More than 38,000 species of wildlife on Earth are currently on the verge of extinction.
Committed to contributing to society through its businesses, Ryohin Keikaku donates part of the proceeds from the sale of T-shirt with images of endangered animals to IUCN-J. This supports the activities of IUCN-J, which is involved in conserving biodiversity and proteting the environment. These MUJI T-shirts will remind people that animals are disapperaing and inspire interest in the relationship between humans and nature.
To reduce plastic waste, we have set up water refill stations in MUJI stores. This is a free water dispensing service that uses tap water and is available to anyone who brings theor own bottle. (As of August 31, 2021)
We are taking action to implement decarbonization management with the goal of
Using 100% renewable energy at all stores and installing solar panels at all of our independent store building by 2030
Collaborate with our business partners to promote energy conservation and improve energy efficiency in our business activities
Initiatives to Use Renewable Energy and Reuce Energy Use Throughout Our Operations
Use of Renewable Energy and Installation of Solar Panels
We will use renewable energy and install solar panels at locations under our control
Solar Panels of the Hatoyama Distribution Center and Use of Renewanle Energy
The Hatoyama Distribution Center has 1,400 kWh solar panels on the root. These solar panels can generate electricity equivalent to the annual power consumption of around 228 general households. We expect to reduce annual CO2 emissions by around 494 tons. In addition, we are using renewable energy for about half of the total electricity we use.
Change over to LED Lighting
We are transitioning to LED lighting at stores, and the headquarters completed the switch in February 2022.
MUJI launched a recycling initiative in 2010 by collecting used textile products such as stained clothes, towels, fabric covers and children's clothes that no longer fit the customer. The collected garmets are either washed, overdyed and turned into new products offered as ReMUJI available at certain stores, or reused as raw materials under BRING* and other causes for various purposes.
Recycling of Textiles
66.9 tons/year
With the aim of building a recycling-based society, we have been collecting textiles since 2010. We recovered 66.9 tons of textiles in the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021.
Plastic Bottle Collection
We collect and recycle items made from PET as an initative to reduce plastic waste. We collect used facial lotion and milk bottles and My Bottle for Water at stores for recycling to educe plastic petroleum-based raw materials.
MUJI collects and recycles 729 kilograms plastic bottles as part of its efforts to reduce plastic waste. Used bottles of Toning Water and other products sold by MUJI are collected for recycling in order to reduce plastic waste and make effective use of petroleum-derived raw materials.
Recycled Wool
Ryohin Keikaku makes products from recycled materials such as scrap from production processes and dirty or damaged products that cannot be sold.
Waste Reduction Initiatives
We continuously review the materials we use for shopping bags, product packaging, and sales floor displays to recycle resources and reduce waste. We are eliminating plastic packaging to the extent possible or transitioning to alternative materilas such as recycled paper.
The Reusable Bag Program
We working to reduce plastic with a deposit system for shared nags made of recycled polypropylene.
Ryohin Keikaku requieres its contract manufacturing partners to safely manage chemical substances that may pollute the environment, and to prevent and reduce water and air pollution in accordance with our Code of Conduct for Production Partners. A list of restricted substances is provided in the "Ryohin Standards," which specifies our internal quality standards and is made available to our production partners. We do not use any prohibited chemical substances in our manufacturing processes, and for those chemical substances designated by the laws and regulations of each country or region, we monitor the amount of emissions and report them to the governments in accordance with laws and regulation.
