Researched Sep 27, 2026
Nike
Nike commits to confidential non-retaliatory reporting, a workplace free from harassment and discrimination, global human-rights expectations, innovation, and environmental impact reduction. It also documents performance-linked executive compensation and voluntary use of international human-rights frameworks.
Public evidence is more than 30 days old.
Closest models
6-way tie
79-85% on 6 of 12 dimensions
- GPT-6 Astra85%
- Kimi K384%
- GPT-5.6 Terra82%
- Grok 4.681%
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash81%
- GPT-5.6 Luna79%
These models are too close to separate: each is within three points of the leader, would lead if one dimension were left out, or has a repetition envelope that overlaps the leader's. For scale, a model answering 50 on every one of these dimensions would score 71%.
Values map
Nike and GPT-6 Astra
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Distribution
Purpose
Worker voice
Equality
Speech
Privacy
Regulation
Global outlook
Social change
Environment
Tech pace
AI autonomy
A higher position means closer to the second endpoint. It does not mean better. The Concord Index measures agreement, not quality or safety.
The score covers 6 of 12 dimensions. The others have no verified public position and are not measured.
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Worker voice
Worth a closer look
Regulation
50% match. Inspect the questions and evidence below.
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Evidence summary.
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Distribution
Market allocation ↔ Redistribution
How pay and windfalls are shared, by individual contribution and market benchmarks or more evenly.
Not verified
No company position
The verified quotations are not first-party, leadership, or independently corroborated.
“PSPNIKE, Inc. Executive Performance Sharing PlanPSUPerformance-based restricted stock unitRelative TSRAbsolute TSR for the applicable performance period relative to total shareholder return”
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Purpose
Shareholder returns ↔ Stakeholder welfare
Whether major decisions weigh financial return alone or also employees, customers, communities and the environment.
Not verified
No company position
The verified quotation does not contain the wording its evidence anchor requires.
“BRING INSPIRATION AND INNOVATION TO EVERY ATHLETE* IN THE WORLD”
Explore Nike's Purpose and Read Our Mission Statement — NIKE, Inc.
Worker voice
Management discretion ↔ Employee influence
Who has the final say on working conditions and staffing, management or employees through channels, bargaining and committees.
75%
Company position toward employee influence
Nike provides a confidential reporting channel and prohibits retaliation.
“NIKE, Inc. works to provide safe, confidential and easily accessible channels to enable anyone to report on potential adverse impacts and grievances. Our Speak Up Portal, which can be accessed anytime online or by phone, is a resource to ask questions or raise concerns about potential violations of our policies. We treat all reports seriously and investigate promptly. NIKE, Inc. does not tolerate retaliation in any form.”
Nike - Human Rights and Labor Compliance Standards — NIKE, Inc.
Equality
Uniform treatment ↔ Targeted measures
Whether hiring, promotion and development use one standard for everyone or include measures reserved for particular groups.
25%
Company position toward targeted measures
Nike states that its own workplace is free from discrimination.
“NIKE promotes a culture of inclusion, dignity and respect, and a work environment free from harassment and discrimination where all employees can feel empowered.”
Nike-Human-Rights-Statement_English_updated-10-14-25.pdf
Speech
Broad expression ↔ Protective moderation
Whether workplace and platform speech is left to individuals or moderated to remove harassment and abuse.
75%
Company position toward protective moderation
Nike commits to a workplace free from harassment.
“NIKE promotes a culture of inclusion, dignity and respect, and a work environment free from harassment and discrimination where all employees can feel empowered.”
Nike-Human-Rights-Statement_English_updated-10-14-25.pdf
Privacy
Individual privacy ↔ Collective oversight
Whether personal data is minimized and deleted, or kept and disclosed for security and legal investigations.
Not verified
No company position
No supplied excerpt establishes data minimization, limited retention, or broad monitoring powers.
Regulation
Voluntary standards ↔ Public regulation
Whether safety and compliance rest on voluntary standards and self-assessment or on public rules and independent verification.
0%
Company position toward public regulation
Nike identifies international human-rights frameworks as best practice beyond legal compliance.
“As best practice for understanding and managing human rights risks and its impacts, NIKE looks to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.”
Nike-Human-Rights-Statement_English_updated-10-14-25.pdf
Global outlook
Local priority ↔ International openness
Whether a company tailors to and favors its home or local context, or applies one standard and hires and invests across borders.
75%
Company position toward international openness
Nike says its human-rights expectations apply to its operations and supply chain, and its reporting portal is accessible in many countries.
“NIKE’s human rights expectations apply to its own business operations as well as its supply chain.”
Nike-Human-Rights-Statement_English_updated-10-14-25.pdf
“Available in 39 languages and accessible locally in 98 countries, anyone who experiences or observes conduct they suspect to be inconsistent with NIKE’s human rights and environmental expectations or obligations under the LkSG may use the Speak Up Portal.”
Nike-Human-Rights-Statement_English_updated-10-14-25.pdf
Social change
Continuity ↔ Experimentation
How readily existing policies, processes and structures are replaced when evidence or alternatives appear.
75%
Company position toward experimentation
Nike explicitly describes innovation, improvement and trialing as elements of how it operates.
“Our culture of innovation at NIKE, Inc. goes beyond creating products that enable athletes to perform at their highest potential. It helps remove barriers, expand access and protect the future of sport. We build, improve, tinker, trial and reimagine in service of helping athletes*.”
Explore Nike's Purpose and Read Our Mission Statement — NIKE, Inc.
Environment
Near-term growth ↔ Ecological restraint
Whether investment goes to near-term growth and cost, or to environmental commitments beyond the law.
Not verified
No company position
The verified quotation does not contain the wording its evidence anchor requires.
“GHG emissions from key suppliers’ manufacturing and transportation operations will be AT OR BELOW 2020 LEVELS, DESPITE ANTICIPATED BUSINESS GROWTH, through use of renewable energy, energy efficiency and alternative fuels.”
FY20-NIKE-Inc.-Impact-Report_Executive-Summary1.pdf
Tech pace
Rapid advancement ↔ Precaution
Whether technology ships quickly with monitoring, or waits for risk review proportionate to its impact.
Not verified
No company position
No supplied technology precaution anchor applies to Nike's established archetypes.
AI autonomy
Delegated autonomy ↔ Human authority
Whether AI systems may act and decide on their own, or a human keeps oversight and the final say.
Not verified
No company position
No supplied excerpt establishes human oversight or appeal for consequential automated decisions.
Leadership context and reported tensions
Personal opinions are kept separate from the company profile. Reported conduct does not silently replace stated commitments.
John Donahoe: We will continue to strive to lower emissions across our key operations, to shrink our product carbon footprint, to accelerate diversity and inclusion across our teams, to enable kids to have access to play and sport. Corporate statement Source: retrieved Sep 27, 2026
Protocol values-2026-09-v8. Panel representative-2026-09-v11. Report version a4a582fb-6251-4e56-af67-8759588d3219.