It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Gold Long John

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

19 July 2024

2 minutes

The adoption by top footwear fabric supplier Gold Long John is instrumental in creating sustainable, high performing footwear for many leading footwear brands around the world.

Big Win for Sustainability and Performance: Gold Long John adopts EMPEL

Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.: In a big win for global sustainability and footwear performance initiatives, Gold Long John, the world’s leading innovative supplier of fabric to global footwear brands is applying EMPEL Nø-Wick waterless and PFAS-free finishing platform in their Vietnam mill supply chain.

The EMPEL Nø-Wick product stands apart by...

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