sustainability and production commitments

As we celebrate Earth Day 2024, let's celebrate this beautiful planet that we all love exploring. Whether you are attending local events, participating in activities from home or simply taking a moment in the great outdoors to appreciate nature, your actions matter. Together, we can protect and preserve this planet for generations to come.

While a warmer and drier spring and summer has the potential to bring a host of visitors to the Australian Alps, it may also have consequences for the current dieback phenomenon unfolding in the area.

Australian longicorn borers are known worldwide for their ability to aggressively infest eucalypt plantations. In Australia, too, longicorn outbreaks have struck plantations in Tasmania, Victoria and Queensland. By contrast, outbreaks of longicorns are rare in native eucalypt forests. Why? Well, it’s not clear, but the current theory is that to be successful, longicorn populations must develop in forests that are persistently drought-stressed. In plantations, a single species is often planted over a varying landscape that is, in some cases, too dry. Native eucalypt forests, however, generally comprise numerous species leading to a patterned landscape of species that is more resilient to stress.

“Snow-gum dieback—the phenomenon quietly eating away at our high-elevation woodlands—is very poorly understood. For example, it is completely unclear why some stands of trees are being virtually wiped out, while others, only 500 metres away, are virtually untouched. Are there underlying differences between sites with differing dieback severity, or is dieback severity a product of patterns in the spread of the insect responsible?”

With the aim to achieve a carbon-neutral status for ourselves, our gear and your orders, we're planting trees for every order placed. This year we've committed to planting 100,000 trees.

Following reports of isolated tree deaths throughout Kosciuszko National Park in 2007-08, sub-alpine forests in the Australian Alps are now in widespread decline.

As of 2019, Mont Adventure Equipment is certified by the Responsible Down Standard (RDS). RDS certification ensures that the down in RDS labeled products is guaranteed to have been sourced in accordance with the Responsible Down Standard.

Mont is dedicated to wherever possible using Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) certified factories. WRAP certification ensures factories follow strict guidelines to prevent abuse, forced labour, child labour, unlawful workplace conditions or practices...

Guaranteed by the Global Recycle Standard, Hydronaute XT-R is a 100% recycled Nylon fabric made from pre-consumer industrial waste. Hydronaute XT-R is Windproof, Breathable & Highly Water Resistant.

Mont is committed, to wherever possible, choosing Bluesign® certified fabrics, components and treatments. Bluesign certification guarantees that the products were manufactured with responsible use of resources and the lowest possible impact on people and the environment.

The Mont Reactor shirt range is made with Polartec Power Dry fabric made from at least 50%Repreve® recycled material. Unifi, the manufacturers of Repreve®, have so far recycled over 14 million plastic bottles in the production of Repreve® fibre.

By manufacturing with materials selected for their durability and high performance Mont ensures that our gear stays functional in the field for as long as possible. The more durable your gear, the longer it will last, the better value for money, and the less gear that will end up in landfill.