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Nike Issues Corporate Responsibility Report

BEAVERTON, OR – Nike, Inc. today issued its second corporate responsibility (CR) report highlighting the Nike brand’s CR priorities, programs, progress and challenges relating to workers in contract factories; employees and diversity; the environment; and community investment. In addition, the company voluntarily disclosed the names and locations of the more than 700 active contract factories that currently make Nike-branded products worldwide. The 108-page report, Nike’s first public corporate responsibility report since it made the decision to stop reporting in October 2002 when it petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the Kasky v. Nike First Amendment case, was released in conjunction with the annual Ceres conference in Boston, MA. Ceres is a coalition of investment funds, environmental organizations and public interest groups. “We’ve been fairly quiet for the past three years in corporate responsibility because of the Kasky lawsuit. So we’re using this report to play a little catch-up and draw a more complete picture,” said Philip H. Knight, Nike founder and chairman, in his opening letter in the report. “It makes for a long report, but I urge you to read it from cover to cover. And then some; because probably the most significant piece of disclosure linked to […]

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Washington State 'Green' Law Aims at Public Buildings

Washington became the first state in the country Friday to enact a law requiring public buildings to be constructed with standards encouraging energy conservation and recycling. Such standards eventually could reduce public agencies’ energy costs by 25 percent. Better design and ventilation also are predicted to reduce school and workplace sicknesses because of artificial ventilation and raise test scores among students. Gov. Christine Gregoire signed the historic bill into law at Washington Middle School in Olympia, which will be among the first buildings in the state to incorporate the “green” standards. There are 72 such environmentally friendly projects in various stages of construction across Washington, state officials said Friday. The new law applies to most buildings owned by the state, state agencies and public school districts, as well as major projects that receive state capital funds. “This middle school is a model for the rest of the state and the nation about how we can be good environmental stewards,” Gregoire told Washington Middle School students before signing the bill. “Your school is leading the way, and you should be proud of that. ” The $17 million Washington Middle School renovation project begins in June and should be completed by July […]

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