Labor and workplace conditions

All Amer Sports suppliers are required to meet the Group’s standards for ethical operations, which are based on International Labor Organization (ILO) and SA8000 standards and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Most of the suppliers that Amer Sports work with are based in Asia, with approximately 45 percent of all Amer Sports products in 2010 being manufactured in China.

In 2008, Amer Sports launched a third party audit program to help sourcing partners comply with industry standards, regulations, and Amer Sports’ expectations in regards to quality, health and safety, and environment and social responsibility. The social compliance audits in Asia are conducted by Bureau Veritas and STR, and they are coordinated out of Amer Sports sourcing office in Hong Kong. The audit process includes factory visits and training sessions with factory management to assist them in meeting the company standards. The process commenced with the existing suppliers, and every new supplier is required to be audited before an order can be placed. In 2010 the process continued with increased number of audits.