Impact and dependencies assessment
Under Armour has not holistically assessed its impacts or how it depends on nature, including biodiversity. It has an opportunity to start such an assessment across its value chains, focused on quantification of its impacts or dependencies.
Key areas and species
Under Armour does not disclose key species or areas important for biodiversity affected by its operations or suppliers. It has an opportunity to increase its transparency.
Ecosystem conversion and restoration
No evidence was found regarding Under Armour‘s efforts to avoid ecosystem conversion, including deforestation, or promote restoration. The company has an opportunity to develop a strategy and publicly report on specific, time-bound targets.
Resource exploitation and circularity
Under Armour does not report quantitatively on its group-wide circularity performance. The company does not disclose efforts to improve soil health.
Water
While Under Armour engages with suppliers to reduce water withdrawal, the company does not disclose any other relevant information related to water, in its operations or supply chains.
Solid and air pollution
While Under Armour mentions that its compliance with restricted substances list and implementation of third-party chemical screening tools, it has an opportunity to disclose the specific measures to reduce the production of hazardous substances. The company does not disclose a commitment to avoid developing or marketing new chemicals or products with SVHC (substance of very high concern) properties. No evidence that the company is reducing the production of hazardous waste was found.
No evidence that Under Armour reduces plastic use and waste in its own operations was found. The company does not report on the amount of plastic waste generated and proportions directed from or to disposal. The company does not report on air quality parameters of emissions of harmful air pollutants. The company does not report time-bound targets to reduce air pollutants across most material parts of its value chain.
GHG emissions
Under Armour sets targets to reduce 30% of absolute scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 2030 from the baseline year 2018. The targets are aligned with a 1.5-degree trajectory. However, Under Armour does not report progress against its scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions target. No evidence that the company reduces its scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions and has a year-over-year reduction since the baseline year was found.
Invasive species
Under Armour has not identified any activities that could lead to the introduction of invasive alien species in its own operations.