Public Funding for Nike (UK) Limited

Re-Making is a collaborative pilot project led by Nike, applying circular economy principles in order to retain value, increase efficiency and reduce environmental impact of supply chains in the UK sportswear sector. It engages an inter-disciplinary R+D process managed by Nike with partners including Centre for Sustainable Fashion at University of the Arts London and EPSRC Centre for Industrial Sustainability at University of Cambridge. The pilot project will bring together academic and industry expertise from fields such as materials science, fashion service and product design, business model innovation and marketing to develop a programme that embeds circular economy principles in Nike's design, processing, business model, retail and marketing practices. Currently only a fraction of its value is recaptured at end of a Nike product’s life. There is considerable potential for TSB-supported innovations to be scaled up into major value retention: boosting efficiency and econcomic value, developing a circular supply chain within the UK which could boost domestic employment and have a transformative impact across the sportswear and wider fashion sectors.