Environment

Together with our brands, we are strongly committed to reducing the environmental impacts of all our products and operations.  

Our aim is to promote and maintain environmentally responsible practices that are beneficial to our customers, consumers, employees, and the communities in which we operate. We use several environmental management systems to identify, measure, and reduce our environmental impacts.  

The methods we use are both environmentally responsible and economically sound.  

Science-based climate targets

Our climate action is grounded in science. We are working to reduce emissions across our entire value chain. Our near- and long-term targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), confirming they are in line with the 1.5°C pathway of the Paris Agreement. These include reducing emissions by 42% by 2030 and reaching net-zero by 2050.

Higg Index Tools help to measure impacts of our supply chain

As a member of Cascale (formerly Sustainable Apparel Coalition), we utilize the Higg Index Tools to manage the environmental impacts of our supply chain.  

The Higg Facility and Environmental Module (FEM) is a tool to measure the environmental performance of suppliers. It looks at areas such as 

• environmental management systems 
• energy and water consumption 
• wastewater 
• air emissions 
• waste, and 
• chemical management.

Our apparel and footwear brands use the Higg FEM to engage with suppliers and to empower them to make environmental improvements. We have also started applying the Higg FEM to hardgoods factories. 

We are working with factories on continuous improvement actions to drive environmental performance and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, and Salomon also employ the Higg Brand and Retail Module (BRM) to measure their overall sustainability performance. They use the Higg Product Module (PM) tool to assess the environmental footprint of their products, and the Materials Sustainability Index (MSI) tool to define the environmental impact of each material.  

Life-cycle assessments analyze product impacts

Our brands have started mapping their strategic product categories through reference life cycle assessments (LCA) performed with third-party experts, or rapid LCA tools dedicated to environmental impact measurement. The LCAs of Salomon, Wilson and Atomic are compliant with internationally recognized ISO 14040 and ISO 14044. Salomon’s LCAs are also based on the European Product Environmental Footprint methodology and compliant with EN 15804.

Our target is for 100% of strategic product categories to have a life cycle assessment (LCA) by the end of 2025. As of 2023, 48.2% of our strategic product categories have undergone a life cycle assessment.

Training for vendors and suppliers

The Amer Sports Vendor Sustainability team provides training on social and labor standards defined in the Amer Sports Ethical Policy and audit procedures. Training is conducted during the onboarding process of a new supplier and on a regular basis when any policies and procedures are revised.

Energy efficiency and certified environmental work in our offices

Salomon’s headquarters, the Annecy Design Center in Annecy, France, holds an ISO 14001 certification for its environmental management system, as well as an ISO 50001 certification for its energy management system. The ISO 50001 standard supports organizations in all sectors to use energy more efficiently.

The Amer Sports super hub in Altenmarkt, Austria, which also serves as Atomic’s headquarters, is certified for its environmental management system (EMS) in accordance with ISO 14001. Altenmarkt is home to employees working across various brands, Amer Sports winter sports operations, and the supply chain.  

Key Performance Indicators track our environmental impact

Amer Sports measures its environmental impacts with key performance indicators (KPIs). Progress in the selected KPIs is tracked annually. See the latest figures in our Sustainability report 2024: