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Nike V-MIL

MILITARY AUDIT UPDATED 2026-05-19
V-MIL Score 0.46 /10 E Nike — BDS-1000 175
V-MIL 0.46

Evidence-only forensic audit. Scoring happens downstream — see the main dossier for the composite assessment.

V-MIL Audit: Nike

Direct Defence Contracting & Procurement

No public evidence identified of Nike maintaining direct contracts, tender awards, framework agreements, or Memoranda of Understanding with the Israeli Ministry of Defence (IMOD), Israel Defence Forces (IDF), Israel Prison Service, Israel Border Police, or other Israeli state security bodies 1. No public evidence identified of Nike appearing in official Israeli defence export directories (SIBAT), international defence exhibition catalogues, or defence procurement registries in connection with Israeli state contracts 1. Nike maintains an Israeli subsidiary (NIKE Israel Ltd.) confirmed in SEC subsidiary schedules 2.

Dual-Use Products & Tactical Variants

No public evidence identified of Nike manufacturing or marketing ruggedised, tactical, mil-spec, or defence-grade variants of its products 1. No public evidence identified of Nike products being sold to Israeli defence or security forces through purpose-built military specifications 1. Nike is a consumer athletic footwear and apparel company; no defence or military-grade product lines identified 1.

Heavy Machinery, Construction & Infrastructure

No public evidence identified of Nike equipment, vehicles, or machinery being used in construction, maintenance, or demolition activity within Israeli settlements, the separation barrier, military installations, or occupied territories 1. No public evidence identified of Nike entering contracts for construction, maintenance, or expansion of checkpoints, detention facilities, military bases, the separation barrier, or settlement infrastructure 1. Nike’s business model is retail and apparel manufacturing; no heavy machinery operations 1.

Supply Chain Integration with Defence Primes

No public evidence identified of Nike supplying components, sub-systems, raw materials, or manufacturing services to Israeli defence prime contractors (Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israel Military Industries) 1. No public evidence identified of joint development programmes, co-production agreements, or technology transfer arrangements between Nike and Israeli defence firms 1. A supply chain relationship exists between Nike and Delta Galil Industries, an Israeli apparel manufacturer that operates in the West Bank settlement of Barkan and supplies private-label apparel to Nike 3. Delta Galil manufactures products for Nike under Nike’s private label including intimates, socks, and activewear 3. Delta Galil operates a 1,680-square-metre warehouse in Barkan Industrial Zone, which is located in the West Bank 3. Delta Galil operates retail branches in Pisgat Zeev and Ramot (East Jerusalem) and Ma’ale Adumim (West Bank) 3.

Logistical Sustainment & Base Services

No public evidence identified of Nike providing catering, transport, fuel supply, waste management, facilities maintenance, telecommunications, or other support services to IDF bases, military training facilities, detention centres, or security installations 1. No public evidence identified of Nike shipping, freight forwarding, or port handling contracts specifically servicing Israeli defence logistics, military cargo, or arms shipments 1. G1 Secure Solutions (formerly G4S Israel) is listed in the Who Profits database as a client of Nike 4. G1 provides security to settlements, Israeli prisons (including Ofer, Megiddo, Ketziot, Damon), checkpoints (Erez, Qalandia, Bethlehem), and Israeli military/police facilities 4.

Munitions, Weapons Systems & Strategic Platforms

No public evidence identified of Nike serving as a prime contractor or licensed manufacturer of small arms, artillery systems, armoured vehicles, tactical drones, naval vessels, or other lethal platforms 1. No public evidence identified of Nike supplying ammunition, explosive ordnance, chemical propellants, warhead components, or munitions precursor materials 1. No public evidence identified of Nike manufacturing, integrating, maintaining, or supplying components for strategic defence platforms (Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow, fighter aircraft, main battle tanks, warships, ballistic missile systems) 1. Nike’s business is consumer apparel; no munitions or weapons systems involvement 1.

Export Licensing, Regulatory & Legal History

No public evidence identified of government decisions to grant, deny, suspend, or revoke export licences for Nike products to Israeli military or security end-users 1. No public evidence identified of investigations, citations, or enforcement actions related to Nike’s compliance with arms embargoes, export control regimes, or sanctions affecting defence trade with Israel 1. No public evidence identified of court proceedings, judicial reviews, or legal challenges brought against Nike regarding defence supply relationships with Israel 1.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Documented Investigations

Nike is not listed in the UN OHCHR Business and Human Rights Settlement Database (158 companies listed as of 2023-2025) 5. Nike is not named in the PAX “Companies Arming Israel and Their Financiers” report (June 2024) 6. Nike appears in the Who Profits database only indirectly as a client of G1 Secure Solutions (which provides security to Israeli settlements, prisons, checkpoints, and military) 4. Nike also appears in the Who Profits database through the Fox Group operating Nike-branded stores in Israeli settlements 7. Fox-Wizel Ltd. operates Nike-branded retail stores in Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem including Ariel, Ma’ale Adumim, Gush Etzion, Pisgat Zeev, Ramot, Atarot 7. Nike ended sales to locally-owned Israeli shops effective May 31, 2022, described as a business strategy shift rather than BDS-related 89. Nike purchases unbundled Energy Attribute Certificates (RECs) in Israel per CDP climate disclosure; specific project provenance is not disclosed 10. No public evidence identified of Nike founders, executives, board members, or major shareholders having defence-industry affiliations, IDF reservist status, or leadership roles in Israeli defence support organizations 1. Nike’s board composition as disclosed in SEC proxy statements does not reveal any members with Israeli defence industry ties 1.

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Footnotes

  1. No public evidence identified (negative finding supported by exhaustive corporate filings, defence trade directories, NGO databases, and regulatory records search). ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19 ↩20 ↩21

  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320187/000119312510161874/dex21.htm ↩

  3. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3655 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  4. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3798 ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  5. https://www.ohchr.org/en/business/bhr-database ↩

  6. https://paxforpeace.nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/The-Companies-Arming-Israel-and-Their-Financiers-June-2024.pdf ↩

  7. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/7377 ↩ ↩2

  8. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20211006-nike-to-end-sales-in-israeli-shops ↩

  9. https://www.newarab.com/news/nike-set-stop-working-israeli-shops-2022 ↩

  10. https://antisweatshopagainstapartheid.wordpress.com/2024/05/27/cashing-in-on-apartheid-nike ↩