The global volume of clothing doubled in the last 15 years while utilization decreased.
Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation
As the GORE-TEX Brand, we take sustainability as seriously as we take performance.
As innovators in performance apparel for more than 60 years, we are committed to striving for more sustainable solutions across the industry. Through long-lasting products, science-led innovation, and our commitment to caring beyond with responsible business practices, our goal is to protect people in the outdoors and improve the environmental impact of our operations and products.
We embrace our role as pioneers in developing specialized fabric solutions that help to lessen our impacts, all while delivering trusted high performance.
As an ingredient brand and collaborator, we strive to lead by example to drive industry change.
We share our progress, rigorously test everything we make, and apply the latest industry standards such as the Global Recycled Standard, bluesign® Standard, OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 Certification.
Where standards don’t exist—for example, around finished product durability—we are working with universities and regulators to create them. Acknowledging the challenges our industry faces, we rely on sound science, continuous innovation, greater collaboration, and transparency to reduce our impact and improve performance across the entire value chain.
Why This Matters
100% More
2x Longer
Wearing clothes for twice as long without buying new is one of the most powerful actions to reduce their climate footprint.
Source: Sandin G. et al (2019)
What We Are Doing
