Adidas AG (ADDYY)

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News Release (09/10/10)


For immediate release September 10, 2010
adidas AG included in Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes for 11th
consecutive time - Named as Industry Leader for 8th consecutive time
Herzogenaurach – For the 11th consecutive time, adidas AG has been selected to
join the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), the world's first global
sustainability index family tracking the performance of the leading sustainabilitydriven
companies worldwide. In the category “Clothing, Accessories & Footwear”,
adidas AG was rated as industry leader in sustainability issues and corporate
responsibility for the eighth time in a row.
The annual review of the DJSI family is based on a thorough analysis of corporate
economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as
corporate governance, risk management, branding, climate change mitigation,
supply chain standards and labour practices.
For more information about DJSI please refer to www.sustainability-index.com.
About the adidas Group
The adidas Group is one of the global leaders within the sporting goods industry,
offering a broad range of products around the core brands: adidas, Reebok,
TaylorMade, Rockport and Reebok-CCM Hockey. Headquartered in
Herzogenaurach, Germany, the Group has more than 39,000 employees and
generated sales of EUR 10.4 billion in 2009.
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Contacts:
Media Relations Investor Relations
Jan Runau John-Paul O’Meara
Chief Corporate Communications Officer Vice President Investor Relations
Tel.: [phone] Tel.: [phone]
Katja Schreiber Johannes Fink
Senior Corporate PR Manager Junior Investor Relations Manager
Tel.: [phone] Tel.: [phone]
Please visit our corporate website: www.adidas-group.com/sustainability
Social & Environmental Report 2009: http://www.adidas-group.com/en/SER2009/