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Under Armour Australia Sustainability Actions

Publishes sustainability reporting

Under Armour publishes a sustainability page and an annual sustainability and impact report. Independent reviewers say the report gives high-level details about the company’s climate strategy and progress. The company also shares emissions data by scope, which means it breaks emissions into direct emissions, purchased energy, and other indirect emissions across its value chain. This kind of reporting helps outside readers see where the biggest climate impacts come from and whether the company is making progress.

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Tracks and reports emissions

The brand measures and publicly reports its greenhouse gas emissions with help from a third party. Its most recent reported footprint was 1,662,514 tons of CO2e, which means carbon dioxide equivalent, a way to combine different greenhouse gases into one number. Independent assessors say it identifies its main emissions driver and reports by scope. This gives a clearer picture of its climate impact, even though reviewers say the company is still off track on its reduction goals.

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Uses some lower-impact materials

Good On You says Under Armour uses some lower-impact materials, including recycled materials. The Commons Earth also says the brand uses some lower-emission materials, but still appears to rely heavily on high-emission and synthetic materials such as polyester, cotton, and elastane. This suggests the company has started to shift its material mix, but not enough to remove the larger climate impact from its products.

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Shares supplier and labor policies

Under Armour publishes information about some of its supply chain partners, including names and locations for final-stage manufacturing. It also shares a supplier code of conduct that bans forced labor and child labor and supports collective bargaining, which is the right of workers to join together and negotiate. The Commons Earth says the company regularly audits supply chain partners and is linked to the Fair Labor Association, a group that checks labor standards. However, it also notes gaps such as no clear living wage rule across most of the supply chain.

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Works on energy and plastics

The company says it has started using some renewable energy in its owned and operated facilities and has targets to expand that use. It also says it is working to reduce single-use plastics in packaging. Independent reviewers say it is still off track on both energy and packaging goals, and that its packaging materials are not clearly disclosed. That means outside readers cannot easily tell how much virgin plastic it still uses.

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