Annual Report 2025

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ESRS E2

Pollution

Substances of concern, pollutants from agriculture and production, and microfiber shedding can have adverse effects on the environment. At the same time, regulatory expectations and demand for transparency around chemical use in the supply chain continue to grow. To minimize negative impacts and address evolving market expectations, we work closely with our suppliers and industry partners to advance responsible water and chemical management practices.

Targets

adidas targets focus on preventing and minimizing water pollution and the use of substances of concernby our Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers.

Quality of wastewater discharge

achieved 90% 2025 target achieved
The target was designed to improve the quality of wastewater from selected Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, by achieving recognized industry standards. (Metric based on number of facilities.) Read more

Chemical input management

The target focused on eliminating the use of restricted substances in our supply chain by increasing the use of alternative chemicals that meet the highest conformance level according to ZDHC MRSL Standard.1
2025 result 75%
2025 target 80%
(Metric based on number of chemical formulations.)
1 ZDHC – Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals group. Read more

Key metrics and actions

The actions we take are designed to prevent and minimize pollution, avoid the depletion of naturalresources, and further minimize the impacts of our suppliers in the upstream value chain.

Quality of wastewater

  • Bi-annual compliance checks and reporting from suppliers
  • Support to suppliers to drive continuous improvement
  • Public disclosure of quality performance on third-party platform

Chemical input

  • Robust chemical management from input to final product
  • Monthly data reporting and monitoring on chemical usage in production
  • Annual onsite verification checks

Microfiber

  • Collaboration with industry and academic institutions to advance test methods
  • Industry initiative to develop standardized protocols to measure microfiber release

Industry engagement

We collaborate with industry organizations, such as the ZDHC Group and the Leather Working Group, to promote responsible water and chemical management in textile facilities and tanneries. for the third consecutive year, we achieved the Champion Level in the ZDHC ‘Brands to Zero’ program.