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Sports Direct

OVERALL

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UK
Rating
Criticism, some praise

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   email      

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Sports Direct International plc
Business Ethics 6/100 in Fashion Transparency Index
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)
Social Misleading advertising
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)
Business Ethics Transparency Pledge
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)
Social Modern Slavery statement
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)

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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
Email info@sports-world.com
Website www.sportsdirectplc.com

Products / Brands

Hot Tuna Australia
Hot Tuna Childrenswear


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