Nike, Gap
Human rights Nike/gap
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Company |
Human Rights |
Environment |
Animal protection |
Community |
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Nike |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
|
Gap |
3 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
A short paragraph
Nike- since the start of Nike they have had sweat shops that’s probably what makes them so successful cheep labor for big money. Nike is ok for the environment but they do violate the human rights category and Nike does give back to the community in a lot of ways.
Gap
The gap has gotten better in the environment category every year they cut down on emissions by two percent. The Gap is a small industry so they have almost no need for slavery in foreign countries but they do have little bit and they refuse to get rid of them.
Nike pros and cons
Human rights-Pros: Over the past couple of years Nike has not been using as much child labor or sweat shops their employees usually get a decent pay and have a good job.
Human rights-Cons: In the past and the present Nike has mostly used sweat shops and child labor although they admit to it and they try not to they still use them for cheap labor.
Source: www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Individualcompanies/G/Gap
Environment-Pros: In 1998 Nike made a promise to be clean and cut Co2 emissions. Since then they have gradually slowed down the emissions but they are not quite prefect now.
Environment-cons: There are none any more!
Source: www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Individualcompanies/G/Gap
Animal rights-Pros: Nike has its own animal rescue shelters called NARF Rescue in the U.S.A and plan on expanding to the states!
Animal rights-cons: The Only con is that Nike makes a type of shoe made of crocodile skin.
Source: www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Individualcompanies/G/Gap
Community-Pros: Nike has programs were they refurbish old community sports equipment. Nike gives 3% of there earnings to help old community’s!
Community-Cons: N/A
Source: www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Individualcompanies/G/Gap
GAP Pros and cons
Human rights-Pros- The Gap got a $200,000 Grant to improve working conditions in India.
Human rights-Cons- The Gap uses lots of Child labor in foreign countries were they to not get paid a good wage.
Source: www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Individualcompanies/G/Gap
Environment-Pros: The Gap uses almost no deadly emissions and they use no harmful factories
Environment-cons: N/A
Source: www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Individualcompanies/G/Gap
Animal rights-Pros: Could not find
Animal rights-Cons: Could not find
Source: www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Individualcompanies/G/Gap
Community-Pros: Gap plans on breaking poverty in India but they have not yet done so.
Community-Cons: Gap has not done any of the stuff they said they would do to help the community.
Source: www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Individualcompanies/G/Gap
Conclusion
After doing some research I found that neither company has reasonable human rights stuff but they are pretty good in environmental and Nike does not test on animals although they do have shoes made out of alligator skin but the gap does a little bit. And Nike does give a lot back to the community so they are really good there although gap does not!
bibliography
http://www.democracynow.org/1997/9/23/nike_and_human_rights_abuses
http://www.gapsucks.org/gwa/history/ldt/
www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Individualcompanies/G/Gap
http://www.gapinc.com/public/SocialResponsibility/sr_environment.shtml