Progress of CSR Activities

2001
March	Established the Social Contribution Office.
	Promoted hiring of persons with disabilities (target set to hire one person per store at all UNIQLO stores).
April	Began supporting the Setouchi Olive Foundation. Set up donation boxes at all UNIQLO stores.
October	Launched the Fleece Recycling Program.
December	Donated Air Tech jackets to refugees in Afghanistan through the NPO JEN.

2002
June	Began supporting the Special Olympics Nippon.

2004
February	Supported the Special Olympics World Games in Nagano as a national partner.
	Formulated the Guidelines for the Prevention of Improper Behavior Based on Superior Positions.
March	Held the first meeting of the Business Ethics Committee.
May	Began monitoring working conditions at partner factories.
September	Founded the employee volunteer organization FAST RETAILING VOLUNTEER CLUB.
	Formulated the Code of Conduct for employees. Established the Code of Conduct Committee.

2005
September	Received the Minister of Health and Labor Excellent Enterprise Award for Promoting Employment of Persons with Disabilities.
December	Established the CSR Department at FAST RETAILING.
	Held the first meeting of the CSR Committee.

2006
June	Received the Tokyo Labor Bureau Director's Award for Excellence as a company practicing equal opportunity for UNIQLO's efforts to promote women's careers.
September	Launched the All-Product Recycling Initiative by expanding the Fleece Recycling Program to include all types of UNIQLO products.
November	Published the first FAST RETAILING CSR Report.
	Received the Partnership Award of the Partnership Awards presented by the Partnership Support Center.

2007
February	Visited refugee camps in Thailand and Nepal. Commenced refugee support activities.
June	Received the Award of Merit for Supporting Second Challenges from the Cabinet Office for promoting employment of persons with disabilities.
	Received the Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon and certificate of gratitude from the government for relief activities related to Indonesia's central Java earthquake.
November	Visited refugee camps in Uganda and Nigeria. Donated 200 thousand items of clothing.

2008
January	Donated 130 thousand items of clothing to cyclone-affected regions in Bangladesh.
June	Visited refugee camps in Ethiopia. Donated 150 thousand items of clothing.
October	Received the Fifth Asahi Corporate Citizen Award for the All-Product Recycling Initiative.

2009
March	Number of items collected for the All-Product Recycling Initiative passed the one million mark. Visited IDP camps in Georgia. Donated 280 thousand items of clothing.
June	Introduced and began implementing new criteria for monitoring workplace conditions at factories.
September	Provided monetary donations and relief supplies to support the victims of a Sumatra earthquake, Philippine typhoon and West Samoa earthquake.
	Visited refugee camps in Nepal. Donated 150 thousand items of clothing.

2010
January	Donated 500 million yen in aid to earthquake-stricken Haiti.
March	All-Product Recycling Initiative becomes a year-round effort.
September	Launched a social business to help address social issues such as poverty, sanitation and education in Bangladesh through the planning, production and sales of clothing.
October	FR Group g.u. stores begin collecting items under the All-Product Recycling Initiative.