Formesse is founded in the Black Forest and initially produces bed linen and other ‘trousseau’ textiles in Germany.

Exceptionally high-quality, durable and therefore sustainable fitted sheets become more and more the focus of attention, initially with the product Jersella, followed in 1992 by Bella Donna Jersey.

Since 1997, our textile waste (edge pieces, corner trimmings, etc.) has been collected and recycled by the French company KATZ. The newly recovered, recycled blended yarn is used to make felt fillings for the automotive industry and various cleaning products such as the mop.

April 2004

We have our textiles certified with the label OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100, 97.0.7666, Institut Hohenstein. This label is now one of the world's most recognised labels for textiles tested for harmful substances. With this certification, we guarantee that all components of our articles have been tested for harmful substances and are therefore harmless to health.

June 2004

For our new product - the Satinesse Air protective cover - we use the natural cellulose fibre TENCEL™ Lyocell. This fibre is obtained from wood, which is a renewable and raw material and also has excellent heat-equalising and moisture-regulating properties. In the coming years, we will introduce further products with this fibre - BD Clima and the BD summer duvet.

Volker Jaschke meets Edith de Voss and since then Formesse has been supporting the Baobab Children Foundation in Ghana. An NGO that runs a youth training centre for disadvantaged children and young people. Despite compulsory education, many children still do not go to school due to financial hardship. Today, 100 pupils live in the youth education centre during term time.

A large open area of the company is equipped with PV panels - totalling 1,366m². Depending on the hours of sunshine, we feed between 215,000 and 240,000 kWh of electricity into the grid each year. That is around three times as much electricity as we consume ourselves at our site in Löffingen each year.

From 2012-2023 DPD measured the CO2 emissions of its parcel shipments, reduced them and voluntarily offset the remaining emissions by investing in sustainable CO2 compensation projects. DPD's new sustainability strategy can be found under 2024.

March 2013

We start switching to ecological and sustainable detergents and cleaning agents, toilet paper and paper towels, office utensils and much more.

Formesse has been supporting the Baobab Children Foundation for 10 years now. In 2005, we sponsored three children, but since 2007 we have made a monthly contribution to this wonderful project.

Our customers can now receive an electronic invoice. After some initial hesitation, around 99% of our customers now (2024) receive a paperless invoice.

We purchase "NaturEnergie" electricity from our local electricity provider and heat our stock & dispatch site with local heating from "Stadtwerke Löffingen".

We seek advice and design our 2,500 m2 outdoor area, including the solar panels, to be nature, insect and animal-friendly. Our large lawns are turned into flowering meadows, retreats for small animals are created, nesting opportunities and feeding places for birds are installed and our pond is renaturalised.

January 2019

Our Bella Donna summer blanket is produced and supplied in a climate-neutral way by offsetting emissions throughout the entire production chain by creating a ‘carbon footprint’.

Note: In 2023, we made adjustments and obtained ClimatePartner certification for our company and all our products.

September 2019

All Formesse employees who wish to do so will receive paid leave to take part in the global climate strike.

September 2019

All our paper and print products are now made from certified FSC paper.

December 2019

Our partner Carl Meiser GmbH, responsible for the dyeing and finishing of some of our fabrics, is now using green electricity from 100% hydropower.

Our company and all our products are now climate neutral. This means that Formesse offsets all (still) unavoidable emissions by supporting certified climate protection projects.

Note: In 2023, we made adjustments and obtained ClimatePartner certification for our company and all our products.

April 2020

The first e-car is purchased. Of course, it is charged with green electricity.

March 2021

Our outdoor area becomes even more nature-friendly. We plant 8 fruit trees and create two large areas for more natural hedges. A flower bed is also added.

July 2021

One component of textile sustainability is the use of plant-based additives. For this reason, we are no longer finishing our products with silk proteins of animal origin, but with the naturally based alternative argan oil.

This type of finishing achieves exactly the same effect as silk proteins in terms of softness and shine.

September 2021

All Formesse employees who wish to do so will be given paid leave to take part in the global climate strike.

September 2021

Together with the Climate Farmer Initiative, our partner Carl Meiser GmbH takes over the sponsorship of 500,000 m2 of agricultural land by converting soil management to create higher crop rotations, thereby building up humus in the soil and increasing biodiversification. 15% of our own annual emissions can be offset in this way.

December 2021

Our partner Carl Meiser GmbH plants a mixed forest of 700 trees in the Zollernalb district. From year to year, these trees now bind more CO2 and compensate for a small part of the emissions caused by the colouring of our products.

April 2022

Formesse is involved and we are very excited about the collaboration!

May 2022

We have had another photovoltaic system installed on the roofs of our office & administration site, covering approx. 560m². We can use the electricity generated directly for our offices, assembly and the e-charging point.

We expect an approximate annual output of 120,000 kWh. We now produce a total of approx. 360,000 kWh of electricity per year.

May 2022

The climate concept of our summer duvet products is based on three intricately knitted layers of material whose functions ensure a particularly pleasant sleeping climate in summer. A thin, airy polyester lining is worked into the centre between the cotton and TENCEL™ Lyocell. This is now made from recycled polyester.

July 2022

We were able to put the charging station for our electric company car into operation faster than expected. When the sun is shining, we now charge directly with electricity generated by our own PV system.

July 2022

With 17 participating colleagues and 4,090 kilometres cycled, we take 4th place in our municipality.

August 2022

After 2 years of intensive research, we are very proud to present our new, plastic-free packaging. 0% plastic, 93-95% recycled paper, 100% mineral oil-free colours, 0% use of bleaching agents,

We are starting with our Bella Gracia and Bella Donna Clima products. For reasons of sustainability, products in old packaging are not repackaged.

September 2022

We are now a member of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles in the onboarding process. Over the next few months, we will be working intensively on the risk analysis of our supply chain.

June 2023

Climate neutral since 2020. Formesse is now climate-certified by ClimatePartner GmbH. To achieve this, we have completed all five steps of climate certification in order to develop and demonstrate a comprehensive climate protection strategy.

We have analysed and climate-certified both our company location and our products.

We cycle as a team for another 21 days. For our health and for the climate.

We have done it and scrutinised our entire supply chain. We have learnt a lot and there are some to-dos for us. Many thanks to the Partnership for the great and helpful cooperation!

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January 2024

DPD sets a new course and commits to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in its entire value chain to zero by 2040.

March 2024

Things are moving forward. Our Bella Donna fine terrycloth, fine molleton and summer duvet products are now also available in sustainable packaging.

Another step towards less plastic and more sustainability. 93-95% recycled paper, 100% mineral oil-free colours, 0% use of bleaching agents, 0% plastic

May 2024

We are a supporting organisation of the alliance #WirSindDieBrandmauer.

We want to speak out clearly in favour of Europe, our democracy, human rights and a diverse society as well as against the division of these and against hatred and agitation.

We are proud that so many people with different backgrounds and origins work at Formesse!

June 2024

Our Satinesse Air slipcover now also shines in our sustainable packaging!

June 2024

For the third year in a row, we didn't let it get us down. Even though we unfortunately lost some hard-working cyclists. Ultimately, it's the good cause that counts and not the number of kilometres cycled.

June 2024

Since yesterday we can welcome our new interns! They will be with us for a few weeks. Welcome to the team!

July 2024

19 hard-working students from the Löffingen school group did great work during their project days! The new bee hotels are finished and now find their place in our outdoor area.

July 2024

Our third PV system project is going into operation at our location on Kesselstrasse. We can use the electricity generated on 255m² directly ourselves. In total we now have PV systems covering an area of 2,200 m².

December 2024

From now on we use 100% TENCEL™ Lyocell for the lying surface of our Satinesse Protect protective cover (instead of 50% cotton and 50% polyester) and do not use the anti-mite treatment (biocide). Also new in sustainable packaging.

June 2024

Our responsibility is a new section on our website with lots of information on the topic of sustainability at Formesse. We provide even deeper insights into our supply chain, provide certificates, guidelines and much more and report on our commitment.