Sustainability
A topic that is not only on everyone's lips, but is also deeply anchored in our corporate DNA, is the sustainability of our products. This begins with the climate- and nature-friendly way of life of the alpaca animals in small herds in the highlands of the Andes.
The sustainability of our products is a topic that is not only on everyone's lips, but is also deeply rooted in our corporate DNA. This begins with the climate- and nature-friendly lifestyle of the alpacas in small herds in the highlands of the Peruvian Andes.
For the good of the climate
Alpacas have been highly domesticated for several generations and are therefore kept almost exclusively for breeding. The annual shearing and the associated production of high-quality alpaca wool is the primary source of income for every alpaca farmer. Factory farming? No way! The average herd size is 80-100 animals, which are usually kept by an isolated alpaca farmer in the highlands of the Andes. There, the animals have natural access to water sources and almost unlimited areas of grass - the majority of their diet. This means that no climate-damaging supply chains, either international or domestic, are required to ensure that the alpacas are kept in an animal-friendly manner. As a result, alpacas are highly efficient animals that require significantly less land and water for breeding than cashmere goats or sheep.
To preserve nature
Both the toes and the teeth of alpacas are adapted to the multiple use of the pasture. Alpacas have no hooves, instead two toes with a soft foot pad provide a gentle tread for the animal, causing minimal damage to the pastureland. Cashmere goats, on the other hand, cause extensive erosion of the pastureland with their hooves and also pluck out the plant, including the root, so that the land does not grow back and the pastureland becomes increasingly parched. Alpacas do not damage the sward so that new grass can grow back on the land that has already been grazed.
