Nike is to help four of its contract manufacturers in China and Vietnam to reduce their emissions, mainly through energy saving measures.
The company is initially focusing on where most energy is consumed in each factory, such as electric motors, light bulbs, sewing machines, compressors, chillers and boilers and so on, so as to identify the opportunities for the greatest energy savings.
Over the next few months, Nike will launch a contract factory pilot programme with a set of reduction goals before introducing the programme to other key suppliers.
The move shows how far Nike has developed in CSR terms since the early 1990s when it denied responsibility for child labour used in contract factories.
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