Adidas Sustainability Actions

Mitigating Climate Change

The responsible use of energy is critical for our planet to survive. In order to mitigate climate change, we are committed to reducing our absolute energy consumption and CO2 emissions, transitioning to clean energy, and looking into energy harvesting opportunities. adidas is proactively addressing the impacts of climate change through several initiatives in its own operations, its supply chain and through various partners. As a signatory to the UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, adidas has committed to reduce both its own and its suppliers’ greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2017 by 30 percent by 2030 and to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

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Green Funds

Launched in 2012, the greenENERGY Fund acts as a source of capital for energy efficiency and green energy projects across all adidas locations. It has proved to lead to carbon reduction, with almost 80 projects already supported by this financial source. High-return projects are used to subsidize projects that may be less appealing financially but promise major reductions in carbon emissions.

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Innovating Materials and Processes

We create the best for the athlete, while optimizing our environmental impact. We are committed to steadily increasing the use of more sustainable materials in our production, products and stores while driving towards closed-loop solutions. From 2024 onwards, adidas will use only recycled polyester in every product and on every application where a solution exists. The first fully recyclable running shoe Futurecraft.Loop has been in the test phase since 2019. The market launch is planned for 2021.

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Improving Water Efficiency and Quality

Since 2008, our ‘Green Company’ program strives to achieve ambitious savings in water at adidas own sites globally, our target for 2020 was to reduce water usage by 35% per employee by 2020 (2008 baseline), which we have overachieved with a 48% reduction per employee.

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By using more sustainable materials and processes

We innovate materials and processes and are committed to steadily increasing the use of more sustainable materials in our production, products and stores, and we are driving toward closed-loop solutions which can also lead to a positive impact on water.

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Chemical Management

The management of chemicals in multi-tiered supply chains is a complex challenge, requiring many actors to play a role in achieving effective and sustainable solutions. For years, adidas has been running leadership programs that address this topic within its area of direct influence.

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