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SUSTAINABILITY AT UNDER ARMOUR

BETTER ATHLETES IN A BETTER WORLD
Here’s the future we want to see: the best performance imaginable on the cleanest Earth possible. That’s why we’re working to fix the problems athletes don’t even know they have in the most ethical, efficient, and sustainable ways we can. This planet is our home field. It’s the only one we’ve got… and we’re going to protect it.

Think Beyond

At Under Armour, sustainability drives performance through innovation. Across our business practices, we strive for efficiency, accountability, and resiliency. We’re dedicated not only to making a better product, but also a better world—and to keep getting better ourselves. That dedication drives us forward and keeps us thinking beyond.
MAKE A GAME-
CHANGING PRODUCT
LEAVE OUR HOME
FIELD BETTER
ADD VALUE TO OUR
COMMUNITIES

Our Strategy

Rests upon a foundation that includes…
  • Honing the ability to generate value and to create new products out of respect for the environment and for future generations.
  • Taking responsibility for UA and leading toward global solutions; adapting to changes and setbacks, whether influenced by the industry, the market, the environment, or the climate.
  • Working with our suppliers and their teams, consumers, and other stakeholders to advance sustainability; owning up to our responsibility to the planet and to society.

Our Approach

Under Armour’s Sustainability Team is one of the catalysts for creating a profitable and resilient company fiercely committed to shaping our legacy with our athletes, our teammates, and our partners. We’re primarily responsible for creating, implementing, and operationalizing policies, standards, procedures, and structures related to labor, health and safety, environment, and transparency. The team is led by the Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, who reports directly to Under Armour's General Counsel and the Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs.

The Sustainability team serves the regions in which our supply chain operates, with teammates in Central America and Southeast Asia, as well as the United States. Our headquarters team in Baltimore is strategically located on the same floor as Sourcing, Supply Chain, Planning, and Manufacturing Excellence.

Responsible Sourcing

We are part of a business that is collectively pursuing the company’s sustainability goals in partnership with other teams carrying out our day-to-day operations. Sustainability at Under Armour isn’t a limited initiative. It involves all of us.

At the leadership level, Under Armour has a Sustainability Council that meets regularly. This cross‐functional committee comprises senior and operationally responsible leaders, including our Chief Supply Chain Officer and leaders from Sourcing, Supply Chain, Materials Innovation, Digital, Licensing, and Legal. The Council’s responsibilities include striving to incorporate the results of Under Armour’s Sustainability program and related due diligence efforts into business processes, and helping to drive operational improvements. The Council is also charged with periodic reviews of issues, risks, findings, and trends related to assessments of manufacturers for compliance with laws and labor-related codes and benchmarks.

Responsible Sourcing Policy

As part of our Responsible Sourcing strategy and commitment to operational excellence, we formalized and enhanced our approach in 2018 through our Responsible Sourcing Policy. This policy reflects and further aligns with our commitment as an FLA Accredited Company to the FLA Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing.  Related implementation and training is ongoing.

Vendor Scorecard

Working with our global sourcing teams we have continued to embed sustainability into Under Armour’s vendor scorecard. This integrated approach provides an opportunity for improved tracking of supplier performance on key social and environmental indicators. It also promotes greater cross-functional communication and alignment on sourcing decisions.

Collaboration

We recognize that some of the challenges we address through our Sustainability program are larger than us: they include complex and sometimes global issues that exceed the influence we can exert to solve them by acting alone. Still, we work for continuous improvement by engaging with our supplier teammates and collaborating with other committed companies and business partners who share our supply chains and are willing to face complex challenges with us. We also continue to seek sustainability partnerships that help us go further and reflect our values and goals. Our key partnerships include:

  • We work with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) as an an FLA Accredited Company to improve working conditions for the people who make our products and support innovation and advance leading practices related to Labor, Health and Safety. The FLA sets rigorous benchmarks aimed at helping third-party manufacturers develop sustainable solutions to issues over time.

    Visit Fair Labor Association Website
    FLA Code & Benchmarks
    UA 2019 FLA Accreditation Report

  • Under Armour is a member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), helping lead the way toward an apparel, footwear, and textiles industry that produces no unnecessary environmental harm and has a positive impact on the people and communities associated with its activities.

    Visit Sustainable Apparel Coalition Website

  • Since 2008, Under Armour has been committed to working with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Climate Corps, which has been gathering and implementing best practices for energy and sustainability management through over 600 EDF Climate Corps engagements in over 350 organizations. Our annual Climate Corps Fellows since 2015 have increased our already strong engagement with the EDF.

    Visit EDF Climate Corps Website
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Labor, Health & Safety

How we become stronger, together
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Environment

How we strive to reduce our impact on the planet
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Transparency

Why being open about our work matters

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