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2014 Annual Report
Group Management Report – Our Group
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2014
Sustainability
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Improving our environmental footprint at our own sites
Based on an analysis of our environmental impacts in different areas of operation, we have put
our Environmental Strategy in place. A part of our Environmental Strategy is the ‘Green Company’
initiative, which is targeted to substantially improve the environmental footprint of our own sites.
One of the key goals is to operate certified environmental management systems at major sites
of the adidas Group. Overall, by 2015, we aim to reduce the relative carbon emissions at our own
sites by 30%. By the end of 2014, 13 major sites of the adidas Group had certified environmental
management systems in place. Around 20% of the adidas Group’s workforce is located at these sites.
Further information can be found on our website.
Driving environmental improvements in our supply chain
In our supply chain, activities focus on helping suppliers establish sound environmental management
systems at their manufacturing plants to best reduce their negative environmental impacts. We
have guidelines and training programmes in place for our suppliers, using the environmental
performance of our own production sites as best practice examples.
The majority of our footwear sourcing volume is produced in factories which are OHSAS 18000 and/
or ISO 14001 certified. The remaining part of our footwear sourcing volume is produced in factories
that have management systems in place but have not yet been certified. All footwear factories are
regularly assessed against the adidas Group’s standards on environment and workplace health and
safety. We use ‘Environmental Key Performance Indicators’ to track the progress of environmental
efforts undertaken by our strategic suppliers. Furthermore, we have established a database to
collect environmental data from the factories of our core suppliers. A range of other activities have
been implemented to reduce our carbon footprint in the supply and distribution chain.
Reducing our chemical footprint through a chemical management programme
As part of our Environmental Strategy we have a chemical management programme in place
ensuring the continuous improvement of our chemical footprint. The programme comprises four
elements:
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Product safety: Back in 1998, the company pioneered a Restricted Substances Policy for product
materials, prohibiting the use of chemicals considered as harmful or toxic, which is updated
annually. Ever since, we have continued to develop and update our policies which ban or restrict
chemicals in our products.
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Environmental audits: Over the years, we have developed a series of guidelines for suppliers
with comprehensive and detailed standards on handling, storage and disposal of chemicals as
well as standards for waste water treatment and effluents. These guidelines are the basis for
factory inspections and assessments conducted by our Social & Environmental Affairs team and
external auditors. In 2014, the company conducted 122 environmental audits at its suppliers’
factories (2013: 149).
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Chemical input: In addition to the bluesign technologies bluefinder introduced in 2014, which
guides our suppliers in selecting the right chemicals, we have committed to being 90% PFC-free
in our products as of June 15, 2014 and to phasing out the use of long-chain PFCs by no later
than January 1, 2015. As a further step, we have committed to being 99% PFC-free by no later
than December 31, 2017. Chemical management on site will continue to be monitored through
the adidas Group’s environmental audits.
Strategic pillar
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Environmental management at own sites
www.adidas-group.com/s/green-company
Strategic pillar
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Environmental management in the supply chain
Strategic pillar
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Chemical management
www.adidas-group.com/s/restricted-substances
www.adidas-group.com/s/environmental-guidelines