NIKE, Inc. partnered with LLamasoft for sustainable supply chain innovation
NIKE, Inc. entered a strategic partnership with LLamasoft, Inc., to co-develop supply chain solutions that offer both logistics and environmental benefits. Nike has been a customer of Michigan-based LLamasoft for two years. Their partnership signals the intent to leverage the strengths of both companies to co-develop new solutions for international supply chain efficiency. Supply chain design is a vital business process for companies with a global footprint, as organizations work to balance factors including cost, service and environmental impact in an unpredictable global marketplace. By leveraging the LLamasoft software platform, Nike expects to drive efficiencies through its supply chain and significantly reduce the associated carbon footprint.

NIKE, Inc. announced strategic partnership to scale waterless dyeing technology
NIKE, Inc. announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with DyeCoo Textile Systems B.V., a Netherlands-based company that has developed and built the first commercially available waterless textile dyeing machines. By using recycled carbon dioxide, DyeCoo’s technology eliminates the use of water in the textile dyeing process. The name “DyeCoo” was inspired by the process of “dyeing” with “CO2.” The partnership is illustrative of NIKE, Inc.’s long-term commitment to designing and developing the most superior athletic performance products for athletes and its overall sustainable business and innovation strategy. Nike has been exploring this technology for the past eight years and expects to showcase cutting edge apparel using textiles dyed without water at events, with an eye towards scaling the technology for larger production volumes.