Sports Direct
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Sporting goods retailer
UK's #1 sports retailer. Established in 1982. In 2004-05 they acquired the Carlton, Karrimor, Slazenger, Dunlop, Campri, LA Gear, No Fear, Title and Voodoo Dolls brands. Acquired Lonsdale in 2007, Everlast in 2008 and Hot Tuna in 2012. (In Australia the Slazenger and Dunlop brands are owned by Pacific Brands)
Sports Direct International plc | UK | website |
Company Assessment
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The 2020 Fashion Transparency Index reviewed 250 of the world's largest fashion brands and retailers and ranked them according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impacts. Brands owned by this company scored 6%, signifying it has little to no information about their supply chain practices or policies available to the public. The average score was 23% and the highest score was 73%.
Source: Fashion Revolution (2020) |
This company has been criticised for irresponsible advertising. In 2018 the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld complaints about the online pricing of boots. The ASA concluded the ad breached the Code.
Source: Advertising Standards Authority (2018)
The Apparel and Footwear Supply Chain Transparency Pledge (Transparency Pledge) helps demonstrate apparel and footwear companies' commitment towards greater transparency in their manufacturing supply chain. Transparency of a company's manufacturing supply chain better enables a company to collaborate with civil society in identifying, assessing, and avoiding actual or potential adverse human rights impacts. This is a critical step that strengthens a company's human rights due diligence. This company is not aligned with the Transparency Pledge and has made no commitment to publish supplier factory information.
Source: Clean Clothes Campaign (2019)
California, the UK and Australia have all enacted legislation requiring companies operating within their borders to disclose their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations and supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement.
Source: Modern Slavery Registry (2018) |
Company Details
Type | Public company |
Revenue | 3.2 billion GBP in 2017 |
Employees | 17,345 in 2017 |
Subsidiaries | Hot Tuna (International) PLC ![]() Surfwear and streetwear Founded in Australia in 1969. Acquired by Sports Direct International in 2012. - Hot Tuna Australia Pty Ltd ![]() Surf and fashion apparel brand Hot Tuna (International) PLC purchased the Hot Tuna brand in Sept 2005. Maintains wholly owned operations in Sydney. IBML ![]() Brand licensing IBML is the licensing subsidiary of SportsDirect. |
Contact Details
Address | Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom |
info@sports-world.com | |
Website | www.sportsdirectplc.com |
Products / Brands
Hot Tuna Australia
Hot Tuna Childrenswear
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