Innovation the key to eliminating PFCs for Gore
07/02/2017
Gore said these goals are designed to complement its existing chemical management programme, which is based on third-party standards such as the bluesign system and Oeko-Tex.
It is targeting bluesign approval for 85% of the consumer garment laminates it produces and Oeko-Tex certification for 100% of its consumer garment products. The current figures for these standards are 70% and 90% respectively.
Gore’s key focus in the coming years will be the elimination of Perflourinated compounds (PFCs) of “environmental concern” from its consumer laminate shipments. This makes up 85% of the products it produces, including jackers, shoes, globes and accessories.
It aims to eliminate 85% of these by the end of 2020, Between 2021 and 20234, it will target the remaining 15%. It plans to implement an “aggressive innovation programme” to this end, which include the development of new DWR treatments and membrane materials.
Christian Langer, a member of the leadership team of Gore’s fabric division, said: "Gore continuously strives to deliver outdoor products with the optimal combination of high technical performance and sustainability. By adopting the ambitious goal to eliminate PFCs of Environmental Concern from all of our consumer fabrics products we are underlining our decades long commitment to continuously improve the environmental profile of our products.”
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