adidas
adidas ranks #1 in this first-wave footwear list because its 2025 reporting package is unusually audit-friendly: it publishes a full Annual Report plus a dedicated Sustainability Statement with clear structure, downloadable PDFs, and a traceable evidence trail.
Score
90
Industry
Footwear
Country
Germany
Report year
2025
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Score breakdown
Resource efficiency
89The sustainability statement gives enough detail to discuss materials, packaging, and product-related resource trade-offs without relying on marketing pages alone.
Impact on environment
90Climate disclosures are presented as operational constraints with a stable reporting structure that is easier to audit than most consumer-footwear peers.
Social responsibility
86Supply-chain and human-rights topics are covered in the formal report package, which matters more than campaign language in a labor-intensive industry.
Economic benefits
94Footwear sustainability improvements only stick if the business can finance them over long cycles; adidas has the scale and reporting discipline to make that credible.
Certifications and signals
Evidence and sources
adidas Annual Report 2025 (PDF)
adidas
Official consolidated Annual Report 2025 download package.
View sourceSustainability Statement (Annual Report 2025, PDF)
adidas
Dedicated Sustainability Statement prepared in accordance with ESRS / CSRD-style reporting.
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