Brooks Sports

Brooks uses a mix of high emissions and/or synthetic materials, such as EVA and virgin polyester, while also using some lower emissions materials, including recycled polyester, recycled rubber, and LWG-certified leather. It uses materials that have certifications from GRS, RCS, PSC, PEFC and LWG. It has plans to reduce its reliance on high emissions materials, which include replacing conventional raw materials, such as polyester and EVA, with recycled and bio-based options. It has reported on progress towards these goals within the last year. Brooks has more eco-friendly collections such as the Glycerin and Ghost line.

Brooks shares information on its energy strategy. It uses some renewable energy to power its production sites. Brooks has targets for expanding its use of renewable energy. It implements energy efficiency measures in its production sites and corporate offices. Brooks sources and manufactures its materials globally, which is standard practice in the textile industry.

Brooks has made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in its packaging. It uses eco-friendly materials in its packaging, including ones that are recycled and recyclable. It's unclear if it still uses plastic in its packaging. Brooks is working to reduce its shipping emissions to customers by using fewer shipping boxes and a proportional commitment to low-emissions maritime shipping.

Brooks doesn't offer repair services or support. Brooks doesn't offer a warranty. It gives detailed and environmentally conscious care instructions for its products.

Brooks doesn't offer a classic take back program but sells refurbished returned shoes at a discount through its Brooks ReStart program. It also promotes shoe donations through Soles4Souls.

Brooks offers some products across multiple seasons but also releases new items frequently throughout the year. It limits overproduction and waste via diverting cutting scraps into open-loop recycling solutions, and collecting toe box scraps to be recycled in its Tier 2 factory's original manufacturing process.

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Brooks has a prominent sustainability page with comprehensive details on its climate strategy. It publishes a detailed annual report with a clear, impact-driven strategy and progress reporting. Its last annual report was published in 2024.

Brooks internally measures and publicly reports its company-level emissions. It measures product-level emissions for specific product lines and reports its overall emissions intensity per unit. It includes a breakdown by scope and identifies its top driver of emissions. The last reporting period was 2024. In its most recent update, its estimated emissions footprint was 250,607 tons CO2e, and its emissions intensity was 10.39 kg CO2e/unit.

Brooks has SBTi-approved emissions reduction targets for the short-term (1-5 years) and long-term (10+ years). It has reported on its progress within the past year, and is on track for some of its targets. The brand offsets emissions for certain product lines in partnership with Climate Impact Partners, and shares a document with details of the specific carbon projects.

Brooks publishes information about its supply chain partners, disclosing their names and locations across Tier 1 (final production manufacturing) and Tier 2-3 (materials and packaging sourcing). It traces some of its supply chain and is working with TrusTrace to expand its supply chain visibility. It publicly shares a supplier code of conduct, which ensures the right to collective bargaining, establishes grievance mechanisms, prohibits forced labor, prohibits child labor, disallows unauthorized subcontracting, and includes environmental clauses. Its code of conduct doesn't ensure a living wage. Brooks has a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners, which can mitigate human and environmental risks.