At Decathlon we strive for responsible growth that benefits both the people and the planet. Acting within a sustainable economy is part of our company vision. Our Transition Plan 2016-2026 reflects this commitment. We share the objectives of the Green Deal and particularly the Farm to Fork Strategy. We fully support the European Commission to put in place regulations or to encourage companies to voluntarily undertake commitments to tangibly improve and communicate their sustainability performance. Aware that the food transition is one of the major challenges to be taken up by the World over the next few years, Decathlon Nutrition (human) wishes to get involved in designing, producing, and distributing sustainable food products.

Commitments by aspirational objectives:

Aspirational objective 3: A climate-neutral food chain in Europe by 2050

With the following aspirational target: 

Reducing net emissions from own operations, contributing to a 55% GHG emission reduction  target in the EU food chain by 2030 (following a science-based approach).

Decathlon commitments:

90% of our purchasing volumes are produced from suppliers autonomously monitoring their CO2e emissions by 2022.

90% of our purchasing volumes are produced from suppliers who have defined their CO2e reduction objectives in line with the SBTi criteria by 2022 and have a validated plan to reach their target.

90% of our purchase volumes are produced from suppliers who only use renewable electricity by 2026 Zero coal consumption at our level 1 supplier by 2026.

Aspirational objective 4: An optimised circular and resource-efficient food chain in Europe

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Improved resource efficiency within own operations, contributing to sustainable, efficient use and management of energy and natural resources in operations by 2030;

b) Improved sustainability of food and drink packaging, striving for all packaging towards circularity by 2030.

Decathlon commitments:

83% of our packaging components are eco-design (recyclable single-materials packaging (except plastic); or 100% recyclable plastic; or easily separable materials) by 2025.

Full detail of the pledge in the provided attachment.