Anta Will Withdraw From BCI And Will Always Purchase And Use Xinjiang Cotton In The Future

On the evening of March 24, Anta's official microblog @ Anta Sports issued a statement saying that it had taken note of the statement made by BCI recently and was seriously concerned about it. We are starting relevant procedures to withdraw from the organization. Anta has been purchasing and using cotton from China's cotton producing areas, including Xinjiang cotton, and will continue to purchase and use Chinese cotton in the future, the statement said.

Prior to that, BCI issued a statement saying it had decided to terminate all field activities of Xinjiang cotton, including capacity-building, data monitoring and reporting.

The following is the full text of Anta's statement:

We have taken note of the statement recently issued by BCI and are seriously concerned about this matter. We are starting the relevant procedures to withdraw from the organization.

As a company continuously promoting environmental protection actions, Anta brand became a member of the better cotton Initiative (BCI) of Switzerland in 2019. The pure original intention of the cooperation is to promote the environmental protection and sustainable development of procurement supply chain from the perspective of global and regional environmental protection, so as to make cotton planting and production in all regions of the world more conducive to cotton farmers and planting environment.

We have been purchasing and using cotton from China's cotton producing areas, including Xinjiang cotton, and will continue to purchase and use Chinese cotton in the future.

Anta brand adheres to do a good job in every piece of clothes and shoes, and is committed to providing high-quality sports equipment for consumers. Together with all suppliers, Anta continues to promote the development of environmental protection.