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Himla & Sustainability

We want our customers to feel proud to decorate their home with Himla, not just for the way it looks, but also for how it affects our world. We want to create sustainable interior design that is desirable and available to as many people as possible.

Clean water, textile waste and working conditions for manufacturers of Himla's products are among our most important challenges and every day we endeavour to improve in those areas. We work with our customers, partners and suppliers to bring about change – in everything from improving living conditions to cleaning and caring for our textiles in a climate-smart way.

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Investment in sustainable flax & other natural materials

Almost 60 per cent of Himla's products consist of linen. This beautiful textile is both sustainable and environmentally friendly. In itself, flax is a relatively sustainable crop. It also requires very little water and is grown in cooler climates and is thus exposed to fewer pests. Flax is therefore less water-intensive and smaller quantities of chemicals are used in its cultivation compared to cotton.

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Himla's product liability

Himla develops high quality products in natural materials that are fully biodegradable. Their various properties are carefully chosen as part of our product development work to enable us to offer high-quality products that contain no hazardous chemicals and that are sustainable in the long term. Another important aspect of Himla's sustainability work is to counteract overproduction. We promote long-term use by producing sustainable products of timeless design.

Most of Himla's production takes place in Europe, where we have satisfactory control over both working conditions and environmental issues. That way, we are able to trace the origin of our products. This enables Himla to operate a logistics chain in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable way, choosing the shortest possible transport distances by road or water, which affects our carbon footprint.

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Climate-smart care

It is important for us all to do everything we can to affect the negative impact on the environment that takes place in people's homes. Therefore we are striking a blow for climate-smart care and some advice about caring for your textiles.

• Avoid over-washing your textiles. Textiles don't need to be washed as often as you might think. For example, curtains can simply be aired and shaken a couple of times before washing and it might also be enough to air a bedspread instead of washing it.

• Himla's linen textiles can withstand being washed at 60 degrees and we must therefore recommend that. On the other hand, washing at 60 degrees isn't necessary for pillows or blankets or if your washing isn't very dirty. Then it's enough to wash at 40 degrees.

• It's a good idea to use a milder detergent if your laundry isn't very dirty. It's kinder to your textiles and also to the environment.

• You don't need to use fabric conditioner to get your textiles soft. On the contrary – your linen textiles do better if you don't use fabric conditioner.

• Forget the iron. Easily remove creases and wrinkles in your linen using a plant spray. Spray water on the fabric and wait a few minutes – that way you won't need to get the iron out.

Certifications

In order to receive an eco-label a product must meet certain requirements designed and set by an eco-labelling organisation. An eco-label is a label developed by a third party, i.e. an independent party from the person who manufactures and sells the product. The requirements are regularly followed up and gradually tightened. Himla is constantly working to develop more environmentally certified collections in our range. For us, it is important to take responsibility for our environment and social responsibility for our production.

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Gots

Global Organic Textile Standard, GOTS, is an international eco-label for organic textiles. The label covers the entire life cycle from raw material to finished textile. Requirements are set for the textile fiber and on the chemicals used in processing, but also on packaging, labelling and distribution.
Organic cotton is grown without chemical fertilizers or pesticides.
Working conditions in factories must also be good and comply with a certain standard in terms of safety, equal treatment, right to organisation, etc.
Himla is GOTS-certified as a company.

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Oeko-tex

OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 is an independent global testing and certification system that covers every link in the production chain, from raw material to the finished product. The certification means that the textile in the finished product is free from unhealthy chemicals, i.e. if chemicals have been used in the process they are milder than required by legislation. In order for a product to be Oeko-Tex certified, accessories such as thread, buttons and packaging must also be Oeko-Tex certified.

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Rugmark

RUGMARK certification is mainly used on carpets produced in India. The certification guarantees and verifies that no child labor occurs during production. In order for a manufacturer to use the label, the manufacturer must follow strict guidelines and allow unannounced inspections by trained inspectors employed by the RUGMARK Foundation.
Rugmark also contributes to the establishment of schools and rehabilitation centers for children in the carpet weaving districts.

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Care & fair

Certification that guarantees and controls that the product is produced without child labour, under humane working conditions and at reasonable wages. The certification is mainly used on goods produced in India. Care & Fair also donates money to the families in the carpet weaving districts.

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European flax

European Flax is a registered trademark that aims to guarantee the quality of European linen fibres that preserve the unique characteristics of European agriculture.

European Flax is a premium label that guarantees that the flax comes from plantations in Western Europe that consider the environment and sustainability, without irrigation, genetically modified crops or waste. The flax is grown and harvested in France, Belgium and the Netherlands with common rules for agriculture.

In order for a product to be labelled as European Flax, it must consist of 100% European Flax certified flax. The certification guarantees third-party verified traceability of products in pure linen or products containing at least 50% flax.