Nike plans to ship some of its maritime cargo using biofuel in an agreement with CMA CGM, according to the carrier’s March 4 press release.
The apparel and sportswear retailer plans to use biofuel in 36% of its volumes with the France-based carrier to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 25,000 tons.
“We are confident that our success will act as a catalyst, encouraging other carriers and customers to join us on this path to accelerate the transition towards a Net Zero industry,” CMA CGM Group Lines EVP Olivier Nivoix said in the announcement.
Nike has been working to track and reduce its Scope 3 emissions, with its supply chain currently representing 90% of the company’s climate footprint. Nike has also been collaborating with its suppliers to use renewable energy in its operations for making materials such as polyester, leather and rubber.
To reach its net-zero goal by 2050, CMA CGM offers other low-carbon solutions such as Liquid Natural Gas and biomethane. The carrier also offered an incentive program in 2022 for shippers to return their containers early in exchange for carbon credits which ended in December 2022.
“Today, collaboration among brands, collaboration across industries has become really, really important to us,” Nike Chief Sustainability Officer Noel Kinder said at a sustainability conference last year.
