ASICS sustainability score: 44/100
ASICS makes running and sports shoes, sports apparel and the SportStyle and Onitsuka Tiger lifestyle ranges; Performance Running was 44.8% of its net sales in 2025 and Core Performance Sports 10.6%. ASICS Corporation was incorporated in 1943 as Chuo Sangyo; its roots go back to 1949, when Onitsuka Co., Ltd. was established.
More about ASICS
It is based in Kobe, Japan. It had 9,455 employees at the end of 2025 and ¥810.9 billion net sales that year.
Founded 1943Head office Kobe, JapanStaff ~9,455 (consolidated, 31 December 2025; plus 1,546 average temporary staff)Revenue ~¥810.9B net sales (2025)Website ↗
ASICS's footprint was 909,355 tCO2e in 2025, almost all of it in its supply chain, and it rose from 741,619 t in 2023. 38.2% of the electricity in its own operations is renewable, against a 100% target for 2030; at strategic shoe suppliers the share is 24.1%. ASICS says the SBTi has validated its absolute 2030 targets: Scope 1 and 2 down 63% from 2015, and purchased goods and end-of-life emissions down 42% from 2022. Its own Scope 1 and 2 emissions are 44.8% below 2015 and verified by Deloitte Tohmatsu. Stand.earth lowered its grade from C to D+ in 2025, finding no supply chain renewable progress.
ASICS scores 44/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified November 2026.
That places ASICS joint 311th of 986 companies scored, and joint 22nd of 58 in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor).
What is ASICS doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Transparency & Accountability (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Energy Source (0/10, 4/10).
Where ASICS lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets7/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports8/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is ASICS's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is ASICS's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
33% of them were published by ASICS itself; the rest come from independent sources.
8 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
“Total Scope 1 and 2 21,205 17,565 17,029”
“Asics must scale its climate commitments to decarbonise its supply chain”
“Net sales were ¥810.9 billion, increased by 19.5% year on year”
“Absolute GHG emissions reduction rate from purchased goods and services and end-of-life treatment of sold products (scope 3) : 42% by 2030 (2022 baseline)”
“It uses some lower-impact materials including recycled materials, however it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of materials used.”
“It uses some renewable energy to power its production sites”
“Twelve of the brands in the guide scored nothing for footwear materials.”
“ASICS named to CDP Climate Change "A List" for the second consecutive year”
“a global fashion and sportswear brand based in Japan, a low ethical rating”
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How does ASICS compare with other apparel (durable / outdoor) companies?
Where ASICS sits among apparel (durable / outdoor) peers.
Among the 58 major apparel (durable / outdoor) brands we've scored, ASICS is tied =22nd of 58, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above ASICS.
Levi Strauss has built credible climate infrastructure—SBTi-validated targets, 81% Scope 1+2 reduction, 100% renewable electricity.
See the breakdown →Rapanui operates a genuinely circular apparel model with owned renewable energy and closed-loop manufacturing, but lacks formal emissions accounting and science-based targets.
See the breakdown →Superdry has decent carbon disclosure and SBTi targets, but emissions reductions are clouded by severe business contraction—revenue collapsed 40% in one year.
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