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    Making Product Responsibly

    We believe world-class manufacturing begins with respect for people and the environment. We work with suppliers who share our commitment to making products responsibly and sustainably. Nike and the Feng Tay Group have worked together for more than forty years. Mary Li is the GM of a Feng Tay facility in Putian, China and her story demonstrates the value of building strong relationships with suppliers and working together toward a better future.

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    Our Focus

    Enabling Compliance
    We believe world-class manufacturing is grounded in standards that respect the environment, the people who work in factories and the principles of a healthy and safe workplace.
    Advancing Worker Wellbeing
    We’re focused on developing scaling programs that enhance engagement, increase compensation and improve social dialogue.
    Progressive Environmental Protections
    We work with suppliers who share our commitment to athletes* and the environment and focus on reducing our collective impact in energy and emissions, waste, water, and chemistry.
    Accelerating Industry Change
    We collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to solve systemic issues and improve outcomes for workers and their communities.
    The Power of Teamwork Forms the Foundation for how we do Business

    Teamwork is at the foundation of our approach to business. We build long-term relationships with suppliers who who share our commitment to making products responsibly and sustainably.

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    Enabling Compliance

    We believe world-class manufacturing is grounded in standards that respect the environment, the people who work in factories and the principles of a healthy and safe workplace.
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    Sourcing Standards

    When it comes to business and sport, we value fair play. We believe world-class manufacturing is grounded in standards that respect the environment, the people who work in factories and the principles of a healthy and safe workplace.
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    Human Rights and Labor Compliance Standards

    We work to elevate human potential through our products, partnerships, and operations, which is built on a fundamental respect for human rights throughout Nike’s operations and our extended value chain.
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    Advancing Labor Conditions

    We have been working to improve labor conditions in our supply chains for more than 20 years. Our purpose includes driving positive change for people who work in Nike contract factories and across the industry.
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    Fair Labor Association Reaccreditation

    Nike’s social compliance program has been FLA-accredited since 1999. This year’s reaccreditation, highlights Nike’s continuous review and improvement of its social compliance tools and programs.
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    Goals & Impact

    We’ve set ambitious targets and measure our progress as we go.
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    $437
    M
    Disbursed through a trade finance program between Nike and the International Finance Corporation
    93
    %
    Of contract factories rated Bronze or better, our definition of sustainable
    270
    K
    Contract factory workers reached through Nike's Engagement and Wellbeing Survey since FY18

    Advancing Worker Wellbeing

    We’re moving beyond compliance to help suppliers advance capabilities. We’re focused on scaling programs that enhance worker engagement, increase compensation and improve social dialogue.
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    Piloting a New Compensation Model

    We worked with Dara O’Rourke and Niklas Lollo from the University of California, Berkeley from FY15-18 to explore new methods to increase the value created in factories and increase compensation.
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    Supplier Capabilities

    We work with suppliers that understand that sustainable and empowered workplaces are more productive, profitable and successful.
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    Protecting the Environment

    Sustainability must be our top priority in order to protect the environment where athletes* live and play. We work with suppliers who share our commitment to people and the environment and focusing on reducing our collective impact in energy and emissions, waste, water, and chemistry.
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    Supplier Best Practices

    Whether accelerating low carbon manufacturing, leading the way to zero waste or best-in-class wastewater management, we work with suppliers who are committed to minimizing their environmental impact.
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    Working With Suppliers to Achieve Our 2020 Targets

    We’ve set ambitious targets in our manufacturing supply chain to reduce our environmental impact. For example, Nike works with suppliers to identify, design and execute strategies for unlocking competitive renewable energy opportunities in strategic manufacturing markets globally.
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    Accelerating Industry Change

    We believe that as an industry we must work together to improve standards and monitor working conditions. Many of the challenges we want to address are too complex for one brand or company to solve. We collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to solve systemic issues and improve outcomes for workers and their communities.

    Industry Partnerships for Supply Chain

    We believe collaboration is key to raising the bar on industry standards and working conditions. As an industry, we must come together to improve standards.
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    Industry Tools for Supply Chain

    We continue to advocate for a system-wide approach to tackling sustainability challenges within the apparel and footwear industry—because no single company or organization can solve today’s toughest sustainability challenges alone.
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    “In some instances, these relationships run really deep, 30 and 40 years deep, and that's unique. This approach helps elevate capabilities across environment, health, safety, and labor.”
    Jaycee Pribulsky, VP Sustainable Manufacturing & Sourcing

    Resources

    To learn more, download our FY19 NIKE Impact Report and check out the information below.
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    Past ReportsArrow
    Manufacturing MapArrowHarvard Case Study on Global Sourcing at Nike, IncArrow2020 Targets Performance SummaryArrow
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