adidas: for the first time ever 60% of products will be made using sustainable materials in 2021

"For the first time in 2021, adidas will use more than 60% recycled polyester in its products. From 2024 onward, adidas is committed to using only recycled polyester. In partnership with the company's suppliers, adidas aims to achieve global climate neutrality by 2050 and in its entire supply chain," announced the German equipment manufacturer on 28/12/2020.

"Ranging from football jerseys made with recycled polyester to the vegan version of the iconic Stan Smith - in 2021, more than 60% of all adidas products will be made with sustainable materials. This means, for example, that they will be made with recycled polyester or consist of sustainable cotton. With that, adidas moves closer toward its objective to end plastic waste. From 2024 onward, adidas will shift to using only recycled polyester. Since 2018, the company has been using exclusively sustainable cotton," added adidas.

"In 2015, adidas and Parley for the Oceans together presented the first shoe made with Parley Ocean Plastic at the United Nations in New York. In 2020 alone, within the framework of this partnership, adidas…