The Power of Clothing
Making the world a better place
through the power of clothing
We believe that the inherent power of clothing is limited only by our imaginations. We publish The Power of Clothing and distribute it through our stores to highlight our CSR activities and explore how we can facilitate positive change on a range of social issues.
Special Olympics
Fast Retailing is an official partner of the Special Olympics and supports the organization through employee volunteer activities and the donation of uniform
Special Olympics (SO) is an international sports organization that provides opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities to participate in sporting activities. The SO holds competitions where these individuals can show off their athletic abilities. Since 2002, UNIQLO has been an official partner of SO Nippon, the organization’s office in Japan, and provides support by donating uniforms and helping to run sporting events.
Charity Project
Charity Project: Giving Something Back with Each Product Sold
One way UNIQLO looks to affect change and to help solve social issues, is via charity collaboration projects. Held on a regular basis, these projects ensure that purchases of UNIQLO products directly translate into activities that work to contribute to society. In Spring 2011 we launched a charity project, created by British designer Cath Kidston and UNIQLO, to raise funds for the Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP), a charitable NGO.
All-Product Recycling Initiative
Bringing Truly Great Clothing to People in Need the World Over.
The All-Product Recycling Initiative is one activity being implemented by UNIQLO as a part of its CSR commitment.
We not only sell and manufacture "truly great clothing," which our customers can enjoy wearing for a long time; we also reuse and recycle clothing items they no longer wear. UNIQLO believes it has an important obligation to maximize the value of clothing by ensuring its utility to the very end of its usable life.
Setouchi Olive Foundation
We support the efforts of the Setouchi Olive Foundation and its aim of protecting the Seto Inland Sea region, one of the world’s few inland seas, for future generations
The Setouchi Olive Foundation is a certified nonprofit organization that works to protect and restore the natural environment of Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, including its coastal areas and many islands. Teshima Island, for example, was the site of one of the nation’s worst illegal industrial dumping scandals. Since 2001, UNIQLO has supported the Setouchi Olive Foundation's efforts by collecting donations through its stores and conducting employee volunteer activities.
CSR Report
Once a year we issue our Group CSR report
- In this report we introduce the corporate social responsibility activities of UNIQLO in the context of the Fast Retailing Group.
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Employees with disabilities
We have set a goal of hiring at least one disabled person at each store
Since 2001, UNIQLO has been working to employ one person with a disability at every store. Currently, nearly 90% of our stores have met this target. Employing people with disabilities has the additional benefit of enhancing staff communication, thoughtfulness and customer service as well.
Social Business
Through clothing,
we can overcome poverty.
UNIQLO and Grameen Bank, Bangladesh’s largest microcredit organization, launched a social business in 2010. This joint venture, Grameen UNIQLO, will operate an apparel business spanning the design, production and sale of clothing, with the aim of helping to address some of Bangladesh’s most pressing social issues, including problems related to poverty, health, sanitation and education. The project is targeting production and sales of 1 million units and the creation of 1,500 jobs within three years.
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