ODLO SUSTAINABILITY HIGHLIGHTS 2020

 

SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) The UN have set 17 goals which are a call for action by all countries -developed and developing- to promote peace and prosperity for people and the planet. These 17 goals set in 2015 build the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States. They recognise that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserving the environment.


To ensure these goals are met, companies and individuals should not wait for legislative requirements to be in place that support sustainable development. Actions are needed now, and businesses play a key role in supporting the 17 SDG’s to make them count. Therefore, ODLO aligned the ODLO sustainability goals with the 17 SDG’s by setting mid and longterm goals. We focus on key impact areas of our business as an international sportswear brand which includes the following goals:

    • GOAL:
      reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      ACTIONS:
      Shift to preferred raw material choice, focusing on recycled and low impact materials. Movement to renewable energy at supply chain partners Tier 1,2,3 and in own operations / facilities. Switch to low carbon forms of transport from our own production (road & rail transport).

      GOAL:
      Reduce environmental footprint of waste and pollution & ensure animal protection.

      ACTIONS:
      Reduction of water consumption and ensuring onsite closed loop wastewater treatment with less than 10% freshwater use. Chemical Management, introduction of MRSL requiring zero hazardous chemicals discharged. Decrease overall packaging (product & logistics). Microplastics: Awareness creation among consumers & tackling problem at material stage with key supplier. Transparency and traceability of animal welfare for all animal-based materials (e.g. no mulesing, no live-plucking or force-feeding).

    • GOAL:
      Improving working conditions throughout supply chain partners.

      ACTIONS:
      Implementation and follow up of FWF Code of Labour Practise throughout the supply chain. Continuing living wage programme in own production and roll out best practices to key manufacturing partners.

      GOAL:
      Moving towards a more circular business model.

      ACTIONS:
      Recycling of post-production waste from own production. Take Back Programme in ODLO stores taking responsibility of our products at end of life. Start implementing circular design approaches.

 


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