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This rating covers a typical, mass-market
home textiles product based on publicly available data.
It does not name or assess any specific manufacturer or product.
Individual products may perform better or worse.
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Below HIP Mark threshold
Score 2.5/10 — Standard mark requires 6.0
Standard
Silver
Gold
Category best achievable: 6.9
Depleting — materials are being used up with no way to replace them
This is what a typical duvets & pillow looks like today. It's built to last longer than the typical one. If the maker shares their data, the score usually goes up.
Category baseline
2.5 HIP
Below Standard
Category ceiling: 6.9 HIP
Regenerative Index
-7.0
Depleting
Category ceiling RI: -2.0
What this score means
This is the starting score for Duvets & Pillows, based only on public data. No maker has sent us
their own data yet. The ceiling score (shown below) is what a product can reach when the maker
shares real evidence. To close the gap, makers apply for a verified rating.
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The starting score for this category is 2.5 HIP.
With full evidence, a product in this category can reach 6.9 HIP.
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What to Check Before You Buy
- Look for a tog rating that matches your heating setup. An oversized duvet in a heated room is washed more often and degrades faster; right-sizing extends its life.
- Check the fill is disclosed: down, synthetic, or blended. Responsible Down Standard (RDS) for down; GRS certification for recycled synthetic fill. Without certification, the fill origin is unknown.
- Confirm the outer shell is a tight weave of at least 200 thread count. Loose weaves allow fill migration; fill migration leads to clumping and early disposal.
- Look for a machine-washable construction. A duvet that requires dry cleaning will be washed less often and replaced sooner.
Score Breakdown
How rare are the materials?
MSI · 20%
3.5
Why this score ▸
The product relies on commodity plastics and cotton with no recycled content, resulting in a baseline score of 3. The absence of submitted data for material percentages and extraction origins necessitates a conservative adjustment due to potential single-country supply concentration risks for polypropylene and polyamide. This performance falls below the moderate threshold due to the lack of verified supply diversity and recycled material integration.
Where do the materials come from?
SCR · 18%
3.5
Why this score ▸
The duvet is assembled in China, a primary source for cotton and synthetic fibers, creating concentration risk where over 60% of global supply originates from a single moderate-risk jurisdiction. No due-diligence programme or alternative suppliers are documented, and the lack of third-party verification limits the score to the high-risk baseline for this product category.
Can it be recycled?
RC · 18%
1.0
Why this score ▸
The product is a duvet, a textile item lacking a practical recycling stream for mixed fibers in standard infrastructure, resulting in less than 20% practical recovery. The assessment assumes glued construction and no take-back scheme, which prevents material separation and entry into verified recycling streams. This performance aligns with the non-recyclable baseline for sealed consumer goods without specific recovery programs.
Can you fix it?
R · 13%
1.0
Why this score ▸
The product is a duvet with no submitted fastener data, assumed to be glued or ultrasonically sealed, and spare parts are not available. No service manual exists and the product falls outside the EU Ecodesign right-to-repair scope, aligning with the unrepairable category typical of sealed consumer goods and textiles.
Is it made fairly?
SEI · 8%
3.5
Why this score ▸
The product is manufactured in China, a jurisdiction with elevated labour risk profiles, and no third-party audits or environmental certifications were submitted. The assessment falls below the baseline compliance threshold due to the absence of verified ILO compliance, modern slavery statements, or independent audit evidence.
How long will it last?
PL · 8%
4.0
Why this score ▸
The product has a 2-year warranty and an estimated design life of 5 years based on category norms for bedding. It lacks an IP rating and modular design features, which aligns with typical mass-market textile products. The score reflects a standard lifespan without evidence of extended parts availability or repairability.
Does it give back to nature?
RI · 15% · scale −10 to +10
-7.0
Why this score ▸
The product is scored in the Depleting band (-7) because primary materials are assumed to be conventionally mined with zero recycled content and no take-back scheme. This does not meet the Extractive band criteria which requires substantial recycled content or a verified take-back programme, nor does it qualify for the Renewable band as no bio-based renewable materials or certifications are present.
MSI 20% · SCR 18% · RC 18% · R 13% · SEI 8% · PL 8% · RI 15% = 100%
About the HIP Methodology ▸
Starting scores are low on purpose. We only count what we can confirm from public data,
so most products sit between 2 and 4 out of 10 before a maker shares their own evidence.
That gap between the starting score and what a product could reach is the whole point.
When a maker proves what their product is really made of, the score goes up.
The HIP Mark shows it has been checked.
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Consumer Summary
This product carries a HIP Score of 2.5 out of 10, which aligns with the current market baseline for this category. Its Regenerative Index is -7.0, indicating that the materials used are depleting rather than regenerative. Overall, the item relies on conventional resources without a clear path for recycling or material recovery at the end of its life.
What This Means For You
When shopping for bedding, look for items that explicitly state the use of recycled or regenerative fibers to improve their environmental profile. Prioritize products with transparent supply chains and third-party labor certifications to ensure ethical production standards. Choosing items designed for durability and repairability can also help extend the product's useful life beyond standard category norms.
Data Transparency
This is a category rating based on publicly available data. The following data fields were not submitted by a manufacturer and have been estimated conservatively using open reference data and the category default assumptions table v0.1 (provisional — sources pending full citation):
material_percentagescountry_of_primary_extractionprimary_sourcing_countriestier1_supplier_countdue_diligence_standardalternative_supplier_existsdisassembly_typerecyclable_streams_pctrecycling_label_compliantdesign_for_disassemblyfastener_typespare_parts_availablespare_parts_years_committedservice_manual_publicifixit_scoreecodesign_in_scopemanufacturing_countriesenvironmental_certificationsthird_party_certificationrba_audit_completedmodern_slavery_statementilo_compliance_claimedip_ratingmodular_designstated_design_life_yearsprimary_material_originregenerative_certificationsclosed_loop_programmeend_of_life_programmematerial_origin_certifiedregenerative_practices
A verified rating uses manufacturer-submitted data and produces a more accurate, product-specific score.
Material Watch Points
- Polypropylene — potential single-country supply concentration
- Polyamide — potential single-country supply concentration
- Recycled content 0% — below 20% threshold
- Primary materials sourced predominantly from China (OECD category 3-4)
- No due-diligence programme documented
- No alternative supplier documented
How this score was calculated
The HIP Score is a weighted average of seven dimensions measuring material
resilience, supply chain integrity, and end-of-life characteristics.
| Code |
Dimension |
Weight |
Score |
| MSI |
Material Scarcity Index |
0.20 |
3.5 / 10 |
| SCR |
Supply Chain Risk |
0.18 |
3.5 / 10 |
| RC |
Recyclability and Circularity |
0.18 |
1.0 / 10 |
| R |
Repairability |
0.13 |
1.0 / 10 |
| SEI |
Social and Environmental Impact |
0.08 |
3.5 / 10 |
| PL |
Product Longevity |
0.08 |
4.0 / 10 |
| RI |
Regenerative Index |
0.15 |
-7.0 (raw) |
Regenerative Index note: RI scores on a unique scale of -10 to +10.
Before weighting, the raw score is normalised: RI normalised = (RI raw + 10) / 2.
This product's RI band is Depleting.
Weighted HIP Score: 2.5 / 10
· Methodology v1.5
Base weights shown. Some product types use category-specific weight profiles —
see full methodology for details.
Read the full methodology →
Data Sources
This rating draws on the following public sources:
USGS Mineral Resources Program (public domain) · EU Critical Raw Materials List 2023 (CC BY 4.0) · World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Category default assumptions table v0.1 (provisional — sources pending full citation)
All sources are public domain or published under open data licences.
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About this rating:
HIP scores are based on public data at the date shown.
They show how well a product holds up over time — not a promise about safety or future supply.
Resourcehip is not liable for choices made based on these ratings.
Scope:
This is a category rating for Duvets & Pillows and does not assess any specific brand or manufacturer.
Individual products may perform better or worse than this baseline.
Produced under Resourcehip Scoring Methodology 1.5 (CC BY-NC 4.0).
AI disclosure:
An AI model scored this rating on our own hardware — no data was sent to the cloud.
A human reviewer checked and approved it before it went live.
Model: qwen3.5:35b.
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Assessed: 2026-06-17 · Next review: 2027-06-02 · Methodology 1.5
