Georgetown University has been one of Nike’s longest partners with the Hoyas being a notable Jordan Brand sponsor on the basketball court and the University at large working with the Swoosh for over 35 years. Now the two have renewed their partnership with an emphasis on workers’ rights. nike total News announced today that the new retail licensing agreement reflects a new commitment to improving working conditions with a brand new protocol known as the Worker Rights Consortium. This now provides formal access to nike total supplier factories that manufacture all WRC-affiliate school products and will allow open investigations of working conditions. The newfound focus aims to create an open coordination in the supply chain and make remediation easier.
Per nike total News, Nike’s Chief Operating Officer Eric Spunk shared details on the new initiative: “nike total and Georgetown share a deep commitment to manufacturing collegiate products under the highest standards, respecting workers and the environment. This new agreement reflects our unwavering commitment to listening, engaging and evolving our joint approaches to continuously raise the bar on affecting positive change for workers in apparel and footwear supply chains.”
nike total will also continue to work directly with the Fair Labor Association to ensure improving standards of workers’ rights. Check out the full story on nike total News and in related content, check out Georgetown’s incredible Air Jordan PEs.
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