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Labor & working conditions Confirmed

Adidas encourages supplier union activities

Adidas encourages suppliers to allow and promote worker union activities through worker-management communication and collective bargaining.

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media.business-humanrights.org
Worker empowerment Adidas encourages suppliers to maintain a "non-interference" environment where trade union activities are not only allowed, but also stimulated through effective systems of worker-management communication and collective bargaining.

Reproductive care Confirmed

Adidas pledges to cover employee travel for abortions

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oregonlive.com
Nike, Adidas pledge to cover employee travel for abortions; Intel’s policy is ambiguous - oregonlive.com
Adidas, a German company with its North American headquarters in Portland, said it will pay up to $10,000 toward travel costs for employees who need to leave a state to seek abortion services.
Nike, Adidas, Salt & Straw and Wieden+Kennedy all issued statements pledging to cover travel costs for employees who need to leave their state for abortion care.
yahoo.com
Adidas is one of the many major retail companies announcing new programs to assist employees in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court officially striking down Roe v.
Adidas Will Pay Up to $10,000 to Provide Abortion Access to Employees
Adidas competitor Nike told FN in a statement on Friday that it would cover travel and lodging expenses when abortion services aren't readily available.

Workplace equity Confirmed

adidas launches inclusion training for employees

adidas launched "Creating a Culture of Inclusion" training for global senior leaders and nearly all employees, with each completing approximately 25 hours of programming over four months.

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courthousenews.com
The press release announced, among other things, that the Company launched “Creating a Culture of Inclusion training, in which employees explore critical topics including diversity dimensions, unconscious biases, privilege and microaggressions” and stated that “globally all senior leaders and nearly all adidas employees have completed the program, committing approximately 25 hours each over the last 4 months.”