2021
Annual
Report
Letter from the CEO
Letter from the CEOMy heartfelt thanks go out to all our employees around the world. I am extremely proud to be part of this winning team.
Kasper Rorsted,
CEO
Our Results
- Net sales1
- Gross margin1
- Operating margin1
- Net income from continuing operations
- Employees2
Own the Game
A growth and investment strategy
Our strategy
Our Highlights
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Read storyImpossible is Nothing
In spring 2021, optimism in the world was in short supply. Yet adidas chose to see possibilities. We relaunched our iconic brand campaign ‘Impossible is Nothing.’
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Read storyOur Sustainability Initiatives
All of us influence the future and every choice we make has an effect. The environmental damage of plastic waste has reached a critical level. As a large global company, we have been a big contributor to the problem, and therefore our actions need to be equally as big.
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Read storyProduct Highlights
Debuting in 2020, the Adizero Adios Pro took the road running world by storm. Since its launch, we have broken seven world records with the shoe, including two world records on our very own Herzogenaurach company campus during our ‘Road to Records’ event in 2021.
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Services
1 2021 and 2020 figures reflect continuing operations as a result of the reclassification of the Reebok business to discontinued operations.
2 Number of employees for 2021 excluding Reebok due to the expected divestiture of the Reebok business.