Two great points I learned from Brooks 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report: 1. Responsible Sourcing's Objectives: trace our supply chain, respect human rights, ensure environmental compliance. 2. DEI Efforts: EDI workplace, representation of all who run, EDI in the run community. Oh, maybe a bonus point: The internship program is pretty cool :)
We’re excited to announce the launch of our latest Running Responsibly Report, highlighting the solid progress made in 2023 towards our People and Planet path in pursuit of our goal to inspire everyone to run and be active. The team here Brooks has been working diligently to ensure that everyone who wants to run feels welcome and has the place to do it. In 2023, Brooks invested more than $6 million in community impact programs, as we expanded our longstanding support of youth running with the launch of Future Run and introduced our first global community impact partnership by teaming up with parkrun. We were also recognized as an Equality 100 Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index for the fourth consecutive year. We remain focused on our planet and responsible sourcing commitments, with specific goals to reduce emissions and environmental and social impact across our global supply chain. Over the last year, we debuted two major initiatives to engage runners in our efforts. Our new ReStart program helps Brooks gear stay on the run as long as possible, offering runners gently used and refurbished shoes at a reduced price. In September, we launched our most sustainable product yet, the Green Silence Ghost 15, made with 39% recycled materials and dopedyed textiles. Check out the latest report: https://lnkd.in/gvuVhXh6
