Protecting the Environment

If there is no planet, there is no sport. This understanding drives our North Star for sustainability—a future where all athletes* have access to safe places to play and train, enjoy sport and realize their full potential. Carissa Moore believes that we all have a role to play. As a pro surfer, her field of play is dependent on everyone doing their part to protect it.

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Our Focus

We’re committed to a better tomorrow for all athletes*. Minimizing our environmental footprint involves understanding our environmental impacts—what they are and where they occur.

Carbon & Energy

Waste

Water

Chemistry

25 Years of Nike Grind

Nike Grind materials are created from Nike’s recycled surplus manufacturing materials and athletic footwear. These materials are incorporated into performance products, ranging from new Nike footwear and apparel to outdoor play surfaces.

Learn more about Nike Grind

Goals & Impact

We’ve set ambitious targets and measure our progress as we go.

Learn more about our progress in our FY19 Impact Report

Of Nike footwear and apparel styles included some recycled materials

99.9

Of footwear manufacturing waste recycled or converted into energy

Fewer liters of fresh water used by material vendors since FY16

Shoes recycled since Reuse-A-Shoe launched 26 years ago

“To me, the most hopeful idea in sustainability is the belief that we get to decide how the story is going to end. If we act boldly, if we step up decisively, if we connect across borders and divides, there are no limits to what we can achieve together.”

Noel Kinder, NIKE, Inc. Chief Sustainability Officer

Waste

Our goal is zero waste. Period. We envision a future where waste doesn’t exist and things live on from one product to the next.

See how we're minimizing waste

Innovating to Eliminate Manufacturing Cutting Waste

Being efficient and thoughtful with our materials, including making use of the leftover scraps, helps us to minimize environmental impact and reduce costs.

Learn more about how we're reducing waste

Water

We’re focused on using water more efficiently. That’s why we’ve committed to reducing our water use and returning the water we do use even cleaner than we found it.

Learn how we’re reducing our water use

Chemistry

We’re developing better, more sustainable chemistries that create superior products and are better for the environment.

Learn about better chemistry

The Materials We Use Matter

In order to minimize our footprint, we need to know where the impact occurs. Our analysis tells us that our impacts are driven by the materials choices we make, and how they’re turned into finished products.

Learn about our value chain impact