Nike among companies retreating on deforestation commitments

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🗞️ Driving the news: At least 14 global companies weakened or reworded their deforestation commitments in 2025, according to a report by Global Canopy, with Nike among the firms retreating from earlier pledges

🔭 The context: Nike has reportedly dropped a 2024 commitment to source packaging exclusively from forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
• It has also stopped publicly reporting on its paper and pulp sourcing.
• The move is part of a broader trend identified by Global Canopy, which found that multiple multinational companies scaled back or softened deforestation-related targets, raising concerns among sustainability watchdogs

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: Corporate commitments to eliminate deforestation are a key pillar of global climate and biodiversity strategies
• Weakening such pledges risks slowing efforts to protect forests, which play a crucial role in carbon storage, biodiversity conservation, and regulating global climate systems

⏭️ What’s next: Environmental groups are likely to increase scrutiny of corporate supply chains and push companies to restore transparent reporting and stronger forest-protection commitments, especially as new global deforestation regulations emerge

💬 One quote: “Fourteen global companies reduced or reworded their deforestation commitments in 2025,” reported Global Canopy in its latest analysis

📈 One stat: Raw materials used to manufacture products, excluding packaging, account for 34% of Nike’s total emissions, according to the company’s sustainability reporting

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