After a strong rebound in the 2021-2022 financial year (€313 million in revenue), the Rossignol Group recorded very strong growth in its activities for the 2022-2023 financial year, up 28 percent, with €401 million in revenue (as of March 31).
Founded 116 years ago in the French Alps, and now a global reference in winter and mountain sports, the group is driven by its product expertise, competitive success, the successful diversification of its offer and its commitment to sustainable development.
By 2026, Rossignol plans to generate close to 30 percent of its business through its clothing and footwear offerings, by continuing to develop products for year-round, multi-sport activities. The group also aims to develop one-third of its ski ranges within a circular economy approach by 2028.
The strong market recovery observed during the winter of 2021-2022 continued in the 2022–2023 season. Despite sometimes variable snow conditions throughout different periods and geographic areas, the Rossignol Group took full advantage of high traffic in ski resorts and the increasing appeal of the mountains and their benefits.
Consequently, 2022-2023 is a record year. The Rossignol Group is growing across all markets and distribution channels, and it continues to develop in winter sports equipment and the apparel/footwear category.
The market dynamic comes within the promising context of an outstanding racing season, with a total of 146 podiums and 40 victories in the World Cup across all disciplines, and an excellent World Championships (Alpine and Nordic) with 21 medals including nine gold medals.
While racing and innovation remain at the heart of the Rossignol Group’s DNA, sustainable development now plays a central role, with a comprehensive approach to managing the life cycle of its products, from eco-design to new recycling solutions.
This winter, the Rossignol Group unveiled two major innovations with the Rossignol Essential ski, delivering extremely high recyclability potential (at 77%, 10 times that of a traditional ski), and the Dynastar Hybrid Core 2.0, a new manufacturing process resulting in a significant decrease in all environmental indicators measured as part of a product life-cycle analysis.
Last November, the Rossignol Group announced its intention to achieve €500 million in revenue in 2026, while deploying its environmental and social commitments through its Ascension 2026 strategic plan. The thrust of this plan is to reconcile qualitative growth, industrial performance and a more sustainable approach.
To support this ambition, the group announced a global investment envelope of €50 million by 2026, including €27 million of industrial investments, €15 million of which is linked to its RESPECT environmental progress program.
Also last fall, the Rossignol Group announced its wish to accelerate its production commitment to a circular economy that is more responsible for the company and its environment and to support the transformation of its manufacturing base.
The key focuses include reinforcing its French industrial roots by investing in the Sallanches site in Haute-Savoie, with the aim of making this plant the world’s leading factory for eco-designed and recyclable skis and a center of expertise for repair and second life.
The Rossignol Group recently took another major step in its sustainable development policy by investing in its poplar plantation in Spain. The objective is to put in place a full cycle, in a short-circuit, circular approach, from planting to production and up to the stage of recovering materials at product end-of-life and recycling.
This plantation will supply the two ski factories, in Artés (Spain) and Sallanches (France), with the ultimate goal of covering 50 percent of its annual requirement for wood. The operation is part of a 15-year cycle to plant a forest of more than 50,000 trees on a treeless site, and to capture a total of 14,000 tons of CO2.
Rossignol also has collaborated with Fairly Made to improve the traceability of its textile products, and to understand its footprint: transparency as to its sourcing, manufacturing and environmental impacts, and to find areas for improvement for future products.
Rossignol’s Spring-Summer 2023 collection will feature a QR Code on labels that consumers can scan to find this information.
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