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How Do the Biggest Companies in Sportswear Score on Sustainability?

Puma tops The BoF Sustainability Index 2022, but Skechers, Fila Holdings and Anta Sports are among the lowest performers overall.
Sportswear company Puma topped the BoF Sustainability Index 2022.

Sportswear’s focus on both technical materials to help boost athletic performance and outdoor activities provide the market segment with a clear connection to the environment and innovation. But sportswear is also heavily reliant on synthetic plastic materials and is weighed down by historic links to labour abuses. So how are its biggest companies performing when it comes to reducing negative environmental and social impact?

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Sarah Kent
Sarah Kent

Sarah Kent is Chief Sustainability Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in London and drives BoF's coverage of critical environmental and labour issues.

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