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Lululemon vs Nike

On overall TruNorth grade, Lululemon scores higher (Lululemon: B, Nike: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
Lululemon
50.7/100
C
Nike
48.3/100

Political donations

Lululemon

FEC: $187K in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +41 across 9 executive donors.

Nike

FEC: $31K PAC donations; 66% to Republican, 34% to Democratic committees.

Environment

Lululemon

CDP A-List (2024) — top tier for climate disclosure and emissions-reduction action.

Nike

CDP Climate Change: A- (2024) — leadership-band environmental disclosure with validated targets.

Labor

Lululemon

3 federal penalties totaling $957K since 2000 (Violation Tracker). Supply-chain signals: KnowTheChain 56/100; Fashion Rev 39%; CHRB 10.7/26; TVPRA exposure; FLA affiliate; UK MS statement; AU MS statement.

Nike

5 federal penalties totaling $17.8M since 2000 (Violation Tracker). Supply-chain signals: KnowTheChain 70/100; Fashion Rev 46%; CHRB 19.4/26; TVPRA exposure; FLA affiliate; UK MS statement; AU MS statement. JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #41 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment. Drucker Institute Management Top 250 — ranked #21 (2024) on customer satisfaction, employee engagement, innovation, social responsibility, and financial strength. Fortune World's Most Admired Companies — ranked #15 (2024).

DEI

Lululemon

HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating. Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index member (2024) — transparent on female leadership, equal pay, inclusive culture.

Nike

HRC Corporate Equality Index: 100/100 — Equality 100 Leader (2025). Top-rated LGBTQ+ workplace policies, benefits, and culture. JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #41 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment. Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index member (2024) — transparent on female leadership, equal pay, inclusive culture. HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.

Charity

Lululemon

$12M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.12% of revenue) via Lululemon Centre for Social Impact.

Nike

$220M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.42% of revenue) via Nike Foundation. JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #41 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment. Drucker Institute Management Top 250 — ranked #21 (2024) on customer satisfaction, employee engagement, innovation, social responsibility, and financial strength. Fortune World's Most Admired Companies — ranked #15 (2024). Newsweek Most Trustworthy Companies in America — ranked #31 (2024). Operates the Nike Foundation: $21.3M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

Animal testing

Lululemon

Good On You Not Good Enough — labor + environment scores low; modest improvements. [goodonyou]

Nike

Salmon-Safe certified at world HQ (Beaverton, OR). [Salmon-Safe]

Firearms

Lululemon

No public record found.

Nike

No public record found.

Privacy

Lululemon

State regulator action: TX AG (most recent 2026-04-13). Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Investigation into Lululemon Over Potential Presence of Toxic “Forever Chemicals” in Activewear

Nike

Terms-of-service privacy grade D (poor) via ToS;DR (tosdr.org), CC BY-SA 3.0 — transformed to TruNorth's scale.

Executive pay

Lululemon

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 709:1 (median employee pay $20,536; CEO total compensation $0K) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2025).

Nike

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 545:1 (median employee pay $48,723) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2025).

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