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A weblink in the MSA Transparency Statement leads to adidas's 'Modern Slavery Policy' (https://www.adidas-group.com/media/filer_public/07/85/07852297-dc8b-4471-aee7-4e5547559d38/adidas_policy_on_modern_slavery_2020.pdf), which states the following regarding training at page 5:

- "We have designed targeted modern slavery training modules in partnership with

United Nations agencies and disseminated these throughout our Tier 2 supplier

network in hot spot countries (i.e. countries identified as high risk for slavery

practices] providing suppliers with the guidance to identify and remedy unscrupulous

employment practices including influencing the ethical hiring and treatment of

foreign migrant workers. Our strategy involves training selected Social &

Environmental Affairs staff who manages our day-to-day labor monitoring program,

to become modern slavery experts. This complements their many years of experience

in investigating forced labor and migrant labor cases in the supply chain."

- "All new employees are given induction training to familiarize them with adidas

policies and procedures, including our Workplace Standards. Focused ‘sustainability

and modern slavery’ sessions are delivered at each corporate induction day at our key

global offices."

- "Our global legal teams have received formal briefings on the

application of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the

corresponding human rights requirements detailed in the OECD Guidelines for MNCs,

as well as commitments to identifying and addressing the risks of modern slavery in

our business. Legal officers in the United States and United Kingdom are responsible

for ensuring compliance with disclosure requirements under the relevant modern

slavery and human trafficking legislation."

 

Regarding this last category, it is noted that their is no checkbox for training of legal officers.

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We have not considered training to recruitment agencies as it does not explicitly mention the subject of modern slavery.

Pg. 2

“Modern Slavery Training: Development of a targeted training module for Tier 2 suppliers located in high-risk countries such as Taiwan, China, Vietnam and Indonesia to increase awareness and provide practical guidance on responsible and ethical recruitment and employment practices.”

Pg. 8

“In 2021, we provided targeted trainings for private recruitment agencies from the four identified key sending countries to raise their awareness on international standards on responsible recruitment and available certifications. The training was conducted in partnership with IOM, as part of our drive to increase overall awareness of ethical recruitment, improve recruitment fee transparency, and build capability and understanding of the ‘International Recruitment Integrity System’ (‘IRIS’), the global standard for ethical recruitment.”

Pg. 9

“We continue to raise awareness of modern slavery, both within our own operations and our supply chain. Building on the 2018 targeted online training on preventing modern slavery in our supply chain for close to 2,000 Sourcing and Procurement staff in our own operations, in 2021 we focused our efforts on our supply chain.”