NIKE

Just Do It

Agenda

Recap on the Mission Statement Behind the scenes of Nike Nike’s Responsibilities

EmployeesEnvironment

Future plans for the environment

Conclusion

Mission Statement

“To Bring inspiration and innovation to Every Athlete in the world.” “ If you have a body, you’re an athlete.”

Behind the scenes of Nike

AccusationsAbusing child labor lawsAbusing compensation lawsExcessive hours of work/ overtime

Nike Responsibilities Code of conduct

This was created in 1991 to improve working conditions in the product factories. It has been reviewed and updated over the years, and is now a straightforward statement of values, intentions, and expectations. Meant to make decisions in the factories.

Child LaborCompensationHours of work/overtimeEnvironment safety and health

Nike Responsibilities Child Labor

A Nike contractor does not employ any person under the age of 18 to produce footwear, and under the age of 16 to produce apparel, accessories, etc.

However in countries such as Bangladesh and Pakistan verification of age is next to impossible to identify.

If any factory is found to be employing a child, they must excuse them from the factory, pay there wages, provide them education, and re hire when they are old enough.

“Improving working conditions is one of our biggest priorities at this point.” Phil Knight Co founder

Nike Responsibilities Compensation

Nike provides each employee with at least minimum wage or the prevailing industry wage, which ever is higher. A exact receipt after every pay period, and does not deduct for disciplinary infractions.

“On finishing work in a Nike contract factory, the great majority of Nike workers will go back to rural areas marked by extreme poverty. Their future economic security is very much tied up with what they earn now, in that if they are able to save enough they will be able to start small informal businesses back home.

If they are unable to save, the work in the Nike factory will make no long-term contribution to their economic well being, and they will simply return to rural poverty”. Tim Connor Nike Watch

Nike Responsibilities

Work Hours/ OvertimeNike only complies with legally mandated

work hours, which is allowing no more than 60 work hours in a week, one day off in seven and only provides overtime when an employee is fully paid. Also the employee must be informed at the time of hiring if mandatory overtime required.

Nike Responsibilities Environment/ health

There has been written environmental, safety, and health policies to implement a system that minimized negative impacts on the environment, reduce work related injury and illness, and promotes the general health of the employees.

Future Environmental plan Innovate for a better world

Nike will refurbish playing fields, provide Nike products, fund community based programs, and help young people create their own communities.

Nike Responsibility

Questions

Sources

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/1020-01.htm

http://www.nikebiz.com/responsibility/documents/Nike_Code_of_Conduct.pdf

http://www.nikeresponsibility.com/?#home/

http://www.nikebiz.com/responsibility/

http://www.nikebiz.com/responsibility/documents/Nike_Code_of_Conduct.pdf