Last Updated: 2011.02.28
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Efforts related to UNIQLO's business and major environmental impacts
Fast Retailing strives to reduce impact on the environment in every stage of SPA, from planning, production, logistics and sales to disposal.
(A)Incorporating environmental considerations into products
UNIQLO believes that providing clothing made from state-of-the-art materials for greater comfort, such as HEATTECH and DRY, is one way to take the environment into consideration.
(B)Addressing packaging concerns when shipping from factories
We introduced the FR Environmental Standards at material factories and commenced monitoring.
(C)Increasing energy and resource efficiency in distribution
We are 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 Group's Tokyo 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. We have also reduced the amount of printing paper we use by introducing scanner printers.
(E)Increasing energy and resource efficiency in the stores
An energy and resource efficiency manual has been distributed to all UNIQLO and g.u. 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 and g.u. products are collected at UNIQLO and g.u. stores and reused or recycled.
Since March 2010, we have carried out the initiative all year round and the number of items collected so far has exceeded 7.7 million.
