DC SUSTAINABILITY

ENERGY

"To help protect the planet for athletes*, NIKE is committed to doing its part to keep global warming below 1.5°C. That means collectively cutting the world’s GHG emissions in half this decade and reaching net zero by at least 2050."

— Nike Impact Report 2024

Working collectively towards zero-emission buildings means procuring energy from 100% renewable sources, moving towards electrification, leveraging increased energy efficiency, and installing systems with a lower refrigerant impact.

Lighting and space heating can account for ~76% of a Distribution Center facility’s total energy use, making these sources great targets for energy savings. However, the top energy-consuming sources can vary depending on a facility’s existing energy efficiency projects, level of automation, or geography.

Facilities with high levels of automation can generate significant savings by making vehicles and machinery more energy efficient, and DCs in more extreme climates (very hot summers / very cold winters) can generate significant savings by improving building insulation and temperature regulation strategies. In general, the top energy-consuming sources to consider include:

• Lighting
• Temperature regulation (HVAC)
• Machinery
• Vehicles
• Building envelopes (air leakage via infiltration or exfiltration is responsible for ~6% of total energy used by commercial buildings in the US)