Responsible Supply Chain

To make this goal a reality, we start by grounding responsible supply chain strategy and solutions in best practices for managing human rights risks and impacts, including rights defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Our work is also informed by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

We share our requirements for suppliers in our NIKE Code of Conduct (Code) and Code Leadership Standards (CLS). The Code lays out the minimum required standards we expect each facility to meet across labor, health and safety and environment. The CLS outline how facilities should implement the Code, including specific requirements to manage key human rights risks.

Upholding a world-class supply chain requires continuous improvement, and we design tailored programs to help suppliers align with our labor, health, safety and environmental standards.

We also go beyond the foundational expectations of the Code and CLS by creating programs that help strategic suppliers build capabilities that lead to greater workforce resilience. We focus on three main areas: health and safety, gender equity and worker voice.