⌐ Managing the impact of covid-19 From the very outset, adidas has sought to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the workers in its global supply chain, providing guidance on infectious disease control, occupational safety and workers’ welfare. The company continued to uphold its standard manufacturing terms, including worker rights protection, and assisted key suppliers in securing bank financing to help them weather the covid-19 crisis. Ensuring business continuity and a functioning supply chain has kept workers in jobs, with the vast majority of our supplier factories having retained their workforce, albeit with reduced working hours due to lockdowns or suspensions. adidas continued to be committed to ensuring legal compliance in terms of pay and benefits for all workers and tracked the working conditions in each and every factory. Where we have seen factory downsizing, we ensured that laid-off workers received their legal severance and other entitlements in full.