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Adidas Is Investigating Bribery Allegations in China, FT Says

An Adidas AG advertising billboard in Shanghai.

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Adidas AG has launched an internal investigation into allegations of bribery at its China business following a whistleblower complaint accusing senior staff of embezzlement, according to the Financial Times.

The anonymous letter named several Chinese employees, including a senior manager involved with Adidas’s marketing budget in the Asian country, the newspaper reportedBloomberg Terminal.