EU buyers’ requirements: Benchmarking the sports footwear sector

In the footwear sector companies are focusing on environmental and social progress as a shared responsibility with their supply chains partners. Most of the leading businesses in the footwear industry have developed their own codes of conduct with minimum environmental and social standards for suppliers and subcontractors. This document presents examples of four globally leading companies in the sports footwear sector and an overview of their general requirements throughout their supply chains. Publication date: January, 2006