Impact and dependencies assessment
Nike has not holistically assessed its impacts or how it depends on nature, including biodiversity. It has an opportunity to start such an assessment across its value chains, focused on quantification of its impacts or dependencies.
Key areas and species
Nike does not disclose key species or areas important for biodiversity affected by its operations or suppliers. It has an opportunity to increase its transparency.
Ecosystem conversion and restoration
No evidence was found regarding Nike’s efforts to avoid ecosystem conversion, including deforestation, or promote restoration. The company has an opportunity to develop a strategy and publicly report on specific, time-bound targets.
Resource exploitation and circularity
Nike does not report quantitatively on its group-wide circularity performance. It also does not disclose efforts to improve soil health.
Water
Nike reduced freshwater use in textile dyeing and finishing in 2021 compared to 2020, but does not disclose metrics across its operations. The company does not report how much water is withdrawn for its own operations in water-stressed areas or disclose a commitment to respect the right to water. Moreover, it does not report a decrease in water pollution or a target to decrease water pollution. The company does not disclose its processes for managing and monitoring discharge water quality or report regularly on water pollution. Additionally, Nike does not disclose its processes for implementing preventive and corrective action plans for identified specific risks to the right to water and sanitation in its own operations.
Solid and air pollution
No evidence that Nike reduces the production of hazardous substances was found. While the company provides data on the amount of hazardous waste produced in FY21, no evidence could be found in the public domain that the company provides a comparison with FY20. No evidence that the company reduces plastic use and waste in its own operations was found. The company does not report on the amount of plastic waste generated and proportions directed from or to disposal. The company does not report on air quality parameters of emissions of harmful air pollutants. The company does not report time-bound targets to reduce air pollutants across the most material parts of its value chain.
GHG emissions
While Nike states that its scope 3 emissions target is aligned with a 1.5-degree trajectory, no evidence could be found in the public domain that the SBTi has approved the company’s scope 3 emission target.
Invasive species
Nike has not identified any activities that could lead to the introduction of invasive alien species in its own operations.