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CR Committee Report 2020
If you want to learn more about the WFSGI Corporate Responsibility Committee contact Marc-Ivar Magnus at mmagnus@wfsgi.org
Articles
2020 has been a year of generational change. Not unlike World Wars or the Great Depression, the
COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally challenged and changed most aspects of life and business for the current and possibly future generations – including supply chain relationships and management.
Sustainability has not been a part of the strategy of most of the companies in the bicycle industry. With increasing pressure on companies to contribute to tackling climate change, (plastic) waste and pollution, now is the time to change the linear economic business model.
CR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
CHAIR
Frank Henke
Senior Vice President Sustainability, Global Operations, adidas AG
VICE-CHAIRS
Sara Brennan
Head of Corporate Responsibility, Pentland Brands Ltd.
MEMBERS
Rahel Damamme
Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainability Prospective Manager, Decathlon
Erik van der Hout
Head of Sustainability, Accell Group
Troy Jones
Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
Michael Levine
Senior Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and Senior Counsel, Under Armour, Inc.
Abel Navarette
Vice President, Sustainability and Community Impact, Columbia Sportwear Company
Jérôme Pero
Secretary General, FESI – Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry
Stefan Seidel
Head of Corporate Sustainability, PUMA SE
Minako Yoshikawa
General Manager, CSR and Sustainability Department, ASICS Corp.
Erik Opsahl
Senior Global Sustainability Policy Manager, Government and Public Affairs, Nike, Inc.
Shari Gittleman
Director Global Compliance, New Balance Athletics, Inc.
EX OFFICIO
Marc-Ivar Magnus
WFSGI Vice President Trade, Corporate Responsibility and Legal
MANDATE
The CR committee is focusing on global societal, social and environmental trends like climate change, resource depletion, labor and health issues.
Its work is targeted at developing and promoting an understanding within the World Federation about the relevance of global social and environmental challenges for each individual member company offering members an opportunity to tackle challenges through guidance and sharing best practice services, supporting members in identifying synergies to tie resources and enhance leverage through collaborative work.
CONTACT
For more information about the WFSGI CR Committee please contact:
- Marc-Ivar Magnus, WFSGI Vice President, Trade, Corporate Responsibility and Legal, mmagnus@wfsgi.org
- Karolina Brazyte, WFSGI Trade and Responsibility Coordinator, kbrazyte@wfsgi.org
- Charlotte Giudicelli, WFSGI Head of Legal, cgiudicelli@wfsgi.org
Gominga provides a software solution that enables tool-based interaction with the customer: review management in one-stop shop and on various eBusiness platforms. WFSGI partnered with Gominga to support its members in managing online product reviews.
McKinsey & Company is a consulting firm advising on strategic management to corporations, governments, and other organizations. WFSGI partnered with McKinsey & Company to support its members in understanding their business environment and take the right business decisions. Among others, sports brands and retailers have been advised on how to cope with the “new normal” that is shaping as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
ISPO is the s the world’s largest trade fair for sporting goods and sportswear. WFSGI partnered with ISPO to enable its members to benefit from a couple of ISPO discounts (booths, entrance tickets).