Report: Nike slashes sustainability staff
The sportswear giant made waves when it committed to both doubling its business and halving its carbon footprint. Instead, its sustainability team has been disproportionately affected by layoffs and transfers.
Nike has reportedly lost 30% of employees who worked primarily on sustainability within the company, due to layoffs, voluntary departures or role transfers, according to a joint investigation by ProPublica and The Oregonian.
The sportswear giant made waves eight years ago when it committed to both doubling its business and halving its carbon footprint. The company’s chief sustainability officer at the time, Hannah Jones, said achieving the goal would take “innovation on a scale we’ve never seen before.”
