SUSTAINABILITY & RESPONSIBILITY

We are dedicated to building highly durable, long-lasting products and back them up with a 50-Year Guarantee*. We work to measure, track, and reduce the environmental impact of our supply chain.

Reducing our climate impact: The vast majority of our carbon emissions come from the materials used in our products. That's why we're focused on increasing the use of materials such as recycled polyester, recycled polypropylene and polycarbonate as well as recycled aluminum. To formalize our commitment, we have set an ambitious target to reduce emissions from purchased goods and services by 52% per unit of gross profit by 2030, compared to our 2022 baseline. This target directly contributes to Samsonite’s (our parent company) group-wide science-based near-term climate target they have set for the entire organization and has been validated by the Science-based Targets initiative (see page 37 in our ESG report).

Using 100% renewable electricity: To minimize greenhouse gas emissions from our own operations, we are committed to maintaining use of 100% renewable electricity across our retail stores, distribution facilities and offices that we operate. We achieve this through a combination of participation in renewable power programs and purchasing renewable energy certificates. We’ve also installed LED lighting, occupancy sensors and upgraded heating and cooling systems across our operations.

Using recycled materials: One insight we have gained from our product lifecycle analysis tools is the fact that Virgin Nylon is one of the biggest offenders when it comes to our overall environmental footprint due to its higher relative footprint relative to recycled nylon or polyester. We have shifted our energy to focus on developing and sourcing alternative material and textile technologies that still meet our strict quality standards. One example is a custom-developed 40% post-consumer recycled PET polyester pack liner material. We have migrated 99% of our virgin nylon pack lining material to this lower-impact textile.

Switching to lower impact packaging: Although the nature of our product category has limited packaging, we still continuously work to lower the impact of the packaging we do use. For example, we overhauled our hydration accessory collection to 50% recycled kraft paper packaging, we shifted to 99% recycled LDPE polybags for all of our backpack products, and we redesigned all our hangtags to use FSC-certified mix paper.



Using safer chemicals:

• Chemical Management & Reach Compliant Products: All our products meet the European REACH regulatory standards (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals) requiring rigorous chemical testing to eliminate hazardous chemicals. This requires every material on every product to be tested and approved before production begins and changed to an alternative material if any raw goods or componentry of the product does not meet their strict human health and environmental standards. We continuously monitor the changing requirements of REACH and update our testing requirements. https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/reach/understanding-reach.
• Designed without PFAS: 100% of our products are designed without PFAS, including all the water repellency technology we use on exterior fabrics.
•  Using Bluesign-certified Hardware & Buckles: 90% of all hardware and buckles have been converted to Bluesign-approved sources. https://www.bluesign.com/en

The Conservation Alliance Partnership: Gregory has been a proud member of the conservation alliance for the last thirty years. TCA harnesses the collective power of businesses and outdoor communities to fund and advocate for the protection of North America’s natural places. This partnership helps protect our outdoor playground. Gregory cherishes our wild lands, not only own generation but for future generations to come. https://www.conservationalliance.com/who-we-are/

European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) Partnership: Gregory has supported the EOCA since 2016. They are a charitable organization set up in 2006 by the European Outdoor Group (EOG), to enable companies from the outdoor sector to have a bigger impact looking after the natural environment by working together. EOCA has funded 214 projects in 65 countries around the world, investing nearly six million euros in conservation. We support them with the same passion and consistency as the Conservation Alliance here in North America to help protect land and animal habitats across Europe. https://www.eocaconservation.org/about-us/

We bring together a diverse mix of skills, experience, and backgrounds, and invest in long-term relationships. We support the development of our teams and partners so they can hone their craft, grow with the brand, and create meaningful, lasting careers. 

People at the Center: At Gregory we know that our people are our greatest asset. Our approach has always been to attract and retain the best talent in the industry and provide meaningful development opportunities to everyone on the team. We reward and recognize performance and ensure a safe working environment while promoting and supporting employee health and wellbeing. Our family of employees have chosen to combine their passion for outdoor life and discovery with their professional careers, so we strive to enable a balanced lifestyle that allows the team to thrive in all aspects of their lives. 

We Live Where We Play: Thanks to our global headquarters’ convenient location at the base of the Wasatch Mountains just south of Salt Lake City, Utah, our team has incredibly convenient access to local trails and walkability to local restaurants and shops. If you drop into our office on any given day, you’ll find plenty of bikes, skis, dirty shoes, and nearly as many dogs as there are people. Plus gear, of course, tons of backpacks and gear! We build our prototypes right here in our office and then walk out the back door to test them. The 270-degree mountain views from our office inspires and motivates us to push the boundaries of new product design and creation and keeps us connected to the wild lands we play in.