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    RESPONSIBILITY: A TOP PRIORITY FOR OUR BUSINESS

    We are contributing to environmental and social wellbeing because it’s the right thing to do and a top priority for our business. Our planet depends on it. Society depends on it. And we depend on it.

    OUR SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES

    SOUND SCIENCE - TRANSPARENCY - COOPERATION

    SOUND SCIENCE

    To address today’s most important sustainability issues, we need to take clear and committed actions to reduce our impacts and provide added value through innovation. Sound science has always been our guiding principle. Fact-based knowledge allows us to make the right decisions and work on issues that matter. Understanding a product’s lifecycle environmental footprint from cradle to grave – helps us focus on issues that matter. Our Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) findings demonstrate the most effective way to reduce the environmental footprint of a product is to enhance their lifespan.

    TRANSPARENCY

    Transparency guides the way we operate and build trust with our customers, partners and end consumers. We are committed to sharing openly and honestly – what we are working on, what we have achieved and where we still need to work further. Transparency is a journey we’ve committed to and there’s significant untapped potential ahead of us. Wherever possible, we apply available industry tools – such as the Higg index – and certify our manufacturing processes and products with credible third-party standards – such as ISO 14001, Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX® and bluesign®

    COOPERATION

    To help shift the functional apparel industry toward a more sustainable future, we must collaborate and cooperate. As an ingredient brand, the GORE-TEX brand plays a unique role with visibility all along the value chain. We are committed to working closely with our partners – key customers and suppliers as well as relevant industry organizations – to achieve our sustainability goals and empower them to achieve theirs. For example, Gore is a co-founding partner of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and the Outdoor Industry Association’s Climate Action Corps. Learn more about all our partnerships.

    Reporting

    To promote transparency and foster an inclusive, collaborative culture, every year we produce and share an update on our environmental and social initiatives, goals and progress. With our Gore Fabrics Division Responsibility Updates, we aim to involve all our stakeholders on this important journey towards the sustainable performance of our company, its products, and the well-being of our people.

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    ALIGNING WITH THE GORE ENTERPRISE VISION

    The commitments of Gore's Fabrics Division and its GORE-TEX brand are evidence of the Gore Enterprise focus on sustainability, embodied in the Gore brand promise, "Together, improving life".

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