態系に戻ることができないため、これに代わるものとして開発されました。
THINDOWNは、合成繊維の断熱材と同じ利点と性能を持ちながら、倫理的でサステナブルな素材と工程を使用しています。
イタリアのChietiにある唯一の生産工場は、持続可能性の高い省エネ施設です。THINDOWNの製造では、大気中に排出されるCO2を最小限に抑え、水源や化学薬品を使用していません。
サステナブルな製品ライン
ライフサイクルアセスメントでは、以下の環境分野でダウンとポリエステルの比較調査をしました。
気候変動
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健康
気候変動
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ダウンは、すべての項目において、ポリエステルよりも85％から97％環境に優しい素材です。
CERTIFICATES
rds
Responsibile Down Standard
THINDOWN® is committed to the ethical sourcing of down.
All THINDOWN® products made with virgin down are RDS certified.
RDS stands for Responsible Down Standard: an independent, verified and voluntary worldwide standard.
The RDS certificate guarantees:
• Responsible sourcing of down as a by-product of the food industry
• The tracing and signing of certification standards throughout any phase of the production chain, ensuring that the product is ethically sourced, contrasting the practices of live plucking and forced feeding.
The RDS protocol has been developed with the support of animal rights advocacy groups, industry experts, brands and retailers.
Created by Textile Exchange and certified by an external certification body, Control Union.
To find out more about RDS, please visit responsibledown.org
GRS
GLOBAL RECYCLED STANDARD
THINDOWN® has chosen to contribute to the conservation and rational use of raw materials and offers products made of 100% recycled down and regenerated down fiber, GRS certified.
The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) is promoted by Textile Exchange, a nonprofit organization focused in promoting responsible and sustainable development in the textile industry.
The GRS certificate is issued by an external certification body which certifies:
• The recycled origin of the product
• The traceability throughout the production process
• Restrictions on the use of chemicals
• Compliance with environmental and social criteria extended to all stages of the production chain, including workers’ rights.
Adherence to this independent standard aims to encourage adoption of responsible production and consumption models, encouraging rationalisation of natural resources (virgin raw materials, water and energy), waste and pollution.
OEKO-TEX
THINDOWN® è OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 in Class 1 certified.
The STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® is an independent and uniform international control and certification system for raw materials, semifinished and finished products in the textile industry.
The purpose of the standard is to verify the presence of toxic substances in textile products, both for humans and the environment. The presence of the label grants that the manufacturer is certified as environmentally friendly both in the processes and in the factories, as well as tested to verify the absence of harmful substances in the product.
The extensive and strict list of requirements including, among others, the absence of:
• azoic coloring agents, formaldehyde, cadmium, nickel, etc.
• chemicals hazardous to health
• environment polluting substances
The OEKO-TEX® controls of toxic substances are divided into product classes, according to the intended use of fabrics and materials. THINDOWN® has reached the most stringent product class: Class 1, which certifies its compatibility with items intended for babies and infants.