Nike
Overall Rating: 2 out of 5 (Poor)
Average Price:60-200 USD
Location: United States
Environment Rating 2 out of 5
In 2020, Nike used 59% sustainable materials in apparel and 29% in footwear.
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Nike has not set clear guidelines and regulations with their cotton sources and their approach with pesticides and herbicides
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Nike has its own recycling initiative called move to Zero, which uses discarded plastic bottles to generate recycled polyester for their products
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Human Rights Rating: 2 out of 5
Nike received the worst rating in the 2019 Tailored Wages UK report, published by The Clean Clothes Campaign in June 2019.
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In 2023, Nike allegedly owes 1.4 million USD to Cambodian sweatshop workers who produce clothing for NIKE, bringing the total amount of wage theft by NIKE to 28 million USD
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In 2022, Nike paid its factory workers in Thailand only 1.23 USD per hour to create World cup replica jerseys, while Nike was able to rack in high amounts of profit
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Animal Welfare Rating: 2 of 5
In 2023, Nike began to stop the usage of Kangaroo leather in their sports shoes
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It has a policy against using cattle leather and other animal skins in its products, but it lacks evidence and clear mechanisms to implement.
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