ReportAlert.info adidas Group (FRA:ADS) publishes 2012 Sustainability Progress Report - Never Stop
The report takes a close look at the milestones set for the year 2012 and what the Group has done to achieve them.
May 7, 2013 /3BL Media/ - The adidas Group published its 2012 Sustainability Progress Report, reiterating its commitment to transparency in sustainability performance reporting.
With its first sustainability report being launched in 2001, the adidas Group was the first company in the sporting goods industry to do so. This year’s report, the 13th in a row, takes a close look at the milestones set for the year 2012 and what the Group has done to achieve them.
Some highlights of the 2012 Sustainability Progress Report are:
- Launch of the adidas DryDye collection, which makes the company the first in the market to apply the revolutionary DryDye technology that uses no water in the dyeing process.
- Increased use of Better Cotton and as such moving closer towards the goal of using 40% Better Cotton by 2015, and 100% ‘sustainable cotton’ by 2018 across all product categories in all brands.
- Production of the most sustainable adidas collection ever for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
- Substantial increase in factory ratings – 86% of the company’s strategic suppliers now have a 3C-rating or better, and 37% have a 4C-rating or better.
- Donation of more than 26,000 volunteer hours by adidas Group employees to community projects in 22 countries.
This year's document is available online as HTML and PDF at www.adidas-group.com/SER2012.
To provide any feedback about the sustainability programme and its reporting, please direct questions and/or comments to sustainability@adidas-group.com.
About the adidas Group’s approach to Sustainability
The adidas Group’s sustainability strategy is rooted in the Group’s values – performance, passion, integrity and diversity. It is built on the achievements and learning from previous years, while taking into account the societal landscape and future global trends. The five areas of the adidas Group’s strategy are:
• Achieving environmental sustainability and managing scarce resources
• Respecting human rights and driving social compliance in the supply chain
• Engaging stakeholders;
• Developing employees; and
• Supporting people in local communities in which the adidas Group operates.
About the adidas Group
The adidas Group is a global leader in the sporting goods industry, offering a broad portfolio of footwear, apparel and hardware for sport and lifestyle around the core brands adidas, Reebok, TaylorMade, Rockport and Reebok CCM-Hockey. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, the Group employs more than 46,000 people across the globe and generated sales of € 14.9 billion in 2012.
