Creating a Diverse Workplace at

NIKE
 THE NIKE APPROACH
Creating aligned Investing in great Empowering
and effective leaders and diverse and
organizations managers innovative teams

Fostering an
Ensuring
environment where
opportunity for
everyone feels
everyone to learn
valued and
and grow
engaged
  Diverse representation and culture of
inclusion

 Comprehensive competitive and

Key equitable pay and benefits

Measures  Employee growth,

development and well being
 • Amplify- internal development search for women and
US underrepresented groups (URG) for directors
positions
• Increased Women in VP-level by 4% and URG by 3% in

Diverse 2018
• Mentoring programs in NY, LA, Boston and Memphis
Representatio • In person workshops on diversity and unconscious bias

n and Culture training online offered in 30 languages

• Apprenticeship with LA community colleges
of Inclusion
Comprehensi
ve
competitive
1:
• All salaries are based on position
• There are no statistical pay gaps in Nike offices
• Men, Women, and other ”US underrepresented
equitable pay groups” are paid the same amount based on job

1
and benefits • 10% of employees saw raises in their base salaries in
the country's most expensive cities
• Military Leave Program
• Maternity Leave Program (which includes nonbirth
parents like fathers and families who adopt)
 Employee • 10,000 employees who completed Manager
expectation training

Growth • Wellness for all

• NIKEEUNITED
Developme – Ability & Friends, Ascend Network & Friends, Black

nt and Well
Employee & Friends, Latino & Friends, PRIDE, Nike
Military Veterans & Friends, Native American & Friends,

Being
and Women of Nike & Friends.
Are these • I believe these programs are very important
necessary • Feeling appreciated and accepted in the workplace is key

and the to success

• This makes the company more productive and gives the
difference company a positive reputation (and is the right thing to
do)
they make
”Bringing
inspiration
to every
athlete
across the
world”
Company Mission
and Vision
 Could NIKE be doing more?

• Any company could be doing MORE

• Nike appears to do a wonderful job taking care of it’s workforce
• I, personally, would love to see more information about their global workforce and their
global diversity initiatives
sources • https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/purpose-cms-pr
oduction01/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20194957/FY
18_Nike_Impact-Report_Final.pdf#page=15

• https://purpose.nike.com/leading-with-our-employees