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Another important, innovative indicator introduced in the Protocol
is the evaluation of the human-animal interaction through the
response to a specif ic test (the HAR test, Estep and Hetts, 1992).
All down suppliers must strictly comply with the Protocol’s
requirements to ensure raw material traceability, animal welfare
and the highest quality at every link of the down supply chain.
To verify compliance with the principles set out in the Protocol,
Moncler constantly carries out strict f ield audits throughout
its almost entirely vertically integrated down supply chain. The
down supply chain includes dif ferent types of entities: farms;
slaughterhouses where animals are mainly slaughtered for meat
production and where down is subsequently collected; and
companies responsible for washing, cleaning, sorting and processing
the raw material. Façon manufacturers who realise the f inished
products downstream the down purchasing process also have
to be taken into account.
To ensure the utmost impartiality of audits:
•audits are commissioned and paid directly by Moncler
and not by the supplier;
•the audit and certif ication process is carried out by a qualif ied
third-party entity, whose auditors are trained by veterinarians
and zootechnicians of the Department of Veterinary Medicine
at the University of Milan;
•the certif ication authority is in turn audited by another
accredited external certif ication body.
In particular, in 2024, 210 third-party onsite audits were carried
out, verifying all entities in the supply chain. Where auditors
found minor non-compliances, farms were required to take timely
corrective action before obtaining certif ication. No cases of
live-plucking of animals or forced-feeding were found during
audits at any farm.
To transparently communicate the Company’s commitment
in this area, a tag indicating “DIST-certif ied down” is included
in all Moncler’s jackets. This important result was achieved
by extending down traceability according to DIST Protocol
across the entire supply chain all the way through
to the f inished product
In order to promote constant improvement Moncler is
committed to involving and raising awareness within its supply
chain including through training activities In this regard
in 2024 training on the traceability procedure continued for
façon manufacturers of outerwear and knitwear In addition
several online training sessions were conducted in 2024 with the
a
uditors of the thirdparty specialised f irm that conducts
onsite audits focusing on the requirements present in the new
modules on human rights and environmental compliance
T
he DIST Protocol is a stringent and innovative document and
is intended to remain so This is why it is constantly evolving
and is subject to periodic review through the multistakeholder
forum. However signif icant these results may be, Moncler has
no intention to stop there. Rather, it is determined to continue
to strive to promote increasingly ambitious standards, while
welcoming the insights provided by stakeholders.
Stone Island is also committed to ensuring that the down used
in its products is obtained in a manner respectful of animal
welfare. Since 2019, the Company has only used duck down certif ied
according to the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) protocol.
The standard aims to ensure that the down used comes from farms
that protect animal welfare throughout the production chain
and full traceability of certif ied materials. In particular, since 2023,
all Stone Island products containing down are labeled with
the RDS logo and certif ication information according to the standard
g
uidelines. In addition, since 2023, all suppliers in the
RDS-certif ied down supply chain have been subject to third-party
audits to ensure compliance with the Group’s new human rights
and environment modules.
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