Search ABOUT US BRANDS SUSTAINABILITY NEWSROOM CAREERS CONTACTS Search for: SUSTAINABILITY APPROACH SUPPLY CHAIN ENVIRONMENT PROMOTING SPORTS AND EXERCISE REPORTS AND STATEMENTS Guidelines and policies Home Sustainability Guidelines and policies Amer Sports has several group-wide policies and guidelines to steer its work. Amer Sports Code of Conduct The Amer Sports Code of Conduct outlines and sets the key ethical principles of Amer Sports Group for how its employees must act as individuals and as a company, wherever it operates. This Code also defines how Amer Sports handles its relationships with the clients, business partners, employees and other stakeholders. This Code applies to all directors, officers and employees of Amer Sports worldwide. The Amer Sports core values are Determined to Win, Team Spirit, Fair Play and Innovation. These core values are the basis of every action the company and its employees take. The content of the Code of Conduct focuses on the promises to consumers, stakeholders and business partners. It refers to International Labour Organization (ILO) standards and commits to the United Nations’ Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Code of Conduct include human and labor rights, safety at work, preventing harassment, equal opportunities and diversity, products, environment, compliance with laws competition compliance, fraud, bribery and corruption, gifts, anti-money laundering, conflicts of interest, export control, data privacy, political contributions. The Amer Sports Code of Conduct is available internally in 14 languages (in the alphabetical order: Bulgarian, English, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish). The Amer Sports Code of Conduct is available as pdf. Ethical Policy The Amer Sports Ethical Policy sets out the social and environmental fundamentals for the Amer Sports supply chain. The Ethical Policy – being an integral part of Amer Sports’ responsible operations strategy – is based on our commitment to uphold human rights in the spirit of internationally recognized social and ethical standards including International Labor Organization (ILO) Standards and the United Nations’ Universal Declaration on Human Rights. This holds true especially for women, children and migrant employees. Amer Sports shares this commitment within its entire supply chain to treat employees with respect and dignity The Ethical Policy applies to all operators in the Amer Sports supply chain including Suppliers and Amer Sports’ internal manufacturing and distribution facilities alike, referred to as Employers. Suppliers are business partners through the entire supply chain including but not limited to contractors, subcontractors, and any party running facilities producing components, materials for Amer Sports’ products in whole or partially. The Ethical Policy is available in 29 languages. Amer Sports Executive Committee is accountable to uphold the Ethical Policy, it reviews and approves the Ethical Policy on a regular basis. All the language versions of the Ethical Policy are available as pdf. Social and Environmental Compliance Benchmarks The standards set in the Ethical Policy are further elaborated in the Social and Environmental Compliance Benchmarks. Employers shall comply with these standards. Social and Environmental Compliance Benchmarks provides detailed information on how Employers shall comply with these standards (as supplemented by the Compliance Benchmarks) and all applicable national and international laws, rules, legal regulations and industry best practices pertaining to any of Employers’ activities including, without limitation, those applicable to the manufacture, sale, and distribution. The Social and Environmental Compliance Benchmarks document is available as pdf. Material Compliance Policy Amer Sports has the Material Compliance Policy (MCP), and its key purpose is to manage the chemical composition and ethical sourcing of materials used in the products of its brands, and the chemical impacts in product manufacturing. The MCP explains the company’s expectations and requirements for materials, as well as acceptable verification methods that Amer Sports imposes to its suppliers. The MCP is valid for all Amer Sports brands and product categories. The Amer Sports Material Compliance Policy is available as pdf. Environmental Guidelines According to the Amer Sports Environmental guidelines, the company commits to reducing the environmental impact of its products and operations through the use of methods that are both environmentally responsible and economically sound. Amer Sports strives to continuously improve its performance and assess the environmental effects of its decisions. The aim is to promote and maintain environmentally responsible practices that are beneficial to customers, consumers, employees and the communities in which Amer Sports’ companies operate. Most of the environmental initiatives are brand-led. Salomon: ISO 14001 environmental certification and ISO 50001 certification for the energy management system Salomon is committed to reduce their environmental impacts. Salomon and Mavic have ISO 14001 environmental certification and ISO 50001 certification for the energy management system in their Design Center in Annecy, France. ISO 14001 standard provides a practical tool to manage environmental performance and it is based on the principle of continuous improvement of environmental performance by monitoring and controlling the impacts linked to the company’s activities. ISO 50001 standard supports organizations in all sectors to use energy more efficiently. Suunto ISO 14001 environmental management system Suunto received the ISO 14001 certificate in 2013 and it is committed to preserving the environment through the responsible design, manufacturing and delivery of high quality sports watches, instruments and services to outdoor and diving enthusiasts. The principles prefer the use of environmentally sustainable materials and suppliers, the efficient reduction of waste and recycling, optimizing the supply chain and saving energy in all of its operations. Amer sports HQ building has a Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) certificate Amer Sports HQ together with Amer Sports Finland received Amer Sports HQ office has WWF Green Office certificate Amer Sports HQ office building in Helsinki, Finland is a certified WWF Green Office. The HQ building is occupied by both Amer Sports Corporation and Amer Sports Finland organizations, and Amer Sports Brand store, open for the public, locates also in the same building. All companies are dedicated to sustainable practices required by Green Office. WWF Green Office is a practical environmental management system for offices and sustainable organizations. Green Office covers such areas as environmental management, use of energy, procurement, waste management, water consumption, workplace healthy and safety and communications. 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