33 Taiwan Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association WFSGI in 2025. The launch of our first ever sporting goods industry Physical Activity Impact Report at a World Health Assembly Side Event in Geneva in May, followed by another industry-first event at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York in September on the sidelines of a pivotal debate on the High-Level Political Declaration on health policy for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) The inaugural WFSGI Physical Activity Impact Report, ‘Moving the World Towards an Active Future’ featured 26 WFSGI member companies. Their inspiring and empowering case studies highlighted Campaigns That Move, how we are Energising Communities, our commitment to Healthy Workplaces, and how we continue Innovating For Impact. It’s thanks to companies like those in the TSMA network that our industry continues to innovate in product design, materials and manufacturing techniques enabling consumers around the world to move more for their physical and mental health. The benefits of physical activity as a health-enhancing and cost-effective solution to the growing number of people suffering from NCDs is now being recognised by governments around the globe following UNGA 80. It’s imperative that action is taken quickly with 500 million people predicted to fall into ill health as a direct result of physical inactivity at a cost of 300 billion U.S. Dollars by 2030 if physical activity levels stay as they are. That’s not just a global health risk, it’s a risk to future growth of our industry. We now look forward to sharing our expertise and insights with governments and other public and private bodies with the goal of accelerating the implementation of the WHO Global Action Plan on Physical Activity (GAPPA). We would like to thank TSMA and its members for your continued support of our global public affairs and advocacy work across our strategic priorities particularly trade and physical activity. We were delighted to welcome WFSGI honorary director George Wood to our Board meeting in Amsterdam in October 2025 to share the Taiwanese perspective on navigating the current trade disruption. In a time of global instability, our industry will emerge stronger if we continue to work closely together throughout 2026 and beyond.
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