Promoting Sustainability through Recycling and Upcycling
First written in FY2019. 3 of 7 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
5 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2027-H1RestatedAnnual report
「We are working to strengthen cross-functional product planning by applying our development expertise in functional materials and decarbonized and circular materials, together with our know-how in characters and intellectual property.」
The Company continues to develop and propose decarbonized and circular materials as initiatives linked to strengthening product planning and enhancing added value. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「We are working to increase added value through the development and proposal of various functional materials suited to weather conditions, such as cooling-on-contact, moisture-wicking and quick-drying, and UV-blocking materials, as well as sustainable materials such as decarbonized and circular materials.」
The Company continues to develop and propose sustainable materials, including decarbonized and circular materials, as initiatives to enhance added value. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「① Initiatives addressing human rights and environmental issues in the supply chain ② Active development of decarbonized and circular materials ③ Establishment of a sustainable supply chain platform ④ Acceleration of business digitalization and implementation of digital technologies in sales」
The sustainability initiatives have been organized into 4 key issues: circular and decarbonized materials; human rights and environmental issues; a sustainable supply chain; and the implementation of digital technologies in sales, in addition to circular materials and decarbonization. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Developing and Providing Environmentally Considerate Products and Establishing Conditions for Obtaining International Certification」
The sustainability initiatives have been developed into the development and provision of environmentally considerate products and the establishment of conditions for obtaining international certification. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company has established a Sustainability Committee chaired by the Representative Director, President and Executive Officer. As important issues in addressing climate change, the Company has identified, among others, “developing and providing environmentally friendly products and creating an environment for obtaining international certifications” and “contributing to a circular economy through product recycling and upcycling.”」
The Company has progressed from identifying sustainability as a medium- to long-term issue to establishing a committee chaired by the president and executive officer and setting key issues including environmentally considerate products, international certification, and recycling and upcycling. - FY2020ReframedAnnual report
「The company is also working on medium- to long-term challenges, including entering the B2C (retail) business and pursuing sustainability (corporate activities conducted with awareness of the impact on the environment and limited resources).」
The Company has broadened its description from establishing a specialist team for recycling and upcycling to positioning sustainability as a medium- to long-term issue. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「Beginning this fiscal year, the Company established a specialist team to promote recycling and upcycling, which involves recycling products and remaking them into products of higher value, from the perspective of sustainability, defined as corporate activities mindful of the environment and the burden on limited resources.」
The Company explicitly states for the first time that it established a specialist team to promote recycling and upcycling from a sustainability perspective.