Nike Opposes US Chamber of Commerce & Leaves Board, over Climate Change

Nike just announced that it is leaving its position on the US Chamber of Commerce board of directors because of the business organization’s opposition to climate action.

Nike doesn’t beat around the bush on why it is leaving the board.


Nike says: “Nike believes US businesses must advocate for aggressive climate change legislation and that the United States needs to move rapidly into a sustainable economy to remain competitive and ensure continued economic growth.”

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Nike is not the first major company to take up action against the organization. The nation’s largest utility company and other major utilities actually resigned from the Chamber of Commerce altogether recently over this issue.

Nike was especially put off by the Chamber’s recent challenges to the EPA. “As we’ve stated, we fundamentally disagree with the US Chamber of Commerce on the issue of climate change and their recent action challenging the EPA is inconsistent with our view that climate change is an issue in need of urgent action.”

The leading sports company also said that the Chamber of Commerce was not representing the diversity of opinions within the organization in its actions and recent statements. “It is important that US companies be represented by a strong and effective Chamber that reflects the interests of all its members on multiple issues. We believe that on the issue of climate change the Chamber has not represented the diversity of perspective held by the board of directors.”

Nike may leave the powerful organization altogether, but it is evaluating whether that is the best move and wants to try to continue pushing for climate action within the organization’s committee structure.

Nike continues to be a world leader on environmental issues. It urged Congress to take action on climate change in combination with other major companies (i.e. Starbucks, Timberland, and Levi Strauss) in the past. It has recently engaged in strong alternative transportation advocacy campaigns and successul efforts to stop Amazon destruction.

Related Articles:
1) Nike, Starbucks Demand Congress To Act On Climate Change
2) Nation’s Largest Utility Leaves US Chamber of Commerce — Because of Climate Change?
3) World’s Largest Leather Exporter Backs Out of Amazon
4) Nike Stops Use of Amazon Leather After Damning Greenpeace Report
5) Nike Engages in Anti-Car Competition: BEAT GASOLINE

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By Zach | October 4, 2009 | Climate Change, Government Policy & Politics | 13 Comments |
  • conspiracyzach

    Nike and the concern for the environment pitch is pretty laughable.

  • conspiracyzach
  • Duncan

    WELL NIKE~IS IT ‘OUT’ or…..still hesitations ?????
    WANNA LEAVE……THEN, LEAVE & ‘WALK YR TALK’ !!!

    WHY TALK SO BIG FOR ?
    BRING BACK ALL THE JOBS TO THE USA & HELP THE MANY
    JOBLESS FOLKS ?!!!!
    THEN ONLY~U CAN MAKE A ‘BIG FUSS’ !!!!

    MIND U~U CAN BE MINDFUL ABOUT THE ‘Climate Change’ issue….BUT, DON’T BE A ‘Fanatic’ about it & get SOAK-UP IN GORE’s ‘thing’ !
    He, himself is a ‘climate change’….
    Look at his body-size !
    He is enjoying life !!!

  • http://www.fairgift.co.uk/ Fair Trade

    Nike seems to be going through a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – on the one hand sounding like it’s doing the right thing on climate change but still supplying it’s product to Michael Vick; Nike effectively supporting dog fighting imho.
    C’mon Nike – put one good person in charge and do the right thing… constantly.

  • Duncan

    RIGHT ON ‘conspiracyzach’ & ‘Fair Trade’ !!!
    SOMETIMES, I WONDER HOW HONEST THESE PEOPLE ARE ?!!
    THEY TALK & STIR-UP TO MAKE THE ORDINARY-FOLKS LIKE
    FOOLS….
    THEN~THEY ‘STAB’ US AT THE BACK !!!
    HYPOCRISY IS THE NAME-OF-THE-GAME….
    ALOT OF DISHONESTY GOING AROUND….
    ALL THESE WHILE, THEY WERE SITTING UP THERE NICELY
    WITH ALL THE REST…
    SUDDENLY~THEIR MEMORY IS SO GOOD & THEY’VE WOKEN
    UP FROM A zzzzzz !!!

  • http://www.mystockvoice.com Paul Harper

    I note that Apple are the latest to jump on the “environmentally aware bandwagon” & have followed suit, flouncing out of the CoC yesterday.

    pitiful

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