Outdoor Minimalist3 Kesä 2024

136. How Sustainable (and Ethical) is Down? with Daniel Uretesky

In episode 136 of the Outdoor Minimalist podcast, we are tackling the highly requested topic of Down insulation.

If you remember, back in episode 101 we spoke with Mike Somberby from Duckworth about how ethical and sustainable wool production actually is. Well, today, we take a similar approach to learn about down insulation.

And to all of our vegan listeners: be ready for what you learn, because it just might surprise you.

To help me uncover the ethics and sustainability of down insulation production and use, I sat down to chat with Daniel Uretsky.

After earning his law degree from Georgetown and working four years as a litigator, Daniel returned to join the family business in 2010 as General Counsel. In his years at ALLIED, Daniel’s business-savvy and socially conscious leadership has helped ALLIED expand its already prestigious partner base, which now reads as a veritable who’s who in the outdoor and home fashion industries.

And now as President, he has piloted a wide range of environmental impact efforts and advocated for animal welfare initiatives in-house and across the industry – even spearheading what has become the industry’s largest animal welfare standards like the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) and Traceable Down Standard (TDS).

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Website: https://alliedfeather.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alliedfeatheranddown/

Responsible Down Standard: https://textileexchange.org/responsible-down-standard/

Track My Down: https://www.trackmydown.com/

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