DECATHLON signs the European union's Sustainable Consumption Pledge

We have built a climate strategy and decarbonisation trajectory compatible with the Paris Climate Agreement and aligned with the Net Zero Standard recommended by the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi). 

DECATHLON's sustainable development objectives
Overall Net-Zero Target: DECATHLON is committed to achieving Net Zero by 2050.
(This means that greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to as close to zero as possible, with the remaining emissions in the atmosphere being reabsorbed, for example by the oceans and forests. Precisely, for DECATHLON, when we use the term Net Zero according to SBTi, we mean that we aim for -90% absolute emissions with neutralization of residual emissions to contribute to global carbon neutrality).

Near-Term Targets: DECATHLON commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 42% by 2030 from a 2021 base year. Decathlon also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 42% within the same timeframe.

Long-Term Targets: DECATHLON commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 90% by 2050 from a 2021 base year. DECATHLON also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 90% within the same timeframe.

To achieve this goal, DECATHLON is: - decarbonising the company's activities across the end-to-end business
- optimising our product offer and designing products that last - scaling up circular business models, including Second Life, Repair, Rental, etc.

Becoming a circular business is a key element of our business strategy and a topic we have worked on for years. We believe in a world without waste, where a backpack or a bike's journey should continue once you no longer need it or if it becomes damaged. DECATHLON currently offers several solutions to extend the lifespan of our products.

For over 40 years, DECATHLON's Workshops have been available at a regional level and in stores, supporting the repair and maintenance of sports equipment. As part of our circularity strategy, we have increased the number of workshops across the European Union. We've also got a whole website dedicated to workshop services.
ln addition to our repair service, we want to ensure our customers have access to the right tools and training needed to undertake simple DIY repairs at home or wherever they play sports.

This is why we plan to increase tutorials, the availability of compatible spare parts, the availability of user manuals, and additional technical information.

ln 2021, we developed a repairability score method, inspired by the French model (based on the AGEC law) which can now be replicated for all product categories. Decathlon established four criteria to define a product's repair potential:
1. Documentation is accessible;
2. Replacement parts are available;
3. The product can be disassembled;
4. The repair cost is at least 30% lower than the price of a brand-new product.

Our ambition is to increase the number of products evaluated by this repairability index from 0% in 2021 to:
3% of turnover in 2021 to 25% in 2030
- Our 2026 best-effort target will represent 10% of our EU turnover.

This pledge represents an opportunity to make our repairability index methodology public. Hopefully, more players will get involved in the circular journey.

ln addition, we want to give old sports equipment a new life when it is no longer needed. Our customers are encouraged to bring back their old bikes, fitness machines, or old skiing equipment and we'II buy them back. We offer a 2-year guarantee when selling these second-hand products.

We have committed to increasing the number of "buyback" products from 0 products in 2021 to:
- 2 million across Europe by 2030
- Our 2026 best-effort target is 800,000 products.

Finally, over the last year, we have been testing the application and implementation of different rentai solutions in several European Union countries (France, Belgium, Spain, ltaly, and the Netherlands) for a variety of different product types: camping equipment, trekking equipment, long term cycling bike rentai (especially adequate for children and e-bikes riders).

We are committed to expanding these tests in 3 more European countries (Poland, Portugal, and Germany), and disclosing the results in 2026 or sooner.