About FESI:
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) is the pre-competitive platform representing the interests of the sporting goods industry in Europe, advancing its members’ priorities and promoting initiatives that benefit the sector, EU citizens and the society as a whole.
Located in Brussels, at the core of the European institutions, FESI is the unique stakeholder that provides sporting goods companies with the possibility to leverage their expertise into one steady and coherent voice in Brussels, allowing them to benefit from the many advantages offered by the EU’s single market of nearly 500 million consumers.
FESI represents the interests of approximately 1.800 sporting goods manufacturers (85% of the European market) through its National Sporting Goods Industry Federations and its directly affiliated member companies. 70-75% of FESI’s membership is made up of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. In total, the European Sporting Goods Industry employs over 700.000 EU citizens and has an annual turnover of some 81 billion euro.
Latest news:
FESI publishes factsheets on the Recycle Your Boots project
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) is proud to announce the publication of three new factsheets detailing the progress and impact of the Recycle Your Boots (RYB) project. Led by Tecnica Group and supported by the European Commission's LIFE...
Omnibus sustainability package: FESI welcomes EU’s efforts towards simplification and announces high-level conference in Brussels in March
Brussels, 26 February 2025 Today, the European Commission unveiled its first Omnibus simplification package proposal to streamline sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements across the European Union. The Federation of the European Sporting Goods...
Industry calls for product group-specific approach in Ecodesign First Working Plan
FESI is joining forces with 12 other industry associations, urging the European Commission to adopt a product-specific approach as the first Ecodesign Working Plan nears finalization. Horizontal measures on durability, recyclability and recycled content risk creating...