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Decathlon announces the publication of its 2024 Non-Financial Reporting Declaration (NFRD). This report outlines the company’s initiatives to bring its purpose "Move people through the wonders of sports" to life, while addressing current environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges.

Celebrating 20 years of the Decathlon Foundation! 

For two decades, we've been on a mission: making the benefits of sport accessible to all, especially those in vulnerable situations. With over 1,000 projects across 55 countries, we've reached 900,000+ lives and inspired over 10,000 Decathlon teammates to get involved.

Sport is our DNA, and its power to transform lives is undeniable. We're committed to empowering youth, girls & women, and improving health through sport.

#DecathlonFoundation #ChangingLivesThroughSport 

Reducing single-use plastic at Decathlon.

We have achieved a 57% reduction in single-use plastic usage worldwide since 2020. How did we do it?
Our packaging teams focused primarily on one key area: reducing single-use plastic in transport and storage. This dedication is largely responsible for the great results we've seen.

But what happens when packaging is still essential? To transport, protect, and sell our products, our teams get creative. They're developing and implementing ingenious solutions, what we call our #DecathlonSmartSwaps.

The journey towards reducing single-use plastic is still ongoing at Decathlon. Our teams are actively working to push the boundaries of innovation and implement even more impactful solutions in the future.

Discover some of our Smart Swaps!

Decathlon is thrilled to reveal the 2025-2026 official match ball for the UEFA Europa League, expertly designed by our Decathlon Football Team!

The ball that carries every emotion.

Imagine you're on the field. The crowd roars. The anticipation building. Every pass, every shot, it's all leading to this moment. This isn't just a game; it's where memories are made.

Feel the thrill! Your matches will ignite like never before. This official ball, crafted for champions, is for every player. It shares every victory, every challenge, every unforgettable moment.

When teams are inclusive, excellence becomes limitless.

At Decathlon, we believe that moving people through the wonders of sport starts with those who make it all possible: our teammates.

Meet Katherine Maas, Purchasing Project Management Officer. Katherine’s journey from the U.S. to Thailand and now France brings purchase expertise to our Industry. Her passion for strategic purchasing isn’t just about products -it’s about making sport accessible and sustainable for communities everywhere.

By enhancing supplier collaboration and optimizing procurement effectiveness, she helps deliver high-quality, affordable sports products. Her cross-functional role is essential to building an even more robust and sustainable purchasing panel and procurement strategy. Katherine’s work is proof that strong leadership and being an enabler can truly help transform how we move people through sport. 

When teammates like Katherine move, we all move!

With over 1.8 billion adults worldwide currently physically inactive, which is a crisis projected to cost over $300 billion annually by 2030, the sporting goods industry has a critical role to play in reversing the trend.

As a leading member of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), Decathlon is a strong actor of the industry's collective effort to help more and more people move throughout the world [...]

Play Smarter. Play Unlimited.

Last week, we kicked off something truly special — Play Unlimited, the world’s first football subscription service created with clubs, for clubs.

Why does this matter? Because at Decathlon, we don’t just sell footballs anymore. 
We lease a promise: more playtime, less waste, and a future where every ball has a story that never ends.

Every ball delivered, replaced, or reconditioned is a step towards a circular, more purposeful football culture, with recycling and local reconditioning right here in France.

This isn’t just a product. It’s a movement co-created by passionate clubs, football lovers, and our incredible Decathlon teammates, who are at the heart of everything we do.

The future of football? It’s subscription-based and built to last. This is Play Unlimited. And we’re just getting started.

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Celebrating a decade of collaborative transformation!

Behind most Decathlon products is a powerful industrial story -co-created with our trusted industrial partners. These are experienced, agile players who share our values and work hand-in-hand with our teams at every step.

Over the past decade, these partnerships have played a key role in our transformation. In a complex, ever-changing world, we must adapt- and to do so, we need the best by our side.

Last month, we welcomed over 400 partners and teammates to our World Partners Forum at Decathlon HQ in Lille, where we shared our new strategy.
This event marks a moment filled with meaningful interactions and exchanges. However, strong and deep collaboration doesn’t wait for events, as our teammates are working closely with them year-round.

Together, this ecosystem will lead the future of our sports industry. 

Congrats to Javier López Segovia, Matthieu Brière, Frédéric Merlevede, Lore Nauczyciel, Lionel Dias, François PIERLOT, Wilfried Cornet, Léa Brioul, for your amazing support! And a big thank you to everyone else behind the scenes who helped make this event such a success!

At Decathlon, we believe in the incredible power of sport to change lives. That's why our very own Decathlon Foundation resonates deeply with the spirit of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace!

For two decades now, our Foundation has been on an amazing journey, with the same objective to make the benefits of sport accessible to people in vulnerable situations. Each project is lead by a dedicated teammate, allowing us to team up with non-profit organizations that run comprehensive programs for beneficiaries. And at the heart of it all? Sport – it's in our DNA!

We're so proud to share that in these first 20 years, over 10,000 of our volunteers teammates have poured their hearts into more than 1,000 inspiring projects across 53 countries, positively touching the lives of 900,000 people!

Let's celebrate the power of sport together!