The adidas Group is aware of and concerned by the social and environmental conditions that exist in certain areas of the cotton industry today. These conditions, in the worst cases, include child labour, human exposure to pesticides and environmental pollution. Due to ongoing concerns regarding the continued use of government-backed forced child labour during the cotton-picking season in Uzbekistan, we joined an alliance of international investors, brands and non-governmental organisations that urged the Uzbek government to eradicate this practice and to fully adhere to core conventions of the International Labour Organization....
The adidas Group is aware of and concerned by the social and environmental conditions that exist in certain areas of the cotton industry today. These conditions, in the worst cases, include child labour, human exposure to pesticides and environmental pollution. Due to ongoing concerns regarding the continued use of government-backed forced child labour during the cotton-picking season in Uzbekistan, we joined an alliance of international investors, brands and non-governmental organisations that urged the Uzbek government to eradicate this practice and to fully adhere to core conventions of the International Labour Organization.
In 2011, the adidas Group along with several US and European companies representing a large number of brands and retailers signed a pledge calling for the Uzbek government to end the forced child labour happening every year in the cotton sector of Uzbekistan.
While further maturing the traceability of our material, we have reminded our suppliers that we expect them to ensure, to the best of their knowledge, that no cotton and cotton materials used originate from Uzbekistan.
Find out more about the pledge.