animal care

Animal care
Animals have the right to be treated humanely and have their basic needs met. Our demands regarding animal care when it comes to production is based on “The five freedoms” developed by The World Organization of Animal Health.

Down
We support Responsible Down Standard (RDS) when using down and 100% of the down products that we produce are RDS certified. RDS ensures that all animals are treated with dignity; that the down used does not come from animals in a supply chain where they have been subjected to unnecessary harm. It prohibits that down is picked from live birds, as well as harmful methods such as force-feeding the animals. This is done by providing the industry with a system which makes the origin of the material traceable. We ensure that all our down is traceable and produced according to The Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare. From winter 2019 we work with re: down where we use only recycled down in some of our jackets.

Fur-free
In agreement with the Animal Rights Association (Djurens Rätt), we undertake not to sell any products with fur.

Mulesing
Everest takes distance from all unethical animal husbandry. We do not accept mulesing (painful procedures performed on sheep in Australia to prevent flystrike) and our range only includes documented mulesing-free merino wool.

Angora
We do not allow angora in our range.