This policy communicates our respect for the dignity of all persons and their fundamental human rights. Since our founding, Gore has been firmly committed to ethical business practices. Our brand promise Together, improving life guides us in our approach to human rights and respect for all we reach with our business.

This multi-site certification states that the Performance Solutions Division (PSD), and all listed plants of W. L. Gore & Associates maintains an Environmental Management System that fully conforms to ISO 14001:2015, an internationally recognised standard. The ISO 14001:2015 principles of environmental management – such as environmental policy, implementation and operation, and continual improvement – are fully integrated in the design, manufacture, and sale of all the products at the applicable plants.

A guide to ethical conduct expected of Gore's distributors, sales agents, consultants, vendors, and other companies and individuals that work with and on behalf of Gore and our affiliates.

We support the aim of the EU legislation called REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals), which is to "ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment…while enhancing competitiveness and innovation."

GORE TENARA Sewing Thread will be delivered free from defects in materials and workmanship and will not be damaged by exposure to sunlight, weather or water during the lifetime of the fabric with which it is used.