CEO’S MESSAGE OUR ESG STRATEGY DASHBOARD PEOPLE SUPPLY CHAIN ENVIRONMENT TRANSPARENCY REFERENCE TABLES Reducing Waste and Recycling of Corrugated Boxes Encouraging Reuse TOTAL RECYCLED (U.S. short tons) As legislation regarding single-use plastics continues to evolve around the FY21 6,32125 world, we are actively working with local stores and suppliers to transition the FY20 5,191 composition of our merchandise bags. Globally, our plastic carrier bags are made of at least 85% post-consumer recycling material. This uses 80% less fossil FY19 5,945 fuels, corresponding to a 40% reduction in CO e emissions during manufacture 2 over virgin material carrier bags. We are also planning to launch a sustainable 22% YoY CHANGE reusable bag in EMEA in FY22. Plastic hangers are another way in which the Company is creating a positive TOTAL REUSED environmental impact. In partnership with Arch and Hook, BLUEWAVE hangers, (boxes) a thermoplastic material, made from 100% recycled ocean bound plastic, marine 26 plastic and recycled post-consumer plastic, were piloted in our new, high-profile FY21 2,059,903 Barcelona and Brussels stores. BLUEWAVE thermoplastic material is crated FY20 1,734,091 from 100% recycled ocean bound, marine plastic and recycled post-consumer plastics. We have purchased more than 750,000 BLUEWAVE hangers and FY19 1,635,372 accessories for FY22, which equated to 53 tons of plastic being removed from 19% YoY CHANGE the waterways. We have begun to procure sustainable mannequins. The first step in doing so In FY21, we continued partnering with Mind Your Waste Foundation to expand was partnering with Hans Boodt Mannequins, which incorporates Nike Grind, our store recycling efforts in Europe. This helped us collect waste from 103 which is comprised of ground sneaker sole bits, into the mannequin forms. stores that were not already part of the program, totaling 107 tons of waste and Repurposing sneakers that would have otherwise ended up in landfills or 6.5 tons of materials for recycling. incinerated is a step toward our sustainability goals. Looking forward, we are 25 Our Milton facility first began tracking this data in 2021. Its total recycling figure comprises researching options to make additional display items from ground mannequins 1% of the total, and YoY change would be 20% if the Milton data is excluded. with the goal to have mannequins that are 100% circular by FY23. 26 Data for Eastbay first became available in FY21. Its total reused boxes figure comprises 2% of the total, and YoY change would be 17% if the Eastbay data is excluded. We proactively address the ways in which we handle the waste generated by our business operations and are working to divert less waste to landfills across our global footprint. For example, our distribution centers are focused on increasing onsite reuse of corrugated boxes. We are proud to share that across our distribution sites, we increased the number of boxes we reuse by 19% from FY20 through FY21 and the volume of corrugate boxes we recycle also increased by 22% from FY20 through FY21. What we are not able to reuse, we recycle. Maintaining the Beauty of Our 5050
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