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Brand Owner: NIKE, Inc.
Head Office: Beaverton, Oregon USA
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Sportswear, Footwear
Free Tags: Multi-Sports

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Last Updated: 24 February 2012
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Nike Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

2 out of 4


1. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions?	Nike reduced own operations CO2 emissions by 18 percent between 1998 and 2005, and together with a few other brands has formed the BICEP (Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy ) and laid out plans for further reductions of carbon emissions in the next years.	SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations' and has the brand already reduced or compensated 10% of these emissions in the last 5 years?	Nike does not communicate its carbon footprint on its website. Nike used to publish its footprint in its CR Report, but the latest is from 2009 and the link to these reports is broken.	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of its 'own operations' by at least 20% within the next 5 years?	See remark for climate change question 2.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the product supply chain that is beyond own operations?	Nike has set up an energy efficiency program in its footwear manufacturing with a result of 6% CO2 footprint decrease in 2008.	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

1 out of 4


1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 5% of its volume?	Nike uses organic cotton, but it is unclear what percentage on total this represents.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume?	See remark for environmental policy question 1.	SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume?	See remark for environmental policy question 1.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) have an environmental policy related to the ‘wet processes’ within the production cycle, like bleaching and dying of fabrics?	Nike has joined the Zero Discharge commitment to eliminate hazardous chemicals from supply chains and production processes. Nike is also working on a waterless dyeing technology in a partnership with a Dutch company.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

6 out of 8


1. Does the brand (company) have a supplier Code of Conduct (CoC) which includes the following standards: No forced or slave labour, no child labour, no discrimination of any kind and a safe and hygienic workplace?	All standards are mentioned in Nike Code of Conduct (click 'Nike Code of Conduct').	SOURCE
2. Does this CoC include at least two of the following workers rights: 1. to have a formally registered employment relationship 2. to have a maximum working week of 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum 3. to have a sufficient living wage?	1. Yes, Nike says that work is performed on the basis of a recognized employment relationship established through country law and practice. 2.No, maximum working week is 60 hours, but hours of overtime is not specified and overtime may be mandatory. 3. No, mentioning of minimum and industry wage, not living wage (click 'Nike Code of Conduct').	SOURCE
3. Does this Code of Conduct include the right for workers to form and join trade unions and bargain collectively; and in those situations where these rights are restricted under law, the right to facilitate parallel means of independent and free association and bargaining?	Nike's Code of Conduct only includes the right to form and join trade unions and bargain collectively when this is allowed by law (click 'Nike Code of Conduct').	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) have a published list of direct suppliers, that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume?	This list covers all active suppliers ('PDF version of the collegiate factory').	SOURCE
5. Is the brand (company) a member of a collective initiative that aims to improve labour conditions, or does the brand (company) purchase its supplies from accredited factories with improved labour conditions?	Nike cooperates with various organizations like the Fair Labor Association (FLA) (see page 36).	SOURCE
6. Do independent civil society organizations like NGO's and labour unions have a decisive voice in this collective initiative or in these certification schemes?	Nike is a member of FLA, which means that Labour Unions and/or business-independent NGO’s have a formal and co-decisive voice within the initiative and are co-responsible for its integrity and credibility.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	According to the Fair Labor Organisation website Nike is in compliance with the FLA code. FLA publishes detailed per factory audit reports available on the FLA website.	SOURCE
8. Has the brand's labour conditions policy resulted in a 'compliance level' of at least 30% of the purchase volume, or a 'monitored level' of at least 80%?	Although the total percentage of workplaces audited by FLA is not clear, according to the Fair Labor Organisation website Nike is in compliance with the FLA code.	SOURCE