...adidas’ Workplace Standards prohibit all forms of forced labor, and we apply this equally to all companies in our supply chain. If there is clear evidence of a direct linkage between an act, which has caused a human rights impact or environmental harm, involving a manufacturing partner, or materials being supplied to adidas, we will seek to support a remedy. Where such specificity is lacking, we will still look for ways in which we can encourage preventive measures, or improvements in our own sourcing practices.

A member of the Leather Working Group (LWG) since 2006, adidas has defined standards for our leather suppliers including LWG certification, compliance with our restricted substances list A-01, as well as the exclusion of hides from India and China and the exclusion of any exotic leathers or furs. Currently, more than 99% of our leather volume is audited in accordance with the Leather Working Group protocol...

Our main source of hides is the USA, whereas the amount of Brazilian sourced hides in adidas-linked leather production is rather small...We estimate that in 2022 animal hides sourced from Brazil for adidas-linked leather production represented less than 0.006 percent (by m2 ) of that country’s global exports of skins and hides...

We recognize the need for greater engagement with stakeholders across all tiers in the leather supply chain, and the important role that the major meat processing businesses can play in identifying, mitigating and preventing adverse environmental and human rights impacts, through their own buying practices, and through the active protection and preservation of natural ecosystems and biodiversity in areas impacted by cattle farming...