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    Environmental impacts of manufacturing

    Our product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) research shows us that most of the environmental impacts related to footwear are associated with manufacturing processes. For apparel, the impacts are associated with manufacturing processes, and washing while the products are in use. We are committed to using our influence within our supply chain to reduce these impacts.

    Reaching 2030 GHG emissions target

    To achieve our GHG emissions targets by 2030, we will actively work with our suppliers to reduce energy use in Tier 1 supplier factories by 50% compared to a 2015 baseline. We will also help them to switch to renewable energy where possible and aim for 85% renewable electricity used in our Tier 1 supplier factories.

    Collaboration with partner factories

    We continue to build on our collaboration with our partner factories to improve our collective environmental performance. In 2020, environmental sustainability was further integrated into the factory rating, which is implemented by ASICS’ Footwear Manufacturing Division every year to reward the suppliers that are performing strongly on their environmental efforts.
    We are engaging with suppliers to help them sourcing renewable energy through self-generation such as rooftop solar, PPAs and utility contract where possible within the facility located country such as Vietnam and Indonesia, and where option is limited consider through EACs.

    In 2022, we launched the ASICS Green Procurement Policy. The development process included a dialogue with suppliers in 2021 to understand their situations. Our Footwear strategic Tier 1 suppliers, which cover about 80% of our footwear production volume in 2022, were the first group to receive the policy in 2022, and all of them are now committed to the policy. We maintain open dialogues with the suppliers following the launch, which we see as the start of our action to realize a fully sustainable supply chain.

    Our Green Procurement Policy forms the basis of our supply chain emissions reduction efforts, so we are engaging with suppliers about this policy to help them meet the requirements. For example, we are supporting suppliers by proposing external energy saving programs and providing relevant information about renewable energy sourcing through external initiatives in each country.

    Green Procurement Policy

    The ASICS Green Procurement Policy requires that suppliers.
    - Set a 1.5 degree target
    - Use no coal- Have a concrete renewable energy sourcing plan
    - Make continuous efforts to save energy
    - Understand and manage own environmental impact with Higg FEM

    *Please see CDP questionnaire C4.1a for further details on suppliers incentives.
    *Please see CDP questionnaire C12.1a for further details on supplier engagement.
    *Please see CDP questionnaire C1.3a for further details.
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    Based on our Policy of Engagement, we work closely with partner factories to make sure workers are safe and be treated appropriately in case the factory is affected by climate-related impacts such as increasing natural disasters.

    Higg FEM analysis

    More than 15% of our supply chain environmental impact is attributed to Tier 1 factories and even more impact to Tier 2 and upper stream suppliers. We are asking our strategic Tier 1 factories
    and Tier 2 suppliers to share their environmental performance data using the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s Higg Facility Environmental Module (SAC’s Higg FEM). The Higg FEM assessment helps us understand how suppliers are managing their environmental performance, as well as their overall sustainability strategy.

    Reducing the environmental impact of Tier 1 suppliers

    We work closely with our Tier 1 suppliers to help them reduce their impacts by improving our product designs and manufacturing processes. We also encourage our suppliers to implement best practice environmental management systems.

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    Phase-out coal

    We continuously commit to the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action through our membership of WFSGI, including phasing out coal from owned and supplier sites (Tier 1 and Tier 2 for brands and immediate sub-suppliers for producers) as soon as possible and latest by 2030.
    We have phased out the coal use in our footwear Tier 1 suppliers. We are planning to expand the policy to Tier 2 suppliers.

    Shifting to renewable energy

    We are engaging with suppliers to help them sourcing renewable energy through self-generation such as rooftop solar, PPAs and utility contract where possible within the facility located country such as Vietnam and Indonesia, and where option is limited consider through EACs.
    4.7% of electricity used in our footwear strategic Tier 1 suppliers were generated from renewable energy in 2023. Strategic suppliers together produce over 95% of all our footwear, which represents more than 80% of our business.