Reposting OP: Enjoy your Dri-Fit: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/20/microfibers-plastic-pollution-oceans-patagonia-synthetic-clothes-microbeads. Before I became acceptable collateral damage to Nike's restructuring, I used to run on the synthetic fields and tracks on campus. Supposedly, they were made from recycled shoes. I always found these little microbeads in my sneakers and socks after a run. I can imagine these were also washed away in the rain and found their way to the sewers, rivers and eventually the oceans. Nice to know now that I was doing my part to ruin the planet for future generations. I'm only buying from companies that are part of the effort to stop this pollution. I don't see Nike's name on the list.
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I read this and wonder if anything came of it?
I played soccer on the same field and always found those little beads in my shoes. I never appreciated how damaging those can be once they enter the water system. That same recycled material is donated to high school and public fields and tracks around the country. Nike is certainly leaving its heavy footprint on the world.
Terrible. I researched this and you are right. We have never had a good sustainability practice here. The strategy changes every 18 months. That is a leadership group that doesn't lead.
I see Under Armor Performance is part of this group: https://outdoorindustry.org/who-we-are/our-members/. I don't see Nike or Adidas or any other major sportswear company on the list. Thanks OP for opening some eyes.