NEW YORK, NY (April 11, 2023) – A global Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was conducted and found that down fill in our bedding, outerwear and camping gear has 18 times less of an environmental impact than 100% polyester fill. The assessment analyzed the impact of down vs polyester in five environmental areas: human health, ecosystems, […]
NEW YORK (August 15, 2022) – The American Down and Feather Council (ADFC), a division of the Home Fashion Products Association (HFPA), has named Brett Rife as chair. Rife, vice president of sales for Keeco LLC will succeed former chair Travis Stier, of Down Décor. Rife is an industry veteran and brings nearly 22 years of […]
NEW YORK (June 9, 2022) – A major focus of the American Down & Feather Council’s spring meeting was on the strides that ADFC’s Standards Committee and legal counsel have made in working with online retailers to make sure that claims about down content do not mislead consumers. The ADFC labeling program was developed by […]
NEW YORK (April 6, 2022) – The down in our bedding, outerwear and camping gear has 18 times less of an environmental impact than 100% polyester fill, according to a recently completed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) that studied the impact of down in five areas: human health, ecosystems, resources, cumulative energy demand and climate change. […]
NEW YORK (December 21, 2020) – For more than a decade, the American Down and Feather Council (ADFC) labeling program has helped retailers ensure that any comforter, pillow, or duvet labeled as a down product is at least a 75% down cluster. Looking for the ADFC label and understanding what it means benefits both retailers […]
NEW YORK (May 6, 2020)—One common effect that this COVID-19 pandemic has been the added stress on our already busy lives. For many, this added stress has led to restless–or even sleepless—nights. As we seek solutions to our sleeplessness, the American Down and Feather Council (ADFC) has dedicated a section of their website to help […]
NEW YORK (May 6, 2020) – The American Down and Feather Council (ADFC), a section of the Home Fashion Products Association (HFPA), has utilized their industry knowledge to help consumers who may struggle from insomnia or restless sleep due to the surge of stress prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. This information is freely available on […]
NEW YORK (February 13, 2019) – The American Down and Feather Council (ADFC), a division of the Home Fashion Products Association (HFPA), has named Travis Stier as president, effective January 1, 2019. Stier, of ADFC member company Down Decor, replaces current president David Sweet of Eurasia Feather Co., who has served as ADFC president since […]
NEW YORK (February 7, 2017)— For more than a decade, the American Down & Feather Council (ADFC) has provided assurance for those who purchase down and feather products with the ADFC Seal of Approval, a mark of quality that ensures all natural fill bedding products sold in the U.S. are labeled correctly and that the […]
White paper explores the sustainable and humane practices behind one of today’s most popular filling materials. BREGENZ, Austria (June 7, 2016)— Newly published research on the global down and feather industry reports that the down and feather used in bedding, apparel and outdoor gear comes from ducks and geese raised for human consumption and that […]
