Ryohin Keikaku aims to contribute to society by creating new value through its businesses.
We aim to achieve a circular economy by engaging in activities from product development to after consumer use, including waste reduction, elimination of wasteful resource use, and promotion of recycling and reuse.
To reduce the volume of waste produced, we plan to encourage the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle) within Ryohin Keikaku, supply chains, and among customers in order to achieve our objectives.
We aim to achieve 100% recyclable and plastic free packaging and materials by 2030 to minimize plastic waste. Furthermore, we are taking a proactive approach to decrease the usage of virgin plastics by collecting plastic products sold and promoting resource circulation. The target is to achieve 100% reuse of plastic by 2030.

We systematically conduct and facilitate environmental management.

Environmental Management System

We analyze waste-related risks and challenges primarily from three perspectives: product planning, supply chain, and society/community. Reducing waste is an ongoing challenge for us, which includes waste from stores, facilities, logistics centers, production processes, and packaging materials. We recognize that waste is a significant social issue as it contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and urgent need for final disposal sites. As a company that handles clothing, household goods, and food, we are concerned about the impact of waste on society and will continue to address this issue.

With the aim of recycling resources and reducing waste, we are progressively reviewing the materials used for product packaging and point-of-sale display materials in addition to shopping bags. For example, instead of using plastics, we have used recycled papers for the display hooks of our socks and scarfs, from spring/summer 2019 product series. Looking ahead, we will continue to identify all products that require packaging, such as underwear and aroma oil, and carry out plans to eliminate the use of plastic in terms of their packaging or replace it with recycled paper and other alternative materials whenever possible.

What is more, from autumn/winter 2021 we have gradually replaced the plastic tag pins with paper tag pins made from FSC paper, including recycled paper. The paper is twisted to keep its strength and can be used as a pin to hold the tag.
Starting with this fall/winter, all men's and women's inner wear will use paper hangers which can be returned to stores via collection boxes placed at cash register or elsewhere in stores (excluding Café&Meal MUJI and IDÉE). Instead of becoming household waste, the collected paper materials will be processed at factories to be reused as paper hangers.
In this way, MUJI, which aims to create a better relationship with nature, will continue to do its best to help recycle the earth's resources and reduce wastes.

As part of our efforts to reduce plastic waste, from Wednesday, July 1, 2020, we began selling "My Bottle for Water" and installed water refill stations in MUJI stores to provide water supply services at stores.

As MUJI is committed to a better relationship with nature, we are doing what we can to help recycle the earth's resources and reduce waste. As part of our efforts in reducing plastic waste, we have installed water refill stations in MUJI stores and has started a complimentary water supply service. Tap water is used for the drinking water available in these water refill stations. If people bring their own bottles, everyone can easily fill up their own drinking water instead of buying new bottled beverages. We have installed water refill stations in our stores to encourage customers to bring their own water bottles to the store and to advocate not just for the environment, but also for their own health.

We are also selling bottles that can be refilled with water repeatedly. In addition to using the water refill stations at MUJI, we aim to make the act of "getting water" a daily habit without the use of new plastic bottles, making it easier for customers to use the watering machine at their homes or offices. In conjunction with this launch, we has also started collecting unnecessary "self-service water bottles" at our stores. We encourage customers to use this product repeatedly, but if they need to replace it with a new bottle or if it got damaged, they can bring it to their local MUJI store. By recycling the collected products into polyester materials, we can reduce plastic waste and effectively utilize petroleum-derived raw materials.

Sales of water bottle and "water refilling services" to reduce plastic waste (in Japanese)

MUJI online store "Water" website (in Japanese)

MUJI (Shanghai) Company Co., Ltd. (hereafter, Shanghai Office) is promoting an office improvement project where members can volunteer and discuss new ideas, not just for office renovations but also for better working conditions.

In July 2017, we have introduced a printer that can reuse paper by erasing the ink; this came after a suggestion within the project that secondary use of printed paper should be promoted. By considering whether or not a document should really be printed each time, it served as an opportunity to raise awareness of resources among Shanghai Office members.

We believe that by valuing each individual's awareness and seriously considering even the smallest efforts together, we can bring about changes in terms of knowledge and behavior.

We take cutoffs and leftovers from the production process - pieces normally cast off - to spin and reweave into recycled cotton or wool products. We will continue to make clothing and other products using recycled materials in order to reduce waste and promote recycling of resources.

We work closely with the government to address social challenges in partnership with local communities. Multiple stores nationwide have initiated a food drive where they gather excess food from households and distribute it to those who require it. Some of our stores located in Kyoto City have joined the "Shimatsu no Kokoro Ordinance," which seeks to reduce waste by 50%. In the future, we plan to continue collaborating with the government to further our waste reduction efforts.

ESG Databook (Excel)

As a specified business operator under the Container and Packaging Recycling Law, Ryohin Keikaku endeavors to aid in the establishment of a circular society. This is achieved through yearly determination of the weight of product "containers" and "packaging" sold, and payment of the resulting recycling commission to the Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association.

Past recycling commissions (in Japanese)

The total number of televisions, refrigerators, and washing machines that Ryohin Keikaku has re-merchandized, etc. in FY2022 (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023) in accordance with the Law for the Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances (Home Appliance Recycling Law) has been shown below.

The total weight of relevant parts and materials if they are made transferable for a fee or free of charge to those who will use them as parts or materials for products.

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