response by Adidas
...With respect to the general questions posed on footwear production in Eastern Europe we can share the following information:
The vast majority of our footwear production takes place in Asia (96%) and in South America (3%).
Within Europe, a small amount (less than 1%) of specialty product is made in an adidas- owned footwear manufacturing plant in Southern Germany and we have recently launched a new, highly innovative and fully automated “speed factory”, which is also located in Germany.
We do subcontract a small amount of upper stitching to a factory in Bosnia & Herzegovina, which is named in our Tier 2 public disclosure list (see http://www.adidas- group.com/en/sustainability/supply-chain/supply-chain-structure/).
The uppers manufacturer is regularly audited for social and environmental compliance, including occupational safety. We have seen no evidence of unpaid overtime or the provision of PPE being a problem at this plant. We have, however, addressed the need for improved fire safety...