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Our commitments

We've created 29 ambitious corporate targets to guide <a href="/en/newsroom/releases/fy23-nike-inc-impact-report" rel="noopener noreferrer">our purpose-driven efforts</a> from 2020 to 2025, focused in four distinct areas.

Nike, Inc. is building more equitable and inclusive practices to empower our current 80,000 employees and create the workforce of the future.

Diversity, equity and inclusion

Diversity, equity & inclusion

NIKE's ambition is to be her biggest champion, and we are focused more than ever on levelling the playing field for her—on the pitch or court and within our own walls.FY25 target: 50% representation of women in global corporate workforce and 45% in leadership positionsFY23 progress: 51% in corporate workforce and 44% in leadership

Advancing gender equity

NIKE understands that inclusive leadership requires representation across race and gender, so we've put programmes in place to enable growth in this area.FY25 target: 30% representation of US racial and ethnic minorities at director level and aboveFY23 progress: 34% representation

Expanding leadership opportunities

At NIKE, we believe diversity fosters creativity and accelerates innovation—and that is the way we grow and evolve.FY25 target: 35% representation of US racial and ethnic minorities in our US corporate workforceFY23 progress: 41% representation

Fostering future talent

Broadening workforce diversity

Talent is equally distributed, opportunity is not. That's why Nike is investing in academic institutions that uplift people from historically excluded communities.FY25 target: $10 million investment in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)FY23 progress: $4.7 million invested

Investing in the next generation

With more than half of our workforce based in retail stores, distribution centres and Air MI locations, it's critical we provide our Firstline employees with opportunities for career growth.FY25 target: enhance opportunities and marketing of open roles for Firstline athletes to compete for corporate rolesFY23 progress: qualitative target—see FY23 Impact Report for details

Building and investing in our teams

Offering opportunities for growth

Nike has maintained 100% pay equity across all employee levels on an annual basis.FY25 target: 100% pay equity across all employee levels on an annual basisFY23 progress: 100% pay equity

Achieving pay equity

NIKE offers a variety of inclusive benefits and programmes to support the emotional, physical and financial well-being of our teammates and their families.FY25 target: provide competitive and equitable benefits for all employeesFY23 progress: qualitative target—see FY23 Impact Report for details

Elevating benefits

We're continuing our investment in and focus on Nike's employee resource groups, which play an instrumental role in building employee engagement and inclusion at Nike.FY25 target: top quartile of benchmarked companies for both engagement and inclusionFY23 progress: 80% for engagement and 78% for inclusion

Engaging, including, belonging

If you have a body, you are an athlete—and our mission is to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. That includes athletes with disabilities.FY25 target: continue to focus on improving access to athletes* of all abilities for our brand, our experiences, our products, our facilities and our companyFY23 progress: qualitative target—see FY23 Impact Report for details

Advancing accessibility

Our leaders are offered opportunities for professional development and personal growth, including learning how to be an inclusive leader who fosters a culture of belonging.FY25 target: 100% of vice presidents complete and be credentialled on inclusive leadership educationFY23 progress: 41% have been credentialled

Fostering inclusive leadership

We enable the career aspirations of our diverse teams and help teammates become their best selves at Nike.FY25 target: 2x investments focused on professional development for racial and ethnic minorities in the US and women globallyFY23 progress: 10.5x ($800,000) invested

Cultivating career growth

Diversity—in all of its forms—makes us a stronger team. That's why NIKE has prioritised working with diverse-owned suppliers.FY25 target: $1 billion cumulative spend on diverse suppliersFY23 progress: $1.4 billion spent

Broadening our suppliers

Driving business inclusion

Throughout our global supply chain, we're advocating for better practices and greater transparency, and empowering systems that help everyone excel.

Responsible sourcing

Healthy and safe work environments are absolutely essential. Nike works together with strategic suppliers to help achieve this goal.FY25 target: 100% of strategic suppliers are building healthy and safe workplacesFY23 progress: 76% were building healthy and safe workplaces

We believe every worker has the right to work in safe, hygienic and healthy workplaces.

Supporting supply-chain health and safety

Prioritising health & safety

Our goal is to work with suppliers who are committed to gender equity and support work towards this goal.FY25 target: 100% of strategic suppliers have gender equitable workplacesFY23 progress: 23% had gender equitable workplaces

More than 70% of employees in Nike, Inc.'s supply chain are women, and we're committed to working with suppliers to help create more equitable workplaces for them.

Improving gender equity in our supply chain

Supporting suppliers in advancing gender equity

It is essential to work together with suppliers who share this value to sustain health and well-being across the industry.FY25 target: 100% of strategic suppliers are measuring and improving worker engagementFY23 progress: 52% were measuring and improving

We're developing and scaling programmes that enhance engagement, increase compensation and create opportunities for career advancement for women.

Prioritising worker voice

Promoting positive workplace culture

Labour, health, safety and environmental standards are non-negotiable. NIKE, Inc. works with suppliers that share a commitment to this unrelenting pursuit.FY25 target: 100% of facilities in our extended supply chain meet Nike's foundational labour, health, safety and environmental standardsFY23 progress: 70% of facilities met Nike's standards

Our Code of Conduct for suppliers

Elevating foundational expectations

All kids need play for communities to thrive. That's why we're partnering across the globe to change the game, especially for women and girls.

Powering the future of youth sport

We know expanding sport for the next generation requires access to sport, with a focus on girls and kids in underrepresented communities.FY25 target: drive sustained community impact by getting kids moving in our key cities and sourcing community sports with 50% girl participationFY23 progress: we directly helped over 1.1 million kids to move—48% of whom were girls

Nike invests in play and sport for all kids, because an active next generation means a healthier and more equitable future.

Getting kids active

Inspiring future athletes through play

We win as a team. By tackling systemic inequity and driving inclusivity off the pitch, we can continue to elevate equal participation on the pitch so everyone has an opportunity to win.FY25 target: invest $125 million to support organisations working to level the playing field and addressing racial inequalityFY23 progress: $111 million was invested

We're committed to building a future where everyone—regardless of where they are from, the colour of their skin, their abilities or who they love—can thrive.

Giving back to our communities

Building inclusive communities

Our employees are the heart of our community impact. They're supporters, volunteers and coaches in the cities where we live, work and operate. We encourage our employees to find ways to bring their purpose to life.FY25 target: increase the number of employees engaged in their communities to a minimum of 35%FY23 progress: 30% of employees were engaged

Our employees are the heart of our community impact. They donate, volunteer and coach in the cities where we live, work and operate—and we're proud to fuel their efforts.

Matching our employees' impact

Fostering a culture of giving

We're focused on supporting the community partners that are doing the work, empowering and allowing them the space to drive impact where they—and the communities they serve—may need it most.FY25 target: invest 2% of prior-year, pre-tax income to drive positive impact in communitiesFY23 progress: 2.10% was invested

At Nike, we're taking action to create a better world by investing in more active, inclusive communities, starting with the cities where we live, work and operate.

Championing our Nike Community Impact Fund

Strategic investments to fuel our greater purpose

We are tenaciously scaling game-changing innovations across carbon, waste, water and chemistry to help protect the future of sport.

Protecting the planet

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a critical component of operating responsibly. We are making progress in all owned or operated facilities.FY25 target: 70% absolute reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in owned or operated facilities through 100% renewable electricity and fleet electrificationFY23 progress: 69% reduction of GHG through 96% renewable electricity and fleet electrification

Reducing our carbon footprint

Achieving substantial GHG reductions

Manufacturing and transportation are two of the largest GHG emission factors for our company, and we've given ourselves a goal to cap those levels and stop them from going up.FY25 target: 0% emissions change in manufacturing and transportationFY23 progress: -19% emissions change

Maintaining best practices

Exploring options for environmentally preferred materials is one of the impactful ways NIKE, Inc. continues its progress towards emissions reduction.FY25 target: 0.5M metric tons emissions reduction through 50% environmentally preferred materials (EPM)FY23 progress: 861,000 metric ton reduction through 45% EPM

Creating new ways to reduce emissions

Waste minimisation is essential to our sustainably minded future. We aim for significant reduction across facilities in manufacturing, distribution centres and headquarters.FY25 target: 10% waste reduction per unit in manufacturing, distribution centres (DCs) and headquarters (HQs)FY23 progress: 8% reduction

Eliminating waste

Mindfully reducing waste

Waste diversion is a key element in preserving natural assets. NIKE, Inc. continues to raise the bar across its facilities.FY25 target: 100% waste diverted; 80% recycled in manufacturing, packaging, DCs and HQsFY23 progress: 98% waste diverted; 75% recycled

Creatively lowering waste production

Moving towards a circular economy, NIKE, Inc. continues to explore alternatives for material reuse.FY25 target: 10x finished product waste (FPW) refurbished, recycled or donatedFY23 progress: 14x refurbished, recycled or donated

Aiming for circularity

To enable the availability of fresh water for future generations, NIKE, Inc. continues encouraging suppliers to advance sustainable practices in textile processing.FY25 target: 25% reduction in freshwater usage per kg textile dyeing and finishingFY23 progress: 10% reduction in usage

Our efforts to conserve water

Preserving fresh water

NIKE, Inc. values resource conservation and supply chain resilience. We are working to help restore water to reduce environmental impact.FY25 target: 13B litres of water restored in our extended cotton supply chainFY23 progress: 5.2B litres of water restored

Pushing for water restoration

Adopting cleaner chemistry alternatives for our 10 priority chemistries across our supply chain allows up to help protect the planet.FY25 target: adopt clean chemistry alternatives for our 10 priority chemistries across our supply chainFY23 progress: 2 cleaner alternatives adopted

Eliminating hazardous chemicals

Bettering our chemistry practices

We want to help create an inclusive, equitable, diverse and sustainable world for all athletes, and our science-based targets hold us accountable to that vision. Learn more in the FY23 Nike, Inc. Impact Report.

Through the power of community, Nike, Inc. advances towards a better world for all

Focus areas

Our purpose comes to life through key priorities: we build diverse, equitable and inclusive teams and champion a transparent, responsible supply chain so people can thrive. We create opportunities for kids and communities to access resources so they can excel. And we innovate and scale more sustainable solutions to help protect our planet.

Purpose

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Our purpose comes to life through key priorities: we build diverse, equitable and inclusive teams and champion a transparent, responsible supply chain so people can thrive. We create opportunities for kids and communities to access resources so they can excel. And we innovate and scale more sustainable solutions to help protect our planet.&nbsp;

Our work is guided by science-based targets, a resolve to create a better future for women and girls and a mindset of progress over perfection. Learn more in the FY22 Nike Impact Report.

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FY23 Nike, Inc. Impact Report