Today, we’re holding our commitment to sustainability to the same high level as our commitment to performance - this is Responsible Performance. Thanks to this mindset, GORE-TEX products will continue to perform – on a high level – both for sustainability and performance. Innovations to unlock opportunities in protection, comfort and sustainability include materials, technologies and processes. All with the trusted high performance from GORE-TEX products. It’s a continuous journey. One step at a time.
Learn more about our new GORE-TEX products with ePE membrane, why a long product life, along with recycled materials, solution-dyed textiles and a PFC free DWR are part of our responsible performance journey.
Introducing the next generation of GORE-TEX products: A breakthrough innovation for performance and sustainability. What´s so innovative? They´re based on a new membrane, which is thin, strong and durable. It´s been rigorously tested to perform at the high standards of the GORE-TEX brand. New GORE-TEX products provide a long product life, and are PFC free* with a reduced carbon footprint.** This means that when you wear a product that contains this tech, you are choosing to reduce your footprint - with the trusted waterproof, windproof and breathable guarantee. The new GORE-TEX products are not just scientific innovations. They’re proof we’re going further than ever towards uniting sustainability and performance.
* Advances Gore Fabrics´ goal of being free of PFCs of environmental concern over the lifecycle of its consumer products. In this case, the goal is accomplished using non-fluorinated materials. Learn more
** through laminates with a new lower-mass membrane and select textile(s) (per Higg MSI)
GORE-TEX products are for people who understand that long-lasting performance is better. Science shows, that durable products cost less over time and mean less cost for the planet. GORE-TEX products are tested to the extreme in the lab and in the field to make sure wearers get the best combination of comfort and protection for longer. Pooling extensive scientific data with our partners.Pushing products to the extreme in testing. Proving GORE-TEX product performance can always be trusted.This is our commitment to the future. This is our Durable Performance mindset.
One significant approach to being more sustainable? Collaborating with suppliers to develop recycled textile components for GORE-TEX products. Choosing recycled materials can help reduce plastic waste, energy and C02. Plus: Products with recycled textile components are rigorously tested to stay waterproof, windproof and breathable for many years. Just like the products you know and trust from the GORE-TEX brand. Great performance, less impact on our planet.
The solution-dyeing process offers a lower carbon footprint, with the high product performance from the GORE-TEX brand you know and trust. How is the carbon footprint lowered? The process uses less water, less carbon emissions plus color durability is maintained 10 times longer. Thanks, science! That’s sustainability from the inside out.
Thanks to science, the GORE-TEX brand offers a durable water-repellent treatment free from PFCs. It’s a step towards eliminating PFCs of Environmental Concern over the life of our consumer products. This is one more action we’re taking to reduce the footprint of GORE-TEX products.
* Advances Gore Fabrics´ goal of being free of PFCs of environmental concern over the lifecycle of its consumer products. In this case, the goal is accomplished using non-fluorinated materials. Learn more
GORE-TEX products have been scientifically developed and rigorously tested: for high performance and ongoing improvements on their carbon footprint. Through science and collaboration, GORE-TEX products are on a continuous journey to provide trusted performance. The GORE-TEX brand is now taking further steps, including: better resource efficiency, reducing carbon emissions, waste & water use and innovating more sustainable materials. The key to achieving these goals? Science-based development and testing and transparency about our progress. Every day is a journey towards more sustainable GORE-TEX products.
