Response from adidas

Proposal C1: Adopt Responsible Transitions policies.

Adidas has already adopted formal policies and procedures in respect to closures which are posted on its website. The company is willing to benchmark these procedures to MFA Forum guidelines.

Full response

"In 2006 SEA reviewed and updated our Workplace Standards and supporting policies, including our standard operating procedures for managing factory terminations. This procedure is posted on our Corporate website. We would be happy to review our termination procedures and benchmark these against the guidance offered in the MFA Forum’s Guidelines for Managing Responsible Transitions. Any revisions or updates to our existing procedures following such a review would be re-posted, i.e. made public, on our website."

Response Key

The brand claims to implementing all components of this proposal or has agreed to implement them within Play Fair's proposed timeframe.

The brand is currently implementing or has agreed to implement some of the essential components of the proposal but has refused to implement, has overlooked, or has raised issues with one or more important components; or, the brand agrees to implement the proposal but not within Play Fair’s proposed timeframe.

The brand has refused to implement the essential components of the proposal.

The brand has misunderstood or failed to comment on the proposal; or the brand is considering the proposal, but has yet to make a decision.