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Descente | Sustainability Performance

https://www.descente.co.jp/en/

Designs and markets athletic and sportswear.

1935

South Korea

201 - 500 employees

Apparel & Fashion

$500M - 1B in revenue

$10M - 25M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#790
Overall
#8
in South Korea
#15
in Apparel & Fashion

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

227 out of 237

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversity
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Waste generated

219.0 tonnes, 2024
Leading

Female employees

52% 2024
Laggard

Externalities

602.4K $, 2024
Laggard

Market cap

333.4B $, 2025▼18% YoY

Revenue

127.0B $, 2024▼5% YoY

R&D intensity

1.14% 2024

Female employees

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25
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Waste

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219.02024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


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Severe
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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Biodiversity impact

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Water management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

333.4B $, 2025▼18% YoY

Revenue

127.0B $, FY2024▼5% YoY

EBITDA

9.1B $, FY2024▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

7% Industry: 2▼6.1% YoY

P/E ratio

27.2 Industry: 13▼2.1% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$127.0BFY2024 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

4.4B 2024▲154.6% YoY

Capex

3.0B 2024▼44.8% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.1 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

1.1%FY2024

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Return on invested capital

10.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

108.9

2022

120.6

▼ 2.0%

2023

127.0

▲ 0.8%

2024

141.5

2027

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

Not available

Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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38%
Independent Directors

3 out of 8 incl. management

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Overall score

39

Environment

29

Social

40

Governance

46

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

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Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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2024

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SDG impact (historical)

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