Environment
Certifications obtained by footwear supplier sites in Asia1
We encourage our suppliers to implement health, safety and environmental management systems as the best way to internalise a process of continuous improvement against our standards.
Certifications obtained by footwear supplier sites in Asia1
We encourage our suppliers to implement health, safety and environmental management systems as the best way to internalise a process of continuous improvement ...
Certifications obtained by footwear supplier sites in Asia1
We encourage our suppliers to implement health, safety and environmental management systems as the best way to internalise a process of continuous improvement against our standards.
| Country |
Number of
FW suppliers |
ISO 14001 |
OHSAS 18001 |
| China |
12 |
11 |
11 |
| Indonesia |
7 |
1 |
1 |
| Japan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Korea |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Thailand |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Vietnam |
4 |
2 |
2 |
Reducing VOCs in athletic footwear supplier factories
VOCs are found in solvents used in the footwear manufacturing process. They can cause breathing difficulties and other health problems. Our target is to reduce VOC content to 20 grams/pair of shoes. The graph below shows the monthly average obtained from our footwear suppliers in China, Vietnam and Indonesia manufacturing more than 95% of our international footwear sourcing volume.
Freight types used to ship adidas products in 20051
Fuel used in transporting goods from where they are manufactured to the selling markets creates carbon dioxide emissions, which are a major contributor to global warming. We aim to minimise the environmental impact of transporting our goods by reducing our use of air freight, the form of transport that causes the greatest emissions of carbon dioxide. Air freight decreased in 2005 from 8% to 4% of our apparel products, from 5% to 1% for accessories and gear products. This was due to better control of production deadlines compared with last year when we had to ship products in time for both the Euro 2004 Football Championships and the Olympics.
Freight types used to ship adidas products in 20051
Fuel used in transporting goods from where they are manufactured to the selling markets creates carbon dioxide emissions, which are a major contributor to glob...
Freight types used to ship adidas products in 20051
Fuel used in transporting goods from where they are manufactured to the selling markets creates carbon dioxide emissions, which are a major contributor to global warming. We aim to minimise the environmental impact of transporting our goods by reducing our use of air freight, the form of transport that causes the greatest emissions of carbon dioxide. Air freight decreased in 2005 from 8% to 4% of our apparel products, from 5% to 1% for accessories and gear products. This was due to better control of production deadlines compared with last year when we had to ship products in time for both the Euro 2004 Football Championships and the Olympics.
| % of products shipped |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
| Apparel |
|
|
|
| Truck |
22 |
22 |
27 |
| Sea freight |
73 |
69 |
66 |
| Air freight |
4 |
8 |
6 |
| Sea and air freight |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Hardware² |
|
|
|
| Truck |
4 |
4 |
6 |
| Sea freight |
95 |
91 |
91 |
| Air freight |
1 |
5 |
3 |
| Sea and air freight |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Footwear |
|
|
|
| Truck |
3 |
5 |
4 |
| Sea freight |
96 |
94 |
95 |
| Air freight |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Sea and air freight |
0 |
0 |
0 |