Animal-Derived Raw Material Product Standards

Overall expectations

We only allow for the use of animal-derived raw materials when those animals can be farmed in a way that enables them to have a good quality of life as defined by the Five Freedoms¹.
We expect that our suppliers only use skins, down and feathers from animals bred for food and that are a derivative of the food market.
Where available, we expect our suppliers using animal-derived raw materials to use robust traceability and animal welfare assurance schemes.

¹ We believe that every animal deserves to be:

For their entire lifetime, including:

Category	Prohibited	Additional Requirements, if used	Better Options
Fur/hair/wool/whiskers	Fur* Angora hair Mohair Alpaca wool Whiskers/Hair/Bristles derived from wild animals and/or non-food markets	Wool: When wool is used, it must be non-mulesed Whiskers/Hair: When used, it must only be derived from food supply chain	Wool: Use Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) where possible Wool: Recycled wool preferred where possible
Skins	Leather derived from wild animals	Leather: For products in which leather is the primary component, all leather must be derived from the food industry. This includes uses of rawhide and hair on hide**	Leather: Recycled leather preferred where possible
Feathers	Feathers derived from wild animals and/or non-food markets	Down: All products containing feathers must be certified by the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) Other feathers: If used, feathers may only be derived from food supply chain	Down: Recycled down preferred where possible
Other	Bone/horn derived from wild animals and/or non-food markets	Bone/horn: If used, bone/horn may only be derived from food supply chain

*Fur definition: A thick growth of hair that covers the skin of an animal.

**Hair on hide definition: Tanned leather skins which have not had follicles of hair removed.