To further strengthen our programmes, the adidas Group is an active member in the Apparel & Footwear International Restricted Substances (RS) Management Working Group (AFIRM), which we co-founded in 2004, together with six other international brands....
To further strengthen our programmes, the adidas Group is an active member in the Apparel & Footwear International Restricted Substances (RS) Management Working Group (AFIRM), which we co-founded in 2004, together with six other international brands.
The multi-company working group provides a forum to exchange ideas and advance the global management of restricted substances in the apparel and footwear industry.
The AFIRM Working Group brings together product chemistry, safety, regulatory, and other experts within the apparel and footwear industry. In 2011, the AFIRM Working Group launched its updated Supplier Tool Kit, a free to download and state-of-the-art guideline for the handling of critical chemicals along the supply chain.
Created in intensive co-operation with textile and material scientists it gives guidance on best practises, and includes substantial technical know-how, failure preventions and Q&A sections.
In 2012, AFIRM finalised a harmonised AFIRM RSL Guidance list, which consolidates the strictest requirements and their corresponding test methods from all AFIRM members. This, as major step forward will endorse the adidas Group and other AFIRM member brands in their outreach for implementation of international RSL programmes much deeper down the supply chain.