Adidas Says It Hasn't Found Xinjiang Cotton in Products
12 Maio 2022 - 11:23AM
Dow Jones News
By Ulrike Dauer
Adidas AG has found no evidence of cotton from the Chinese
autonomous region of Xinjiang in its products, the company's Chief
Financial Officer said Thursday.
Evaluations of certificates and delivery documents hadn't
confirmed allegations made in media reports, CFO Harm Ohlmeyer said
at the sportswear manufacturer's annual general meeting.
According to a TV report, isotope analysis by German research
lab Agroisolab and Niederrhein University identified cotton from
Xinjiang in clothing from Adidas.
"The cotton of the products shown in the TV report, in our
evaluation, was source by our suppliers from Brazil, India and the
U.S.," Ohlmeyer said.
Adidas "ensures fair and safe working conditions for workers
within its supply chains through a variety of measures," Ohlmeyer
said.
Adidas and other Western manufacturers no longer source cotton
from Xinjiang, where activists and some governments allege that
forced labor is used. The decision kicked off a boycott of Western
clothing and sports goods by Chinese consumers, starting March
2021.
U.S. President Biden in December signed into law the Uyghur
Forced Labor Prevention Act to ensure that goods made with forced
labor in Xinjiang don't enter the U.S. market. China denies using
forced labor.
Write to Ulrike Dauer at ulrike.dauer@wsj.com
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