Nike

Nike still produces shoes with highest impact materials such as virgin rubber and EVA foam. Some of its shoes are made with lowest impact materials, including recycled cotton, production waste. It plans to reduce its reliance on high impact fibers with a goal of 50% environmentally preferred materials by 2025, and it has reported on progress towards this goal within the last year.

Nike provides specific information about its renewable energy use. It reports using renewables at production sites and owned and operated facilities, and has plans to expand renewables in its production. It reports energy efficiency projects at owned and operated facilities but not at partners/suppliers. Nike sources and manufactures its materials globally, which is standard practice in the fashion industry.

Nike does not report on any efforts to reduce plastic in its packaging. It reports a focus on minimizing packaging waste by rightsizing boxes and reducing inserts. It incentivizes high impact express shipping with its membership system. It is working to reduce its shipment emissions to customers by decreasing air freight for online orders and expanding regional distribution options.

Nike does not offer repair services or support. Nike offers a 2 year warranty on some products. It gives detailed care instructions to extend garment lifespan.

Nike has take back programs and partnerships that accept this brand's shoes for donation, recycling, or resale. It does not report on the impact of this program.

Nike offers a core evergreen collection, but also has frequent new releases and limited editions.

Commons is still analyzing this brand's marketing emails.

Nike has a sustainability page with high-level information about materials, emissions reduction, current initiatives and progress, and circularity. Nike also has a detailed annual report, with a clear, impact driven strategy and progress reporting. Its latest annual report is from 2023.

Nike internally measures and publicly reports its overall emissions, including a breakdown by scope. In 2023 its estimated emissions footprint was 9,537,243 tCO2e.

NIke has emissions reduction targets for the near term. These targets are approved by SBTi, and the brand is on track for some targets and far behind on others. Nike offsets emissions for its Scope 2 impact.

Nike publishes the names and locations about most of its supply chain partners. It has a supplier code of conduct, which requires regular audits of partners and allows collective bargaining. It does not restrict subcontracting or require a living wage.