Last Updated: 2010.03.05
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Efforts related to UNIQLO’s business and major environmental impacts
Based on our environmental policies established in 2007, FAST RETAILING strives to reduce impact on the environment in every stage of SPA, from planning, production, logistics and sales to disposal. We continue to work together with customers on environmental issues through our business activities. One example of this is in the promotion of UNIQLO’s All-Product Recycling Initiative since 2006.
(A)Incorporating environmental considerations into products
UNIQLO believes that providing clothing made from state-of-the-art materials for greater comfort is one way to take the environment into consideration.
(B)Addressing packaging concerns when shipping from factories
UNIQLO is steadily reducing the amount of polyethylene packaging used when shipping products from factories.
We were able to reduce the number of polyethylene packages by 27.36 million in FY 2009.
(C)Increasing energy and resource efficiency in distribution
UNIQLO is constantly working to improve or restructure its distribution flows to significantly boost efficiency. The company has also reduced the weight of cardboard boxes, used when transporting products, to raise load efficiency.
(D)Increasing energy and resource efficiency in the office
At the Headquarters, staff are not assigned to a particular desk, which eliminates waste that can be generated by layout modifications following organizational alterations or changes in the number of personnel.
(E)Increasing energy and resource efficiency in the stores
An energy and resource efficiency manual has been distributed to all UNIQLO stores nationwide to facilitate the thorough adoption of measures such as reducing power consumption. In addition, store fixture and facility improvements are under way, including installation of higher efficiency air conditioning and environmentally sound lighting.
(F)All-Product Recycling Initiative
We are developing an initiative in which used UNIQLO products are collected at UNIQLO stores and reused or recycled.
A total of 2.62 million items of clothing was collected this year: 1.03 million items in March, 800 thousand in June, and 790 thousand in September.
