Menu Search Energy and climate Amer Sports has participated in the Carbon Disclosure Project since 2011 Home Sustainability Environment Energy and climate Amer Sports discloses its climate change impact/s through CDP, a global non-profit that runs the world’s leading environmental disclosure platform. CDP drives companies and governments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect forests. Over 13,000 companies with over 64% of global market capitalization disclosed environmental data through CDP in 2021. This is in addition to the over 1,100 cities, states and regions who disclosed, making CDP’s platform one of the richest sources of information globally on how companies and governments are driving environmental change Amer Sports has several carbon reduction initiatives and, as a result of these efforts, Amer Sports’ carbon intensity has fallen since 2009 and its operations have become more efficient. Member of the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action Amer Sports’ largest apparel brands, Arc’teryx, Salomon and Peak Performance, are signatories of the United Nation’s Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action (UN Charter), and committed to the science-based targets to reduce emissions as defined in the Charter. There are several ongoing actions and initiatives to reduce, for instance, energy, travel and waste, varying from day-to-day office practices to initiatives in manufacturing facilities. For instance, Amer Sports has a Travel Policy that applies to all employee levels in all business areas and entities. The key elements of the global travel policy are to estimate the necessity of travel and consider alternative communication methods. Altenmarkt ski factory is smart and green Amer Sports Winter Sports Equipment manufacturing facility in Altenmarkt, Austria applies innovative measures on reducing its carbon footprint, being more sustainable, and recycling more. These questions are cornerstones of all its operations. The heating energy for both the ski factory and the town of Altenmarkt comes solely from biomass, and the electrical power consumption of the plant has been 100% renewable for many years. Previously, the factory consumed almost one million liters of oil every year. Today, oil is not needed any more, and the factory has reduced its annual CO2 emissions by 10 million kilograms. The factory has also improved its energy efficiency. Insulation for buildings and infrastructure as well as its new heat recovery systems have helped it to reduce the thermal energy for heating the facilities around 50% from per year. Precor North Carolina, a LEED factory Precor North Carolina manufacturing facility is a LEED certified factory that has implemented several sustainable practices and consistently works towards energy savings. The latest actions covered review of compressor utilization, a program to repair air leaks of utilities in manufacturing, and the use of timers on the lights in the factory. These actions resulted in 11% reduction in kilowatt hour usage and summed up as a total annual savings of approximately 40,000 USD. Salomon has ISO 14001:2015 AND 50001 Salomon are committed to ISO 14001 certification for its Design Center in Annecy, France. ISO 14001 establishes the criteria for an environmental management system and can serve as a basis for certification. ISO 14001 provides practical tools to manage environmental responsibilities, based on the principle of the continuous improvement of environmental performance by monitoring and controlling the impacts linked to the company’s activities, such as chemical safety, waste and wastewater. Salomon has also ISO 50001 Energy Management System certification, which provides several benefits for companies; by increasing their energy efficiencies, companies can reduce costs, help conserve resources and mitigate climate change. ISO 50001 standard supports organizations in all sectors to use energy more efficiently. Call of ideas Amer Sports Winter Sports Equipment manufacturing facility is actively seeking new ideas to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. It has launched an initiative to generate new ideas and the initiative is named Call of ideas. Out of the 130 ideas, 9 have been approved and adopted into practice. These include Reuse of Phenol scrap to build new cutting tools Reuse ski packaging material, which are today thrown away by random check workers. (styropor pieces and carton between the skis) ABS Waste sent back to supplier for recycling Improve heating system control, to avoid energy lost Reuse carton inlays for roll containers Daily office practices Employees are instructed ways to consider how they could improve their performance in reducing their environmental impact: to reduce energy and paper consumption, increase recycling and rationalize travel. To give some examples: consider before printing, print two-sided and two pages per side, switch-off the lights when leaving the room, turn off PC monitors during lunch hours, optimize hours for air-conditioning systems, estimate the necessity to travel and use and consider alternative communication methods instead. Amer Sports HQ and Amer Sports Finland office building is now a Green Office Amer Sports HQ office building in Helsinki, Finland is a certified WWF Green Office. In addition to the HQ personnel, the building houses the local sales organization Amer Sports Finland, as well as Amer Sports Brand Store that welcomes all visiting shoppers. Together, Amer Sports HQ and Amer Sports Finland are committed to the sustainable practices required by the Green Office. The WWF Green Office is a practical environmental management system for offices and sustainable organizations. The Green Office motivates office staff to act in an environmentally friendly way regarding to everyday tasks, and improves environmental awareness and provides cost savings. The scheme will benefit both the organization and the environment. European Energy Efficiency Directive Several Amer Sports companies have conducted energy efficiency audits initiated by the European Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) targeting to save energy and money and to help the European Union to reach its 2020 energy efficiency targets. Energy saving actions in several Amer Sports facilities: BREEAM certificate for Amer Sports HQ, Finland Amer Sports HQ has consistently promoted greener office practices. When renovating the new HQ office, Amer Sports applied for the BREEAM environmental certificate, and in 2015 the building received a Very Good rating in the BREEAM sustainability assessment as the first renovated office building in Finland. Read more at www.amersports.com/news/2015/12/11/amer-sportshq-receives-breeam-very-good-rating-as-the-firstrenovated-office-building-in-finland Process Excellence System The company’s business strategy was updated in 2010 and one of the key areas in this update was a focus on operational excellence which includes production efficiency. The objective of the Process Excellence System is to introduce a comprehensive set of methods, tools, and processes to attain Amer Sports business goals. The system focuses on Lean MFG methods, Six Sigma and Project Management, to enable people to drive performance, based on every employee’s contribution. Read more on manufacturing and sourcing Precor was awarded for its environmental efforts by annual Washington Green 50 awards In the end of 2013 Precor was a winner in the manufacturing category for its environmental efforts, being recognized for a combination of its environmental practices, including waste reduction, recycling education, and various programs that save energy and reuse otherwise waster material from our manufacturing plants. The Washington Green Awards were granted now for the third time. Below you can read more examples on the Precor’s environmental efforts. Distribution and transport Our objective is to optimize the transportation routes and methods as well as loading containers more efficiently to achieve cost savings and carbon emission reductions. We also seek ways to reduce packaging material usage and the carbon emissions of our distribution centers. Packaging Rationalizing footwear packages Amer Sports Footwear launched a program to reduce the packaging of shoes. Originally Amer Sports Footwear used 60 different box sizes to accommodate all brands’ products. Amer Sports worked with a partner to develop a suitable package and reduce the amount to 33 box sizes, which are shared across all brands to minimize the individual amount of cutting waste. This approach optimizes the packaging for transport while maintaining production efficiencies. The outcomes of the shoebox packaging reduction is a saving of 24 tons of paper in 2016. Arc’teryx uses 100% recyclable shrink wrap One of the Arc’teryx warehouses uses an oxo-biodegradable shrink wrap for wrapping boxes on crates for shipping. The wrap contains an additive that initiates chemical breakdown more quickly and completely in the presence of oxygen and heat or UV light, and it is 100% recyclable. Read our CDP disclosure in here Disclosing through CDP in 2020 PDF Download BRANDS SALOMON ARC’TERYX PEAK PERFORMANCE ATOMIC SUUNTO WILSON ARMADA SKIS ENVE LOUISVILLE SLUGGER DEMARINI SPORTS TRACKER ABOUT US Amer Sports Our management Global operations R&D Reports and presentations SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability approach Supply chain Environment Promoting sports and exercise Reports and statements NEWSROOM Archive Materials Video gallery Social media hub CAREERS Region careers Careers in APAC Careers in Americas Brand careers CONTACTS Brand headquarters Locations Amer Sports Brand Store Careers Communications © 2021 Amer Sports Privacy policy Site terms Cookies By using our website, you agree to the use of cookies, which help us better adapt our services and offerings to your needs. Click here for more information. Close