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Social Responsibility 25
STANDARDS OF ENGAGEMENT BEING MONITORED To ensure that
suppliers comply with the SOE, an internal monitoring program was initiated and SOE audits
of suppliers around the world were conducted by regionally located adidas-Salomon per-
sonnel. A majority of suppliers have been evaluated for compliance with the SOE and
action plans developed with individual suppliers to improve conditions. adidas-Salomon
has teamed up with Business for Social Responsibility, a non-profit organization which
promotes corporate citizenship, to train monitors and suppliers’ representatives. With the
assistance of experienced environmental consultants, a manual on health, safety and
environmental issues has been developed which will help to make the SOE effective in
practice. Manuals on labor issues are also being developed.
SUPPORT FOR CHILD LABOR PROJECTS
adidas-Salomon through the World
Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry supports the child labor project in Pakistan
which is succeeding in providing education opportunities for children and thus alternatives
to stitching balls. A similar project is being developed in India and both involve local sport-
ing goods manufacturers, the UN’s International Labor Organization, Save the Children,
UNICEF and local non-governmental organizations.
ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION FOR TECHNOLOGY CENTER
An environmental milestone was the independent certification of the adidas-Salomon
Global Technology Center at Scheinfeld in Germany confirming that the Center conforms
with the demanding European Union environmental standards. An environmental man-
agement system is in place, aiming for continuous improvement in the way the Center
interacts with the environment through recycling, waste management and sustainable
policies. Approaches developed at the Center are being used to improve conditions in fac-
tories down the supply chain. An Environmental Statement for 1998 has been published
detailing these activities.
APPOINTMENT OF GLOBAL DIRECTOR A coordinated and consistent
approach to social and environmental issues across the group has been promoted
through the appointment of a Global Director of Social and Environmental Affairs.