Our Sustainability Story

The Carbon Footprint Standard is an internationally recognized certification that demonstrates a commitment to measuring, managing, and reducing carbon emissions. It provides a clear, independent framework that supports every stage of carbon management—from initial assessment to reduction efforts and carbon neutrality. Aligned with global best practices, this standard can be applied across businesses, products, and services, helping ensure meaningful progress toward a lower environmental impact.

CertiPUR™ is a registered trademark of EUROPUR and represents a voluntary certification program focused on the environmental, health, and safety standards of polyurethane foam used in bedding and upholstered furniture. The program sets strict guidelines by prohibiting certain harmful substances and establishing rigorous limits for others, helping ensure safer, higher-quality foam materials. Foams that conform to CertiPUR are notably certified to be:

• Made without heavy metals such as mercury, lead, or cadmium
• Made without dyes that are carcinogenic or allergenic as described by EU legislation
• Made without Phthalate plasticisers
• Made without substances that cause cancer or may cause heritable genetic damage
• Emitting low levels of VOCs (volatile organic compounds)

As the pioneer of forest certification, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) sets the standard for responsible forest stewardship. The organization’s policies unify a diverse set of stakeholders around common guidelines for forestry that are:

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) was developed by leading standard setters to define world-wide recognised requirements for organic textiles. From the harvesting of the raw materials, environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing to labelling, textiles certified to GOTS provide a credible assurance to the consumer.

Products that have achieved GREENGUARD Certification are scientifically proven to meet some of the world’s most rigorous third-party chemical emissions standards, helping to reduce indoor air pollution and the risk of chemical exposure.

The Global Recycled Standard (GRS), established in 2008, is an international, voluntary standard for verifying recycled content and responsible production practices. It sets requirements for third-party certification, chain of custody, social and environmental criteria, and chemical restrictions.

GRS helps companies confirm accurate recycled content claims while ensuring responsible manufacturing. It promotes safe working conditions and reduced environmental and chemical impacts across the supply chain, from raw material processing to final production in over 50 countries.

The aim of the IDFL Down Standard (IDS) is to verify that down and feather products are ethically sourced. It allows processors, trade companies and manufacturers to demonstrate their ability to provide ethically produced materials and helps retailers and brands confirm their suppliers are producing materials ethically.

The Leather Working Group is a global organization that brings together stakeholders across the leather supply chain. It works to promote responsible environmental practices in leather manufacturing and related industries, with a focus on advancing more sustainable production worldwide.

The Made Safe Certified Non-Toxic seal is awarded to products that meet testing standards showing they do not contain a long list of ingredients and chemicals that are known, or suspected, to cause harm to human health. These chemicals include a variety of flame retardants that harm the endocrine system.

The NOMITE® mark is an anti-allergen standard that indicates that a product, such as down and feather bedding, is suitable for house dust mite allergy sufferers. 

The Standard 100 label by Oeko-Tex indicates that a mattress underwent textile testing by a third-party lab for a variety of substances that may pose a threat to human health. Even non-fabric components that are sewn in, such as zippers and the thread used in stitching, must meet the standard’s requirements for a product to gain certification.

Products with the certification are tested for more than 350 substances, a list set by OEKO-TEX®, that include low thresholds for certain chemicals and compounds, such as mercury and formaldehyde.

The Responsible Down Standard (RDS) is a voluntary standard that incentivizes the down and feather industry to treat ducks and geese more humanely and rewards organizations leading the way. The standard also gives companies and consumers a way to know more about the origin of materials in the products they buy.

The Sustainable Furnishings Council (501c6) is a coalition of manufacturers, retailers and designers dedicated to raising awareness and expanding the adoption of environmentally sustainable practices across the home furnishings industry.

Traumpass is a quality seal used for bedding, sleeping bags and clothing that are filled with down and feathers. Products marked with this seal must be filled with down and feathers from the two highest classes l and ll in accordance with EN 12934.

This voluntary program brings members together around ten core principles focused on workers’ rights, anti-corruption practices, and environmentally responsible production.