Our Approach

Materiality, Risks and Opportunities

Our sustainability efforts have a greater impact when we focus on our most important impacts, risks, and opportunities, as determined by our business and our stakeholders.To do this, we update our materiality assessment regularly, including an annual update and a comprehensive review every three years.
The results of the double materiality assessment are reviewed by the Sustainability Committee, reported to the CAO, and approved annually by the Executive Board. Comprehensive reviews conducted every three years are approved by the Board of Directors.Executive compensation is linked to performance against targets and initiatives related to these material topics, including climate change, product and service quality, and human rights and transparency in the supply chain.
In 2025, we performed a Double Materiality Assessment (DMA), which involved interviews with external stakeholders. 

Board of Directors

Chaired by the CEO, the Board of Directors oversees the ASICS sustainability strategy, including climate action, human rights, and other topics, and ensures sustainability is integrated and prioritized in corporate objectives.The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and the General Manager of the sustainability department report to the Board of Directors at least twice a year on sustainability related risks and opportunities based on information from the Sustainability Committee and Risk Management Committee.

Sustainability Committee

Chaired by the CAO and reporting to the Board of Directors, the Sustainability Committee is composed of executive officers, senior general managers, and heads of regional entities. The Committee oversees progress toward GHG emissions reduction targets, reviews materiality assessments, and promotes the integration of sustainability into our business strategy.
*This information is as of January 1, 2026

Risk Management Committee

Chaired by the CAO and reporting to the Board of Directors, the Risk Management Committee is composed of executive officers and senior general managers. The Committee identifies and assesses risks, including climate-related and human rights risks, and reviews and tracks progress on risk mitigation actions, reporting that progress to the Board of Directors.
*This information is as of January 1, 2026

Human Rights Committee

Advises on human rights issues, oversees the implementation of human rights due diligence, and evaluates the effectiveness of ASICS’ human rights-related actions.

How We Deal with Critical Concern

ASICS employees, subsidiaries, suppliers, and partners are encouraged to use our confidential Global Whistleblowing System to report their concerns, which they can do anonymously.
All reports are dealt with promptly and confidentially by each regional compliance committee, according to the process outlined in our Global Policy on Protected Disclosure. Critical concerns are ultimately reported to the compliance committee at ASICS’ Headquarters, as disclosed in the GRI content index.

_{*Read more about the grievance mechanism in our value chain
*Global Policy on Protected Disclosure (Whistleblowing)
*Read more about governance at ASICS}

Sustainability policies and guidelines

At ASICS, we work together to pursue shared sustainability goals, steered by our policies and guidelines. They are designed to give ASICS employees, suppliers and other business partners clarity on how we can create, make, and sell products while protecting the planet and improving people’s well-being.We provide training to ensure our policies and guidelines are fully integrated into the way we work – at ASICS and among our business partners and suppliers.

• Community Engagement Guideline

Our Suppliers & Other Business Partners

• Policy of Engagement （Supplier Code of Conduct）
• Supplier CSR Standards
• Guideline for Factory CSR & Compliance Management
• Product Sourcing and Assessment Cycle Guideline
• Guideline for Management of Production Downsizing and Facility Phase-out 
• ASICS Green Procurement Policy

Our materiais and Products

• ASICS Materials Guidelines
• Restricted Substance Policy
• Policy on Animal-Derived Materials
• Conflict Mineral Policy
• Recycled Material Policy
• Cotton Policy
• Sustainable Packaging Policy
• ASICS Footwear Material Sourcing Policy