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In this 2022 Enterprise Sustainability Update our sustainability efforts — across purposeful innovation, environmental stewardship, and enhancing our social impact — stay true to our core values and uphold our brand promise: Together, improving life.

This update provides an overview of our progress driven by our sustainability programs in calendar year 2021, as well as a look at who we are, how we innovate and what we are doing to enhance our social and community impact.

In early 2020, W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) announced its first carbon reduction goals for the enterprise: a 60% reduction in absolute facility-related carbon emissions by no later than 2030, while working toward carbon neutrality by 2050. Since then, we have remained focused on our sustainability strategy to reduce our carbon footprint across the globe. This carbon update tells the story of our shared journey in 2020.

Innovation is at the heart of Gore. You may know us for GORE-TEX jackets, ELIXIR guitar strings, medical devices and countless products for industrial applications, but we're always adding to the list. Read the article from Bloomberg Businessweek to learn more about Gore’s new ventures and how we are always advancing our technologies.

Give your projects a custom, polished look with the premium outdoor sewing thread that’s guaranteed to last a fabric’s lifetime. The new Navy Blue GORE TENARA Sewing Thread is a perfect match for popular navy blue marine fabrics.

All GORE Universal Pipe Gaskets will be made with printing on each item for easy identification.

A partnership between Gore and the biotech company ViaCyte could open new possibilities for people with diabetes.

The new GORE Acoustic Vent ensures exceptional levels of acoustic performance and consistency. Furthermore it is optimized for use in any devices that require IPX8-level protection, contamination-resistance and provided in black color for darker colored devices.

That moment of joyful anticipation, feeling the natural grip under your fingertips and then playing those first few chords. You listen to the tone and realize: Right out of the package the strings have the crisp tone you desire. But there's also something more that makes these strings stand out.

Imagine a place where temperatures can range from 58 degrees below zero to a blistering 122 degrees (-50 to 50 degrees Celsius), where relative humidity can vary between five and 98 percent and where winds can go from non-existent to near gale-force — all in one day.