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VERIFYING RESULTS /// Through our membership in the Fair
Labor Association (FLA), an independent monitoring organi-
zation headquartered in the US, adidas-Salomon externally
verifies the Group’s global compliance activities. The FLA
completed its first year of factory monitoring in August 2002,
by which time more than 220 external audits were verified by
FLA monitors, including 42 external audits at adidas-Salomon
contracted factories.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION /// We believe that the best way
to enforce compliance with our SOE is by providing constant
training, communication and consultation for our suppliers’
management and their workers. In 2002, our level of compli-
ance training was consistently maintained at the same high
level as the previous year.
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS /// We consider management
systems important to our ability to anticipate and meet grow-
ing social, environmental, health and performance expecta-
tions. Because of this, we actively encourage our business
partners to pursue the opportunity for certification with
internationally recognized standards such as those of the
International Standardization Organization ISO 9000 and
14001 for quality and environmental management and OHSAS
18000 (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series).
At our production site in Scheinfeld, Germany, we established
an environmental and quality management system that
obtained a certificate in accordance with the Environmental
Management and Audit Scheme of the European Union
(EMAS II) and ISO 9000. The adidas Suzhou factory, part of
our subsidiary in China, received ISO 14001 certification in
2002. There are three footwear suppliers’ factories in Asia
certified to OHSAS 18000 and ISO 14001. Additionally, several
suppliers in the Americas gained ISO 9000 and ISO 14001
certification in 2002.
INCREASING INVOLVEMENT /// We actively and systemati-
cally cooperate with our numerous stakeholders, involving
them in key social and environmental decisions so that we
can best balance interests, build consensus and enhance the
transparency of our business. December 2001 marked our first
formal stakeholder meeting, held in Hong Kong with several
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in attendance.
Expanding on this experience, we organized two stakeholder
meetings in 2002: one in Europe and one in North America.
We invited participants from other companies, trade associa-
tions, trade unions, social investment funds, sustainability
institutes, universities, certification organizations, and various
NGOs involved in human rights to participate. Each meeting
was moderated and recorded by independent facilitators.
RECOGNITION /// adidas-Salomon is an industry leader on
sustainability issues. In 2002, after thorough analysis by Dow
Jones of the Group’s social, environmental and financial
performance, adidas-Salomon was included in the Dow Jones
Sustainability Group Index (DJSGI) for the third consecutive
year. The DJSGI is a global sustainability index, which tracks
the performance of leading sustainability-driven companies.
adidas-Salomon was additionally included in the FTSE4Good
Europe Index, which selects companies on the basis of
ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability, strong
financial performance, a positive relationship with stakehold-
ers and dedication to upholding and supporting human rights.
More information regarding sustainability topics can be
found in our current Social and Environmental Report and on
the Internet at www.adidas-Salomon.com/en /sustainability/.
a /// FTSE4GOOD EUROPE INDEX
b /// FAIR LABOR ASSOCIATION
c /// DOW JONES SUSTAINABILITY
GROUP INDEX
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