Anta Sports
Sports equipment
World's third-largest sportswear company by revenue. Owns the Fila trademark in China and Hong Kong. Acquired Amer Sports in 2019.

Overall

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Rating F
About the Ratings
Anta Sports Products Ltd
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Company Assessment

(Last updated Aug 2024)
Anta Sports Products Ltd
Praise
Supply chain practices in China
The Green Supply Chain Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI) evaluates consumer-facing companies that have a sizeable supply chain in China. The evaluation uses government supervision data and public information to assess the environmental management of their supply chains in China. This company received a score of 53.22/100 (retrieved 24 Nov 2023).
Source: IPE (2023)
CDP Climate Change score of B
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change score of B.
Source: CDP (2023)
Criticism
7/100 in KnowTheChain Benchmark
In 2023 KnowTheChain benchmarked 65 apparel and footwear companies on their efforts to identify and tackle forced labour risks in their supply chains. This company received a score of 7/100. The average score was 21/100 and the highest score was 63/100.
8.3% in Human Rights Benchmark
The 2023 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark assessed 55 companies in the apparel sector on their human rights performance. This company received a score of 8.3%. The overall average score was a disappointing 18.2% and the highest score was 53.4%.
Forced labour in China
The Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens from the far west region of Xinjiang to factories across the country. Under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour, Uyghurs are working in factories that are in the supply chains of well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and automotive sectors. In March 2021, Anta Sports stated: "We have always bought and used cotton produced in China, including Xinjiang cotton, and in the future we will continue to do so."
2.5/20 in Social Benchmark
The 2024 Social Benchmark assesses the world's 2,000 most influential companies on their responsibility in meeting society's fundamental expectations towards three measurement areas: respecting human rights, providing decent work, and acting ethically. This company was assessed in 2022 and received a score of 2.5/20. The average score was an alarmingly low 4.6/20 and the highest score was 15.5/20.
0/100 in Fashion Transparency Index
The 2023 Fashion Transparency Index reviewed 250 of the world's largest fashion brands and retailers and ranked them according to how much they disclose about their human rights and environmental policies, practices and impacts. Brands owned by this company scored 0%, signifying it has little to no information about their supply chain practices or policies available to the public. The average score was 26% and the highest score was 83%.
7.1% in Nature Benchmark
The Nature Benchmark ranks 816 companies across 20 industries on their efforts to protect our environment and its biodiversity. Companies were assessed in three phases between 2022 and 2024 using three measurement areas: governance and strategy; social inclusion and community impact; and ecosystems and biodiversity. This company was assessed in 2022 and is ranked #595/816, with a total score of 7.1/100.
12/100 in What Fuels Fashion?
What Fuels Fashion? is a single-issue, special edition of the Fashion Transparency Index. The 2024 report ranked 250 of the world's largest fashion brands and retailers according to their level of disclosure on climate and energy-related data in their own operations and supply chains. Brands owned by this company scored 12%. The average score was 18% and the highest score was 75%.
16.3% in Gender Benchmark
The 2023 Gender Benchmark ranks 112 companies from the apparel and food and agriculture sectors on their efforts to drive gender equality and women's empowerment across their entire value chain. Companies are assessed on governance and strategy, representation, compensation and benefits, health and well-being, violence and harassment, and marketplace and community. This company ranked #80/112, with a total score of 16.3%. The average score was 23% and the highest score was 55%.
36/100 S&P Global ESG Score
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 36/100 in the Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 21 Oct 2022). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
Information
Sustainability claims
This company has sustainability claims on its website.
Sustainable Apparel Coalition member
This company is a member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, a multi-stakeholder initiative launched in March 2011 by a group of global apparel and footwear companies and non-profit organizations (representing nearly one third of the global market share for apparel and footwear). The Coalition's goals are to reduce the apparel industry's environmental and social impact, and to develop a universal index to measure environmental and social performance of apparel products.
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Company Details

Type:
Public company
Founded:
1991
Subsidiaries:
Amer Sports Corporation
Sports equipment
Founded in 1950, but didn't establish a sports division until 1986. Today they have three business units: winter and outdoor, ball sports and fitness. Acquired by Chinese sportswear giant Anta Sports in 2019.
Arcteryx Equipment Inc
Outdoor equipment and clothing manufacturer
Founded in Vancouver, Canada in 1991. Bought by the Adidas owned Salomon Group in 2001. Amer Sports bought the Salomon Group (including Arcteryx) from Adidas in 2005.
Amer Sports Australia Pty Ltd
Sporting goods wholesaler

Contact Details

Address:
Fujian, China
Website:
en.anta.com

Products / Brands

Amer Sports Australia
Arcteryx Outdoor Wear
Salomon Outdoor Wear
Salomon Sports Shoes