Step 2

Second, the raw materials for the shoe are harvested/created. These materials include leather, cotton, polyester, rubber, PVC, and Phthalates. Nike is doing its best to reduce the use of potentially harmful substances used in their shoes, which are gathered from various locations across the globe.

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“We maintain a stringent Restricted Substances List, which prohibits the use of certain hazardous chemicals, and encourage our vendors and contract factories to embrace green chemistry and other ways to eliminate, reduce and responsibly manage toxic chemicals. Through innovations like our environmentally preferred rubber, which contains 96% fewer toxins by weight compared to the original formula, and NIKE ColorDry, a revolutionary method of dyeing fabric without the use of water or process chemicals, we aim to reach zero discharge of hazardous chemicals by 2020” (Nike).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. We maintain a stringent Restricted Substances List, which prohibits the use of certain hazardous chemicals, and encourage our vendors and contract factories to embrace green chemistry and other ways to eliminate, reduce and responsibly manage toxic chemicals. Through innovations like our environmentally preferred rubber, which contains 96% fewer toxinsتخم نطفه دار غاز و قوغاز by weight compared to the original formula, and NIKE ColorDry, a revolutionary method of dyeing fabric without the use of water or process chemicals, we aim to reach zero discharge of hazardous chemicals by 2020

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