Number of factory audits/visits and trainings1

During 2007, 1,007 factory visits involving management and worker interviews, document review, facility inspections and trainings were conducted at different levels in our supply chain. The SEA team conducted 267 training sessions and workshops for suppliers, licensees, workers and adidas Group employees.

  2007 2006 2005
Audits/visits2 1.007 1.101 916
Trainings 267 173 225
1) Excluding FLA audits; includes multiple visits in the same factory
2) Involving management and worker interviews, document review, facility inspections and trainings on-site

Number of training sessions divided by region and type1

In 2007, we continued our intensive efforts to provide training for our suppliers as well as for the SEA team, licensees and employees from the adidas Group.

To build capacity in our supply chain and within the adidas Group, the SEA team conducted 267 training sessions for more than 3,500 participants. Included in this number are 123 group session trainings.

Type and number of training

Region Fundamental2 Performance3 Sustainability4 Total
Asia 98 58 34 190
Americas 35 1 6 42
EMEA 24 2 9 35
Total 157 61 49 2675
1) Trainings conducted for suppliers, workers, licensees, agents and adidas Group employees; more than 3500 people participated in these trainings
2) Fundamental training covers: introduction to Workplace Standards; FFC training; new factory approval process; operating guidelines
3) Performance training covers: specific labour, health, safety and environmental issues; Initial Assessment training
4) Sustainability training covers: KPI's and rating tools; sustainable compliance planning; factory self-assessments
5) Including 123 group training sessions, i.e. trainings with participation of more than one supplier

Number of audits divided by region and type

In 2007, the SEA team conducted 728 audits (including external monitoring audits) in more than 350 factories which result in an audit coverage of 33%. In addition to these audits, the SEA team visited suppliers' sites on more than 270 occasions to meet with factory management and discuss specific issues, to follow up project work or conduct training sessions.

Completing a high volume of initial assessments remained a challenge for the SEA team in 2007, particularly in Asia. There was a total of 441 Initial Assessments, resulting in 24% of candidate factories rejected.

In total 191 factories were audited by external monitors in 2007. These were commissioned by adidas Group entities, including licensees with indirect sourcing models.

Initial Assessment1

Region SEA Team External Monitor Total
Asia 205 147 352
Americas 38 10 48
EMEA 13 28 41
Total 256 185 441

Sustainability Assessment

Region SEA Team External Monitor Total
Asia 240 2 242
Americas 13 0 13
EMEA 28 4 32
Total 281 6 287

Total

Region SEA Team External Monitor Total
Asia 445 149 594
Americas 51 10 61
EMEA 41 32 73
Total 537 191 728
1) Every new supplier factory has to pass an Initial Assessment to prove compliance with the Workplace Standards prior to order placement
2) Audits conducted in approved supplier factories

Independent FLA Audits1

Since joining the FLA, more than 200 Independent External Monitoring (IEM) audits and verification visits have been conducted at adidas Group suppliers. In 2007, the adidas Group, including the adidas and Reebok brands, assumed the role of one single FLA participating company. As part of the 2007 obligations, external FLA-accredited independent monitors conducted 12 monitoring audits (2006: 35) and 3 independent external verification visits (2006: 8) at adidas Group supplier factories.

FLA Year Period No. of audits2
4th Jan - Dec 2005 30
5th Jan - Dec 2006 43
6th Jan - Dec 2007 15
1) As part of the FLA membership; the numbers include Independent External Verification audits
2) Including audits conducted at Reebok supplier factories

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