Nike turns to familiar company to go green in Europe

Nike, which teamed with Portland-based Avangrid Renewables to reach 100 percent clean energy for its North American operations a year ago, has turned to the company’s majority owner in Spain to boost its green quotient in Europe.

Under a deal announced Wednesday, Nike and Iberdrola said the athletic footwear and apparel giant will buy 40 megawatts of power from wind farms under construction in northern Spain.

Nike launched a broad sustainability initiative in May 2016, aiming to double its…

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