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Mass faintings at Cambodia factories producing shoes for Asics, Nike and Puma

Posted on June 26, 2017 by aviyer2010

An article in The Guardian (June 24, 2017) titled ‘Cambodian female workers in Nike, Puma and Asics factories suffer mass faintings” lists the 10 hours per day, 6 days per week schedule faced by workers with short term contracts that … Continue reading →

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Nike’s water footprint across the supply chain and reduction efforts

Posted on May 14, 2014 by aviyer2010

Nike’s Materials Sustainability Index discussion (http://www.nikeresponsibility.com/report/content/chapter/water) focuses on the 217 billion gallons of water consumed across its supply chain, with 7% generated by raw material production and cotton accounting for 87% of that use. A focus on reducing the absolute … Continue reading →

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