Nike sustainability score: 39/100
Nike designs, markets, and sells footwear, apparel, and sporting equipment globally. Headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, it operates a vertically integrated supply chain across Vietnam, China, Indonesia, and India.
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With $46.7B revenue (FY2022) and 76,700 employees, Nike is a sector leader by scale but faces intense scrutiny on labor practices and environmental footprint.
Founded 1972Head office Beaverton, Oregon, USStaff ~76,700 (2019)Revenue ~$51.4BWebsite ↗
Nike has strong operational emissions controls and renewable energy deployment, but Scope 3 emissions—96% of its footprint—remain above 2015 baseline. Nature impact is poorly assessed, circularity metrics lack transparency, and the company's trade association memberships actively oppose climate policy, undercutting its direct commitments.
Nike scores 39/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified May 2026.
That places Nike joint 432nd of 934 companies scored, and 29th of 43 in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor).
What is Nike doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Energy Source (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Controversies & Red Flags (3/10, 3/10).
Where Nike lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling4/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is7/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets6/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies3/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Nike's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Nike's score based on?
21 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
29% of them were published by Nike itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
15 of 21 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Nike compare with other apparel (durable / outdoor) companies?
Where Nike sits among apparel (durable / outdoor) peers.
Among the 43 major apparel (durable / outdoor) brands we've scored, Nike sits 29th of 43.
Who scores higher in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Nike.
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