For its 2019/20 fiscal year and the eighth time in a row, Deuter has received the Leader status from the Dutch non-profit organization Fair Wear Foundation (FWF). For years, the German backpack and sleeping bag specialist has consistently worked with the same production partners for all its products. An exclusive and trusting partnership has existed for 30 years with Vietnamese backpack supplier Vina Duke and Deuter sleeping bags have been made by the same manufacturer, Bellmart, for 17 years.
“Part of our ‘360° Responsibility’ sustainability strategy is to continue to improve working conditions every year and keep them at a high level,” explains Marco Hühn, head of CSR at Deuter. “The fact that we were able to increase from 76 points in 2019 to 88 points in 2020 and were again awarded the FWF Leader status is a great honor and confirmation of our tireless commitment to our social responsibility. ‘I made your bag’ is not an empty marketing promise, but an honest statement made by the 3,300 seamstresses at Duke who directly benefit from it.”
