Nike, Inc. — Ethics Grade C

Nike, Inc. receives an overall ethics grade of C (48/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Apparel. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 25
• privacy: 75
• consumer: 60
• environment: 55
• humanRights: 30

Documented incidents (2)

• Forced labor in Xinjiang supply chain (high, 2020) — Linked to forced Uyghur labor in Chinese supply chain factories. Slow to cut ties despite evidence.
• Sweatshop conditions persist (high, 2019) — Reports of poverty wages, excessive overtime, and unsafe conditions in Vietnamese and Indonesian factories.

Documented good deeds

• Move to Zero initiative — Diverted 100% of manufacturing waste from landfills. 78% of products contain recycled materials.

Ethical alternatives

• Allbirds — Carbon-neutral, sustainable materials. B Corp certified. Transparent carbon labeling.
• Patagonia — 100% organic cotton, Fair Trade Certified. Donates 1% of sales to environmental causes.