#footer {
    background: var(--color-gc-surface);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--color-gc-subtle);
  }

  .footer-inner {
    max-width: 1280px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 3.5rem 2rem 3rem;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 3rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .footer-brand {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.625rem;
  }

  .footer-brand img { display: block; height: 48px; width: auto; }

  .footer-claim {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.6875rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: lowercase;
    color: rgba(107, 107, 107, 0.9);
    margin: 0;
  }

  .footer-copyright {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: var(--color-gc-muted);
    margin: 0;
    margin-top: 0.25rem;
  }

  .footer-social {
    display: flex;
    gap: 0.875rem;
    margin-top: 0.75rem;
  }

  .footer-social a {
    color: var(--color-gc-muted);
    transition: color 200ms ease;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .footer-social a:hover {
    color: var(--color-gc-gold);
  }

  .footer-nav {
    display: flex;
    gap: 3rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .footer-nav-col {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.625rem;
  }

  .footer-nav-heading {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.6875rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--color-gc-gold);
    margin: 0 0 0.25rem;
  }

  .footer-nav-col ul {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.5rem;
  }

  .footer-nav-col a {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.8125rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--color-gc-muted);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 200ms ease;
  }

  .footer-nav-col a:hover {
    color: var(--color-gc-text);
  }

  .footer-bottom {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--color-gc-subtle);
  }

  .footer-bottom-inner {
    max-width: 1280px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 1.25rem 2rem;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .footer-accred {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.6875rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(107, 107, 107, 0.7);
    margin: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.75rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .footer-accred .sep {
    color: var(--color-gc-subtle);
  }

  .footer-tagline {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.6875rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: rgba(107, 107, 107, 0.5);
    margin: 0;
    font-style: italic;
  }

  @media (max-width: 767px) {
    .footer-inner { flex-direction: column; gap: 2rem; padding-bottom: 2rem; }
    .footer-nav { gap: 2rem; }
    .footer-bottom-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.5rem; }
  }