Thursday, September 10, 2015

Here's an Interesting list of the most "Do-gooders" Athletic Companies


As a fellow runner, I often am asked if I know of any truly socially responsible running companies.  This is a difficult question due to the well-known supply chain issue of Child Labor.

This list does mention Adidas but the author had not verified the data. Still it is a good start.  It was a good surprise to hear about Under Armor as the company is performing fantastically and I often wondered about their ESG efforts.

In fact, the company is probably one of the best performing of all U.S. retailers with both strong revenue and earnings growth.  However, its stock-price gain of 865% over the last 5 years has elevated its Price/Earnings ratio beyond reason (and ahead of expected earnings growth).



Below is an except from the link to Nick English's article.


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