"We have a list of over 22 approved sourcing countries. Before our sourcing divisions can enter product and materials sourcing arrangements with any new country outside of our approved list, they must first carry out a country risk assessment in collaboration with our Sustainability Department and other internal and external stakeholders. This includes an analysis of human rights risks, as well as particular industry/sector and geographical risks...

In addition to information from our own on the ground supplier visits, and information from our internal sourcing and product development divisions and local sourcing partners, ASICS also utilizes information from external resources. These include information from authorities such as the U.S. government, NGOs and industry partners such as ILO

(International Labor Organization) Better Work and The Institute for Human Rights and Business or industry bodies (for example, the Social Responsibility Committee of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC))." (Page 3-4)