Partnerships

As a participating company in the Fair Labor Association (FLA), we are committed to its gold standards to improve factory working conditions in our global supply chain.

Membership of the FLA shows Amer Sports’ commitment to upholding human rights, driving long-term improvements through training and education, worker engagement, and integration into sourcing practices.

Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) is a multi-stakeholder initiative to measure and improve social and environmental sustainability performance.

SAC has several tools to support companies in their sustainability journey, e.g., Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) which is a sustainability assessment tool that standardizes how facilities measure and evaluate their environmental performance. Other examples are Higg Index Product Module (PM) and Materials Sustainability Index (MSI).

FICCA drives the fashion industry toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions no later than 2050 in line with keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees.

As part of FICCA, the fashion industry stakeholders have a role to play in reducing climate emissions resulting from their operations, working collaboratively to deliver on the commitments.

The bluesign® system unites the entire textile value chain to reduce its impact on people and the planet, with a focus on sustainable chemistry.

The bluesign® system helps us to find solutions for more sustainable textiles.

FESI represents the interests of the sporting goods industry in Europe, advances its members’ priorities and promotes initiatives that benefit the sector and society as a whole.

FESI facilitates cooperation of sporting goods companies on shared interests in e.g. trade and sustainability.

Arc’teryx and Salomon are members of Textile Exchange guide. It supports brands, retailers, manufacturers, farmers, and others committed to climate action towards more purposeful production, right from the start of the supply chain.

The focus is on sustainable materials industry, including supply chain, standards, innovation, knowledge sharing and target setting.

Peak Performance is a signatory of International Accord, which is an association representing brands in its Ready-made garment Sustainablity Council (RSC) to improve factory working conditions in Bangladesh. It continues the work of Bangladesh Accord.

RSC conducts in-depth evaluations of factory electrical, building and fire safety and capacity building to drive health and safety improvement on the factory floor.

The Circular Fashion Partnership is a cross-sectional partnership which provides its members, including Peak Performance, the opportunity to achieve a long-term, scalable transition to a circular fashion system.

The Circular Fashion Partnership focuses on waste management in the supply chain in Bangladesh.

Cooperation with Better Buying drives continuous improvement in our procurement practices by building trust with suppliers. Better Buying’s goal is to support industry-wide transformation of purchasing practices using feedback data to help buyers fully understand the impact of their actions.

Better Buying collects feedback from our direct suppliers on the impact of our procurement practices. We and our suppliers work together with responsible purchasing practices to achieve shared goals.

Arc’teryx, Atomic and Salomon are members of European Outdoor Group (EOG), which focuses on conducting business in an ethical and sustainable manner, preserving the outdoors, and getting people active in nature. A Salomon representative is a member of EOG’s Board of Directors.

The EOG conducts research, organizes and supports trade shows and industry events – including sustainability and social responsibility initiatives – supports conservation and encourages and enables European citizens to get active outdoors. It represents the outdoor sector to the European Commission, NGOs and other stakeholders.