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 works with are based in Asia, with approximately 50 percent of all Amer Sports products in 2009 being manufactured in China.
In 2008, Amer Sports launched a third party audit program to help our sourcing partners comply with industry standards, regulations, and our expectations in regards to quality, health and safety, and environment and social responsibility.
Coordinated out of our sourcing office in Hong Kong, the audit process includes factory visits and training sessions with factory management to help them meet our standards. The process has commenced with our existing suppliers, and every new supplier is required to be audited before an order can be placed. The process has accelerated in 2009 when we have successfully doubled the number of audit done in 2008.