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NIKE goes greener with Bluesign |
 Nike, Inc. announced a strategic partnership with Swiss company bluesign Technologies to accelerate the supply of more sustainable materials in their products. This strategic partnership unlocks the potential for bluesign techologies’ industry-leading assessment tools to become accessible to materials suppliers at an unprecedented scale and pace.
Previously, to access these tools and data, a brand would have to take its supply chain through individual factory assessments. “Nike was persistent with us in working to find a scalable solution for a supply chain as large as theirs. By leveraging the bluesign® system, Nike has powerful tools at hand to meet and exceed the demands of its customers. With the roll-out of a positive list of textile chemicals for its broad supplier base, Nike can support its supply chain to improve chemical sourcing and deliver positive environmental and consumer safety benefits,” says bluesign CEO Peter Weaber. bluesign technologies will provide Nike’s supply chain with access to two innovative tools - the bluesign - bluefinder and the bluesign - blueguide. The tools will be rolled out across Nike Inc.’s global supply chain which spans nearly 50 countries, more than 800 contracted factories, with hundreds of textile manufacturers supplying the factories making Nike products. 
(10/06/2013)
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