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Besides the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes and the FTSE4Good Index, the adidas AG is also included into the Vigeo Group Indexes. Specifically, our company is listed in the Aspi Eurozone, the Ethibel Sustainability Index Excellence Europe and the Ethibel Sustainability Index Excellence Global.
The ASPI Eurozone Index is the European index of reference for companies and investors wishing to commit themselves in favour of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility. The Ethibel indices consist of companies that meet financial and sustainability criteria established by the independent organisation forum Ethibel.
As a European leading supplier of extra-financial analysis, the Vigeo Group measures companies' performance in the field of sustainable development and social responsibility to supply this information to Asset Managers. The Vigeo Group is also specialised in Social Responsibility audits for companies and organisations.
More information on the Vigeo Group.
adidas Group among the 100 most sustainable corporations in the world
In 2008, the adidas Group has made it for the fifth time in a row into the ranking of the 'Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World'. The Global 100 is a selected group of companies taken from a pool of some 1,800 international companies which provides investors and other stakeholders with a unique evaluation tool. Launched in 2005, the annual Global 100 is announced each year at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The study analyses the activities of companies based on the correlation between sustainability and financial performance. The awarded companies are sustainable in the sense that they have displayed a better ability than most of their industry peers to identify and effectively manage environmental, social and governance factors impacting the opportunity and risk sides of their business.
More information about the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World.
Re-accreditation of the adidas Group's monitoring programme by the Fair Labor Association in 2008
In 1999, the adidas Group joined the Fair Labor Association (FLA), a non-profit multi-stakeholder coalition of private corporations, non-governmental organisations and universities. As a member, the company is subject to external monitoring by independent monitors, participation in the FLA third-party complaint system and public reporting.
In late 2005, following an extensive review of the compliance programmes, Reebok and adidas were among the first member companies to receive FLA programmatic accreditation. In October 2008, the adidas Group programme (including the integrated Reebok programme since 2006) was among the first group of member companies to receive an FLA re-accreditation.
The accreditation signifies that the company is in substantial compliance with FLA requirements to implement a rigorous workplace code of conduct in factories making the company's products. In evaluating a company's programme for accreditation, the FLA monitoring staff reviews independent factory monitoring and verification reports of supplier facilities conducted by accredited external monitors, and verify the implementation of monitoring protocols, training programmes and auditing systems.
More information about the FLA.
B.A.U.M. Environmental Award 2007 for Frank Henke, Social & Environmental Affairs, adidas Group
Personalities of business, media, science and culture received the B.A.U.M Environmental Award on 05 June 2007. It was presented by Ole von Beust, the Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. As a special tribute to the laureates, they were welcomed by Germany’s Federal President Horst Köhler.
Frank Henke received the award as a representative of the adidas Group. His personal contribution and adidas’ commitment to improve the social and environmental conditions in its international supply chain were given special mention. The award is only granted to citizens who have been working extensively towards better environmental protection and who deal with social issues and sustainable development.
B.A.U.M. was founded in 1984 by a group of German entrepreneurs who wanted to support each other in implementing environmental management within their companies. Since then, more than 500 companies as well as non-profit organisations, institutions and individuals alike, have become members of B.A.U.M. Today B.A.U.M. is the European business community's largest environmental initiative.
For further information visit: www.baum-umweltpreis.de
Product rated best for quality and CSR by Stiftung Warentest in 2006
Before the start of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ in Germany the adidas +Teamgeist match ball obtained the best rating of all ball products tested by the German consumer group magazine Stiftung Warentest. Our +Teamgeist match ball was chosen not only for its functionality, quality and material safety but also for the suppliers’ working conditions and the overall CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) performance of the adidas Group.
Stiftung Warentest has been assessing the social and environmental performance of companies in product manufacturing since 2004. During the evaluation process we provided detailed CSR information about the Group’s social and environmental programmes and initiatives, the products and the supplier sites. Part of the rating approach was the external validation and verification of information we submitted. Verification audits were conducted at the two supplier sites in Thailand and Pakistan, following a verification visit at our Headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany.
More information about Stiftung Warentest.
adidas Group among Top Employers of the Year 2006
adidas AG has been voted as one of the Top Employers in Germany by ‘karriere’ magazine. The overall ranking, which was conducted by the Corporate Research Foundation, lists adidas AG as number six in the list of Top Employers in Germany. In the category ‘Job Security’, adidas AG comes in a close second. In the category ‘Market Leader’ adidas ranks third.
Also in 2006, we ranked second in a list of the 100 most attractive employers for business students according to The European Student Barometer, the largest survey of university students across fourteen European countries conducted by the trendence Institute for personnel marketing.
‘Ökomanager’ of the year 2005
The World Wide Fund for Nature Germany (WWF) and German business magazine Capital named adidas Group’s CEO Herbert Hainer ‘Ökomanager des Jahres’ (Environmental Manager of the Year). The jury valued the company’s efforts in improving the ecological and social conditions in the factories producing its products.
Best Sustainability Reporting for 2002 and 2004
The German Chamber of Public Accountants awarded the ‘Best sustainability reporting’ prize to the adidas Group for its social and environmental reports 2002 and 2004. The jury especially emphasised the consistent high quality of the sustainability reports and the proactive management of specific issues.
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