Allied Feather & Down became the first down supplier to join the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, which is working to reduce the environmental and social impacts of apparel and footwear products around the world.
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition is a trade organization comprised of brands, retailers, manufacturers, government, non-governmental organizations and academic experts, representing more than a third of the global apparel and footwear market.
The focus of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition is The Higg Index a suite of assessment tools that standardizes the measurement of the environmental and social impacts of apparel and footwear products across the product lifecycle and throughout the value chain.
This year, Allied helped to develop and became the first down supplier to globally adopt the industry’s new Responsible Down Standard, which delivers independent, third-party assessment of all aspects of animal rearing and handling, as well as traceability from the source of the down through to the final product.
Allied Feather & Down is a leading processor and supplier of premium downs and down blends to the outdoor products industry. Founded in Vernon, Calif. in 1987, it is a family-run operation.
