On June 5th, coinciding with World Environment Day, ANTA SPORTS unveiled its 2025 ESG report at the launch of mainland China's first sustainable tennis court made from recycled waste tennis balls. This marks the company's 11th consecutive year of publishing an ESG report.
In 2025, the group's total Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 63.3% year-on-year. The self-generated and self-consumed electricity from photovoltaic projects at its owned operational factories and logistics centers increased by 74.2% compared to the previous year. The proportion of sustainable products exceeded 38%, with over 100 million sustainable products launched throughout the year.
During the year, the group conducted full lifecycle carbon footprint assessments for 11 product models across its seven brands, totaling nearly 430,000 items. Five of these models received carbon-neutral product certification. For instance, ANTA, in collaboration with Donghua University, launched China's first self-developed, mass-produced high-performance fluorocarbon-free waterproof and breathable material named "Fluorine-Free ANTA Membrane." The ANTA ZERO Earth Day Storm Jacket utilized carbon capture technology and this membrane. The Mach 5 running shoe reduced its carbon emissions by 36.3% compared to its predecessor.
Other brands under the group, including FILA, DESCENTE, and KOLON SPORT, have also focused on product iteration using materials such as degradable polyester fibers, masterbatch coloring, and post-consumer recycled polyester fibers.
Regarding materials and packaging, over 40.6% of the raw materials used in ANTA's footwear, apparel, and accessories were sustainable, and sustainable packaging accounted for nearly 46% of the total. All down materials used by FILA, DESCENTE, and KOLON SPORT are 100% RDS certified, and nearly 100% of the leather is sourced from suppliers holding LWG Gold certification.
For sportswear companies, emission reduction challenges often extend beyond their own operations to include raw materials, production, logistics, packaging, and the supplier ecosystem. In 2025, ANTA completed comprehensive ESG audits of its tier-one and tier-two suppliers, with overall compliance levels steadily improving. Suppliers rated "good" or above now constitute over 88% of the total. Concurrently, more than 130 suppliers have adopted clean and renewable energy sources.
ESG audits, the proportion of sustainable materials, and the adoption of clean energy by suppliers are essentially extensions of supply chain management capabilities. These factors are crucial not only for cost and efficiency but also for global market access and evaluation by international capital markets.
In 2025, ANTA became the first Chinese sports goods company to receive an independent assurance report from a Big Four accounting firm for its Scope 1, Scope 2, and partial Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions data. Its MSCI Inc ESG rating was upgraded four levels over three years to AA, the highest among Chinese sports goods firms. It also achieved the top "A" rating from CDP for climate change performance and was included for the first time in S&P Global's Sustainability Yearbook.
According to ANTA's "1+3+5" sustainable development strategic blueprint, the group aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Before 2030, it targets net-zero carbon emissions from its owned operational facilities, zero landfill of production waste from owned operations, and zero use of virgin plastics in owned operational facilities. It also aims to increase five key metrics—sustainable products, sustainable raw materials, sustainable packaging, clean energy transportation equipment, and renewable energy usage by strategic partners—to at least 50%.
For a multi-brand sports group in the stage of globalization, sustainable development is no longer merely a corporate image project. It has become a foundational capability supporting long-term operations, supply chain management, and global expansion. This is a crucial step that ANTA must take on its journey to becoming a "world-leading multi-brand sports goods group."
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