The core of DECATHLON's position
Enforcement of Mandatory Biodiversity Impacts, Risks, Dependencies Monitoring for Companies
DECATHLON has undertaken substantial efforts in the realm of biodiversity over several years, striving to adopt an approach that quantifies our ecological footprint and, in turn, enables us to formulate the most efficacious action plans. We have made a commitment to comprehensively evaluate and report annually on our biodiversity dependencies and impacts by 2026. Since 2021, we have been disclosing our impacts across DECATHLON's value chain, encompassing the entire lifecycle of our products, from the supply chain to product usage and eventual end-of-life. Our methodologies for impact assessment remain in a state of continual enhancement, and we are eager to encourage all economic stakeholders to join us in this monitoring endeavour, aiming for harmonised and meaningful strategies in safeguarding the natural world.
As such, DECATHLON endorses the mandatory adoption of Target 15 established by COP15, which urges companies to 'regularly monitor, assess, and transparently disclose their risks, dependencies, and impacts on biodiversity' throughout their entire value chains by the year 2030.
We believe that compulsory and routine assessments, for targeted economic actors, are the core for formulating relevant action plans that mitigate negative impacts on biodiversity and foster positive ones. Through an in-depth measurement of their environmental impact, economic actors can pinpoint the most significant pressures on ecosystems and prioritise effective actions. An added consequence would be the stimulation of competition within the market, focusing on companies' non-financial performance, thereby propelling the industry toward a greater commitment to biodiversity preservation. The regular and consistent disclosure of these impact assessments will also provide consumers and all stakeholders with transparent and informed decision-making tools.