SupplyChain Magazine January 2021 | Page 55

Source : McKinsey & Company 55 wind , solar , geothermal , hydroelectric and biomass power . While some companies deliberate how to embrace sustainability into their business , Nike has just done it , to paraphrase its famous slogan .
Located next to the Albert water canal in Laakdal in between Antwerp and Brussels with easy access to E313 Motorway , the Court Distribution Centre expands Nike ’ s European Logistics Campus , which opened in 1994 and today comprises six distribution facilities across Ham , Laakdal , Meerhout and Herentals .
In addition to highways , railways and highways , surrounding infrastructure includes a network of canals , enabling 99 per cent of inbound containers to reach the local container park by water . This eliminates around 14,000 truck journeys each year , reducing associated carbon emissions , and more than 95 per cent of waste generated on-site is recycled ; pathways used by employees are made from recycled footwear material . Capping it off are 5,175sqm of offices , located on the south in the form of a two-storey building .
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