Devold of Norway

For 170 years, our product development team have upheld our design philosophy - creating garments with function and purpose, built to last for years to come and never go out of style. Today, their role is more essential than ever, supporting our CSO Trude Ertresvåg by actively working on lowering our products' impact per wear! 👏🥁

A quick note for parents concerned about dressing their little ones in wool: despite some outdated advice still making the rounds, fine merino wool is not the villain here. In fact, for children with mild to moderate eczema, thin wool fibers like merino can actually help—not harm—the skin. The real issue is fiber thickness, not wool itself. So as the temperature drops, no need to leave wool out in the cold 💛🐑🐑

Yesterday, Devold of Norway took another step in its strategy to facilitate freedom of association by helping workers form a union. 300 of our employees from the knitting, cutting, sewing, and technical departments came together to meet with representatives from the national union Solidarumas and the regional union in Panevezys, in what Kristina Krupaviciene described as a first for them - normally, the unions come once a local union has been established, rather than being invited in by management beforehand. A huge thanks to Kornelija Dimsiene, Kestutis Simonavicius, Trude Ertresvåg, and Tor Jonsson for making this happen. See photos below. ⬇️

Devold's Transparency Act Report 2023-2024 👇👇 We know that human rights challenges exist in global supply chains, including our own. Reporting under the #TransparencyAct allows us to share our progress, and identify where we can do more and better. To learn more about the steps we are taking to structure and work with our supply chain to protect and support human rights, check out the link below:

As we prepare to release our Transparency Act report later this week, we are so proud of our sourcing team and textile mill, who have laid the groundwork over the years by partnering directly with suppliers 💯👏👏 That’s why we earlier this year uploaded all our suppliers, across all tiers, to the Open Supply Hub – and we are inviting you to explore the origins and processing of the fibres and materials in Devold’s products. Check out the graph below by Alexis Bateman and Leonardo Bonanni, learn more about our choices and see if you think we placed our logo correctly: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/deyHvPgB 

The #TransparencyAct calls for action, and we’re answering 💡 Discover our proactive approach to transparency, where we hardwire respect for people’s dignity into our business practices.

EUs foreslåtte metode for å beregne miljøkostnader er på agendaen som grunnlag for grønnvaskingsdirektivet på EU-toppmøtet 17. juni. Den bør ikke gå gjennom for tekstiler. Hensikten er god, men metoden bommer. Slik den er utformet gir den oss insentiv til å velge fibrene som gis høyest miljøscore – og plast vinner, hver gang. Helsyntetiske tekstiler ville for oss ha minimert produksjonskostnadene, men vi mener at denne snarveien leder oss direkte mot stupet i kampen for en mer bærekraftig industri. Mitt og Karen Boyes innlegg i Dagens Næringsliv.

Transparency matters. Devold reached peak transparency last week by publicly releasing our supplier lists – encompassing all tiers from our own mill, down to the smallest thread used for embroidering our labels and, naturally, our wool grower partners.   It’s readily accessible: https://lnkd.in/deyHvPgB 💯 With this commitment, Devold not only fulfils but exceeds the requirements of the Transparency Pledge of Clean Clothes Campaign with Human Rights Watch and more. Transparency facilitates collaboration with civil society in identifying, assessing, and mitigating actual or potential adverse human rights impacts. This step is critical in strengthening our human rights due diligence. #BizHumanRights #DueDiligence

🔒It’s a down-to-earth approach to making stuff that works and feels good 'Working in collaboration for close to 30 years, Devold and Lenzing Group are leading the way in their innovative, eco-friendly production of quality outdoor apparel in areas where synthetics have previously triumphed.' More on the collaboration 👉 https://lnkd.in/gdAAqQ8W

New Story of OS Hub In Action: Increasing leverage, collaboration, and transparency in Devold of Norway’s fully mapped supply chain For an #SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) like Devold of Norway, Open Supply Hub provides accessible, specific insight on their suppliers, and enables early warning from stakeholders if there are environmental risks or human rights abuses in their extended supply chain. Read the full story at: https://lnkd.in/eRSQiecE