Evaya® makes its mattresses using only the best organic and natural materials at its own certified GOTS facilities. This is an important certification at the brand level because of the obligations that come with being a GOTS certified contract manufacturer. Evaya’s facility is required to meet International Labour Organization norms and social criteria, so we as consumers know the working conditions meet a relatively high global standard for workers.
Although the shipments from New Zealand meaningfully adds to the brand’s carbon footprint, Evaya owns its wool supply, is vertically integrated, meaning full control of its supply chains, and tracks all the materials in and out of its factories, reporting this to Oregon Tilth as part of its GOTS certification. It also undergoes a full, in-depth, annual audit by Oregon Tilth to maintain its GOTS certification.
The wool supplies from New Zealand are certified by Wool Integrity NZ, a body that monitors the supply chain of wool exported from some verified producers. While Wool Integrity is an industry run certification, and not an independent third party operator, the oversight is seen as credible and trustworthy.
We would, however, like to know more about the other products manufactured at the Evaya facility and whether those production lines meet the same standards as we see with Evaya.
Although we would love to see the brand move to plastic free shipping, Evaya mattresses are sustainably packaged and shipped. Every mattress and pillowtop is compressed and vacuum sealed in a recyclable plastic sleeve before being wrapped in paper. This reduces overall plastic use and helps to reduce carbon emissions associated with transporting bulky mattresses uncompressed.