Adidas disclosed that consumer contact information was accessed following a breach through a third-party customer service provider, raising concerns about data security and supply chain oversight.

Adidas announced that it has donated or plans to donate over $150 million from its Yeezy shoe sales to anti-hate organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League and the Philonise & Keeta Floyd Institute for Social Change, as part of its efforts to counter antisemitism and hate following its split with Ye.

On March 13, 2024, Adidas announced that it would donate over $150 million from Yeezy shoe sales to organizations fighting antisemitism and other forms of hate, including the Anti-Defamation League and the Philonise & Keeta Floyd Institute for Social Change.

Activists staged demonstrations at adidas' AGM and in multiple countries, including Germany, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, calling on adidas investors to pressure the company into signing the binding Pay Your Workers agreement. The campaign highlights longstanding issues of wage theft, severance theft, and union busting in adidas’ global supply chain.

Adidas scheduled its Annual Results Press Conference on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023, amidst longstanding labor rights abuses in its supply chain, including wage theft, union busting, and unpaid severance benefits for workers in Cambodia and Myanmar. This decision highlights a disregard for the welfare of marginalized workers, even as the company promotes financial performance.

In response to Kanye West's antisemitic remarks and intense public pressure, Adidas placed its partnership with West under review and eventually terminated the deal six days after his controversial podcast comments. This move came amid widespread condemnation from advocacy groups and prominent figures in the fight against hate speech.

A global campaign initiated by 260 civil society organizations and multiple unions is mobilizing protests in over 20 cities from October 24 to 30 to demand that Adidas address wage theft and poor working conditions in its supply chain. Despite the allegations and calls for legally binding agreements with union representatives, Adidas has maintained its stance on adhering to fair labor practices.

Adidas announced that it is terminating its partnership with Kanye West and ending production of Yeezy-branded products following his antisemitic statements. The decision, taken amidst pressure from advocacy groups and public outcry, underscores the company's commitment to diversity, inclusion, and a firm stance against hate speech—even as it faces historical scrutiny over its founders' ties to the Nazi Party.

An in‐depth look into Adidas’ origins reveals that on May 1, 1933, the Dassler brothers joined the Nazi party. The company’s factories were repurposed for munitions production during WWII and involved the use of forced labor, aspects of its history that it has rarely addressed publicly.