Adidas

Adidas is owned by Adidas Group.

Our “Planet” rating evaluates brands based on the environmental policies in their supply chains, from carbon emissions and wastewater to business models and product circularity. Here we rate Adidas “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses some lower-impact materials including recycled materials.

• There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to protect biodiversity in its supply chain.

• It’s set a science based target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in both its direct operations and supply chain but there’s no evidence it is on track.

• It’s set a target to eliminate hazardous chemicals by 2025 and claims it’s on track.

Workers’ rights are central to our “People” rating, which assess brands’ policies and practices on everything from child labour to living wages and gender equality. Here we rate Adidas “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its social auditing program is accredited by Fair Labor Association (FLA), covering its entire final production stage.

• It claims to have a program to improve wages but there’s no evidence it ensures its workers are paid living wages in most of its supply chain.

• It has a basic policy to support diversity and inclusion in its supply chain.

• It has been linked to recent human rights violations in its supply chain, including ongoing cases of wage theft in Cambodia.

• During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it disclosed adequate policies to protect workers in its supply chain from the virus.

Brands’ animal welfare policies and, where applicable, how well they trace their animal-derived products are the focus of our “Animals” rating. Here we rate Adidas “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It has an animal welfare policy aligned but is not aligned with the Five Domains.

• It appears to use leather, down, wool, exotic animal hair, and exotic animal skin.

• It doesn’t appear to use fur, or angora.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Adidas “Not Good Enough” overall.