Li Ning sustainability score: 31/100
Li Ning designs, makes and sells sports footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories under the LI-NING brand, mainly in China. In 2025 footwear made up 49.5% of revenue, apparel 41.6% and equipment and accessories 8.9%.
More about Li Ning
Li Ning Company Limited was incorporated in the Cayman Islands in 2004 and is listed in Hong Kong; its operational head office is in Beijing. It had 5,152 employees at 31 December 2025 and revenue of CN¥29.6 billion in 2025.
Founded 2004Head office Beijing, ChinaStaff 5,152 (31 December 2025)Revenue ~CN¥29.6B (2025)Website ↗
Li Ning's footprint was 1,162,595 tCO2e in 2025, the first year it reported its supply chain, which accounts for 1,104,308 t of it. Its own emissions rose to 58,288 t from about 17,012 t in 2024, mostly because it counted more sites. Solar panels at its sites supplied about 5% of its electricity, and it has no group renewable target. It has no group-wide emissions target and no SBTi commitment; only its Beijing and Shanghai centres aim for carbon neutrality by 2040. Its emissions figures are not externally checked. It added ESG measures to managers' pay in 2025.
Li Ning scores 31/100 (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 Li Ning joint 686th of 969 companies scored, and joint 47th of 55 in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor).
What is Li Ning doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Targets & Commitments (0/10, 2/10).
Where Li Ning lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations5/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chain6/10No 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 nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- 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 targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is Li Ning's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Li Ning's score based on?
9 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
33% of them were published by Li Ning itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions are calculated using a location-based approach.”
“2.10 Soil Conservation and Biodiversity”
“Li-Ning does not publish sufficient information on the most critical planet issues”
“the Chinese brands Li Ning, Meters/bonwe and Youngor, have all had products manufactured at one or the other of the facilities”
“China's Li Ning were among the global names identified in the Greenpeace report following a year-long investigation”
“We have asked them to investigate their pollutant discharge immediately and report back to us”
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How does Li Ning compare with other apparel (durable / outdoor) companies?
Where Li Ning sits among apparel (durable / outdoor) peers.
Among the 55 major apparel (durable / outdoor) brands we've scored, Li Ning is tied =47th of 55, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Li Ning.
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