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Li-Ning

李宁

Iconic Chinese sportswear brand. Guochao pioneer with developing ESG communications.

Website www.lining.com
Industry sportswear

23

Claims Analyzed

7

High Risk Claims

1

Articles Published

Moderate

Risk Level

Recent Claims

high

Li-Ning has not submitted any emissions reduction targets to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

carbon

low

Li-Ning publishes an independent ESG report, with the latest being the 2024 ESG report.

sustainability

low

Li-Ning's MSCI ESG rating is BBB, placing it below peers Anta (AA) and Xtep (A).

sustainability

medium

Li-Ning has set a carbon neutrality target for its Beijing center by 2040, but it has not disclosed a company-wide carbon neutrality goal.

carbon

medium

Li-Ning reports that self-generated solar power accounts for 25% of an unspecified energy metric, but the claim lacks clarity on scope and baseline.

carbon

high

Li-Ning does not disclose any data on the percentage of sustainable products in its portfolio, either current or target.

circularity

high

Li-Ning has disclosed carbon reduction plans for 10 key suppliers, but it does not report the overall audit coverage or number of audited suppliers.

sustainability

high

Li-Ning has not disclosed any Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions data, which typically accounts for the majority of apparel industry emissions.

carbon

Published Analyses