During FY12 and FY13 we made progress in transforming our relationships with contract factories by using our Manufacturing Index (MI) to help determine whether to buy from them. A component of the MI is the Sourcing & Manufacturing Sustainability Index (SMSI), which combines ratings for lean manufacturing, labor and health, safety and environment. Our FY20 target is for all contract factories from which we source to be at the bronze level or above on the SMSI. The MI also assesses strategic metrics including country risk, leadership planning and development, and transparency in which we have included public reporting on labor and environment at the factory group level as one of the criteria for gold-level status. - See more at: http://www.nikeresponsibility.com/report/content/chapter/manufacturing#sthash.vZ1Ehctb.dpuf