A lighter footprint for a brightertomorrow
We're bringing the benefits of a Sound Mind, Sound Body to the world we love to move in by reducing our emissions.
What is a carbon footprint?
A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases generated over a productās life cycle. Weāre committed to reducing our COā emissions throughout the value chain, so weāre being transparent about how we measure and continuously work to reduce our emissions.
We care about our emissions
We measure the carbon emissions at each stage of a productās life cycle. Below, weāve explained the carbon footprint of our GEL-KAYANO 30, one of ASICS' pinnacle running shoes.
Learn more about our calculation methodology here.
Materials
Processes to get finished materials include:
- Raw material extraction
- Yarn formation
- Textile formation
- Dyeing
- Finishing
Materials-related carbon emissions
for the GEL-KAYANO 30 shoe total 4.7kg CO2e/pair.
Manufacturing
Processes for product manufacturing include:
- Cutting
- Sewing
- Gluing
- Embroidering
- Assembling
Manufacturing-related carbon
emissions for the GEL-KAYANO 30 shoe total 4.7kg CO2e/pair.
Transportation
Processes for transporting materials during all stages of the product's life cycle include:
- Acquiring materials from suppliers
- Sending products from factories to retail stores
- Returns
- Transporting waste to disposal facilities
Transportation-related carbon
emissions for the GEL-KAYANO 30 shoe total 0.4kg CO2e/pair.
Use
Process-related carbon emissions for the GEL-KAYANO 30 shoe total 0.03kg CO2e/pair.
In partnership with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), weāve based our use emissions on the ASICS shoe care
guidelines.
End of Life
Processes for disposal include:
- Disposal of used shoes
- Recycling of shoe packaging materials
- Disposal of materials used during manufacturing
Disposal-related carbon emissions for the GEL-KAYANO 30 shoe total 0.8kg CO2e/pair*.
* Since ASICSā products are sold
globally, we use industrial or global representative scenarios to calculate
disposal-related carbon emissions.
Total
10.7kg CO2e/pair
The GEL-KAYANO 30 shoeās carbon footprint is 14% lower than the industry average.*Ā Ā Ā
Learn more about our sustainability commitments and progress.
*Assessed using consistent methodology across ASICSā carbon footprint methodology and the most comprehensive
reporting available for industry average running shoes, conducted by MIT (report).
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