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.

The key content of the Amer Sports Ethical Issues Policy is to forbid child labor or forced labor, allow workers a freedom for association as well as right to collective bargaining and guarantee that there is no discrimination in employment. Most of the suppliers that Amer Sports work with are based in Asia, with approximately 30 percent of all Amer Sports products in 2011 being manufactured in China.

Since 2008 Amer Sports has conducted third party audits 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. The number of audits conducted until the end of 2011 represents 96 percent of total purchases in Asia.