Nike sustainability score: 44/100
Better than 65% of Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Nike designs and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories, made for it by independent contract manufacturers. In its year to 31 May 2026, sales to retailers brought in $27.5 billion and its own stores and digital sales (NIKE Direct) $17.7 billion.
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NIKE, Inc. was incorporated in Oregon in 1967 and is based in Beaverton, Oregon. It had about 73,000 employees at 31 May 2026 and US$46.4 billion revenue that year.
Founded 1967Head office Beaverton, United StatesStaff ~73,000 (31 May 2026, year-end)Revenue ~US$46.4B (year to 31 May 2026)Website ↗
Nike's footprint was 8,266,474 tCO2e in its 2024 financial year, almost all in its supply chain, and it has fallen each year from 11.8 million tonnes in FY20. The fall came as sales fell, and supply-chain emissions were 20% below FY15 in FY25 against a 30% goal. Its own sites used 96% renewable electricity in FY24, and Nike says it passed 100% in FY25. Its near-term targets are SBTi-validated: cuts of 75% in Scope 1 and 2 and 35% in Scope 3 by 2030 from FY20. It published no annual impact report in 2025, lost about 30% of its sustainability staff from December 2023, and pays dues to trade groups that have opposed climate rules.
Nike scores 44/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified November 2026.
That places Nike joint 306th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 19th of 58 in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor).
What is Nike doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Water Impact (4/10, 5/10).
Where Nike lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Its effect on natureMeasure its effect on nature and have it independently verified.
- Its effect on waterMeasure its water footprint and set reduction targets.
- How openly it reportsHave a dedicated sustainability role, board oversight and a public report.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain8/10Its Scope 3 emissions aren't fully verified or falling year on year.
- Whether its emissions are falling7/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is8/10Its own operations aren't shown to run on 100% renewable energy.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- 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 targets7/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
A score changes when the evidence does. We use new published evidence at the next rescore. Anyone can send us new evidence, free. How to send it.
How is Nike's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Nike's score changed?
Nike's score has moved from 39 to 44 across 2 recorded reviews, up 5 points.
- 39 → 44+55 November 2026
Re-scored on v2.5 (brand batch: sportswear, 2026-11-05); pre-v2.5 record
- Scored 398 February 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Nike's score based on?
13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
31% of them were published by Nike itself; the rest come from independent sources.
9 of 13 sources are independent of the company.
“SBT Footprint FY15-FY24 (Metric Tons CO2e)”
“the percentage of renewable electricity procured by our strategic suppliers has grown from less than 1 percent to almost 40 percent”
“we are targeting ecosystem restoration projects in priority basins and our largest cotton sourcing countries”
“Its emissions have instead grown slightly since 2015.”
“its competitors Nike and Adidas scored slightly better, with C and C- respectively”
“emissions across its supply chain had fallen 11 per cent compared with a 2015 baseline”
“NIKE, Inc. Revenues were $46.3 billion in fiscal 2025 compared to $51.4 billion for fiscal 2024”
“this year will be the first time since 2019 without an annual corporate responsibility report”
“Planet 3 out of 5 People 2 out of 5 Animals 2 out of 5”
“Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability & Governance Committee”
“As of May 31, 2026, we had approximately 73,000 employees worldwide, including retail and part-time employees.”
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How does Nike compare with other apparel (durable / outdoor) companies?
Where Nike sits among apparel (durable / outdoor) peers.
Among the 58 major apparel (durable / outdoor) brands we've scored, Nike is tied =19th of 58, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Nike.
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