{"id":3098,"date":"2020-10-16T13:08:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T05:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/?p=3098"},"modified":"2020-10-21T11:04:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T03:04:09","slug":"nike-dunks-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/nike-dunks-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Nike Dunks Sustainability: The Move to Zero"},"content":{"rendered":"

With coral reefs dying, ice shelves collapsing and the ozone layer continuously depleting, now more than ever it\u2019s important to have an environmentally-conscious mindset.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The fashion industry contributes to global pollution more than any other industry. It produces more carbon than international flights and maritime shipping combined. In fact, the <\/span>fashion industry produces 10% of all the world’s carbon emission<\/span><\/a>. The fashion manufacturing industry is the second-largest consumer of the world’s water supply.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is an equivalent of one garbage truck full of clothes burned or dumped into a landfill every second, with approximately 4 liters of water used to produce a single shoe and about 1.49 kg CO2 emitted per shoe. This alone is equivalent to emissions released when driving 8 km.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a leader in the retail space and the top footwear company in the world, Nike is one of the few companies making an effort to leave a more environmentally-friendly footprint on the planet. For this reason, in the last few years, they’ve been putting out more sneakers that are focused on sustainability. <\/span><\/p>\n

Nike Sustainability. Move to Zero.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Starting with its ‘Move to Zero’ initiative, Nike’s approach to sustainability has been a big one, as they aim to use recycled materials when manufacturing their sneakers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Stepping in the right direction, they have taken up several measures of <\/span>Corporate Social Responsibility<\/span><\/a> and begun to source cleaner materials for their shoes. <\/span><\/p>\n