Climate change
We recognize the urgency of addressing the climate emergency and are committed to doing our part to mitigate its impact.
We believe that businesses have a critical role to play in addressing this global challenge, and we are taking action to mitigate the impact of climate change and reduce our environmental footprint to help build a more sustainable future.
We are committed to the Paris Agreement and its goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Our near- and long-term emission reduction targets have been officially validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). These include:
Near-term targets (to be achieved by 2030, using 2022 as the baseline year):
- Reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 60%.
- Reduce absolute scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream and downstream transportation and distribution by 25%.
Long-term and net-zero targets (to be achieved by 2050, using 2022 as the baseline year):
- Reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 90%.
- Reduce absolute scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 90%.
- Achieve net-zero emissions across the entire value chain.
From raw material sourcing to end-of-life treatment of our products, office energy use and logistics, we’ll work together with our partners to achieve a near-total absolute reduction in CO2 emissions.
Our main climate impacts result from energy consumption in our own operations including use of electricity and heating at our factories, warehouses, offices, and stores. However, our operations have a wider impact in the value chain. Our greatest climate impacts occur in the upstream life cycle of our products and in the upstream and downstream transportation and distribution of our products.
Amer Sports’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be divided into Scopes 1, 2 and 3.
Carbon footprint in 2024
Amer Sports is a participant in the annual CDP Climate Change questionnaire to disclose information on carbon emissions and targets, governance of climate issues, climate-related risks and opportunities, and emissions reduction activities. The Amer Sports CDP Climate score in the 2024 disclosure was ‘A-’.
Measuring the impacts of our supply chain with Higg Index Tools
As a member Cascale (fomerly Sustainable Apparel Coalition) the Amer Sports apparel and footwear brands measure supply chain emissions using the Higg Index Tools and continuously strive to reduce their scope 3 emissions together with their suppliers. Amer Sports plans to extend this approach to all brands.
Amer Sports brands have ambitious climate targets
All our brands have set their own ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our largest apparel brands, Arc’teryx, Salomon, and Peak Performance, are signatories of the UNFCCC’s Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action (FICCA). Through this membership, our brands have committed to set emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, in line with keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
The three brands are also active members in FICCA’s working groups, including:
- Decarbonization Pathway and
- Low Carbon Manufacturing.
From 2021, FICCA signatories are required to report on their progress in GHG emissions reductions, disclosing it via the CDP Climate Questionnaire.
Arc’teryx reports annually on its progress towards these targets in the Arc’teryx Climate Report. Since 2020, Arc’teryx has been purchasing electricity produced with 100% renewable energy for all its own operations, including all retail stores.
Read more at arc’teryx.com
Salomon has committed to the French initiative FRET21 for the decarbonization of its logistics. Through this, Salomon committed to reducing its French transportation emissions by 15% by 2022. Salomon is a member of the Snowsports Industry Association’s (SIA) Climate United coalition, and has signed SIA’s Climate Pledge.
In 2021, Salomon unveiled a set of ambitious sports marketing commitments for more responsible events and athletes. Through this, Salomon committed to measuring, reducing (by 30%), and offsetting the carbon travel emissions of its international athletes by 2025.
Read more in Salomon’s Impact report
Peak Performance’s goals include reducing its climate impact in Scope 1 and 2 by 50% by 2030 and having net zero emissions by 2050. The brand aims to reduce its Scope 3 emissions in line with the Well below 2-degree target and have its Science-Based Targets (SBTs) validated by 2024. Additionally, Peak Performance strives to become a fully circular business by 2030.
Read more on Peak Performance Sustainability Performance 2023
Atomic integrates sustainability into their design process by conducting Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) on all new products, thereby reducing environmental impact and promoting the use of recycled materials. Additionally, Atomic fosters industry-wide collaboration and organized the first-ever Ski Industry Climate Summit in 2023 to explore solutions for lowering the collective impact on the climate.
Read more in Atomic’s Impact Statement 2024
Energy efficiency and certified environmental work in our facilities
In our own operations, our target is to purchase 100% of electricity produced with renewable energy by 2027. In 2023, 34% of the electricity consumption in our own facilities including factories, warehouses, offices, and stores was produced with renewable energy. Electricity consumption accounted for 59% of our total energy consumption.
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.
Since 2005, all heat energy in Altenmarkt has been supplied by a biomass plant adjacent to the site, and since 2014, the facility has been powered entirely by renewable electricity. Additionally, LED lighting, heat recovery systems, and waste material recovery capabilities have been installed over the past years.
Salomon’s headquarters, the Annecy Design Center in Annecy, France has ISO 14001 certification for its environmental management system and ISO 50001 certification for its energy management system since 2017. In addition, Salomon is currently in the process of implementing a plan for the full decarbonization of the Annecy Design Center by 2025. Salomon’s headquarters uses 100% renewable energy since 2021 and the remaining emissions are compensated.