ESRS 2
General Disclosures
For the year 2025, we report for the second time in accordance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), providing transparent and comparable sustainability information that goes beyond mandatory requirements.
For this reporting period, the material topics on which we report remained the same compared to the previous year. Our double materiality assessment remains valid, ensuring consistency and comparability over time.
SBM-1 – Overview of adidas’ value chain stages
Upstream
Production by independent manufacturing partners
Own operations
Design, development, marketing, distribution, direct-to-consumer sales, and support functions
Downstream
Sales through wholesale partners to consumers, and use and disposal of products
IRO-1 – Material impacts in our value chain
Environmental
Material environmental impacts occur mainly in the upstream value chain. We have established teams that work in close collaboration with our independent manufacturing partners to manage material impacts, e.g., GHG emissions, water, biodiversity, waste, and use of chemicals.
Social
Material social impacts occur at every stage of the value chain and relate to the workers of independent manufacturing partners, our own employees, and our consumers. We have established teams and functions that manage material impacts, such as the Social & Environmental Affairs team to manage human rights and working conditions in the supply chain, the HR function to manage topics related to our own workforce, and the Marketing and Sales functions to manage consumer interests.
Governance
Material governance-related impacts, such as compliance and corporate culture topics are managed by the Legal function, i.e., the Compliance team together with HR.
