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Fast Retailing publishes list of core fabric mills

09 Dec '18

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Fast Retailing has published a list of Uniqlo core fabric mills. The move comes as part of the company's ongoing commitment to increase transparency across its supply chain to protect the environment, ensure proper working conditions for all and safeguard human rights. Fast Retailing is committed to continuing its efforts towards a more sustainable world.

The list of suppliers includes around 300 fabric mills and sewing factories in China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Korea, Malaysia and Turkey.

Since 2004, Fast Retailing has monitored the working and environmental conditions at its partner sewing factories to ensure compliance with its Code of Conduct for Production Partners. More recently, the scope of its monitoring efforts now also applies strict standards to the fabric mills used by Fast Retailing.

Examples of progress made by Fast Retailing to help reduce environmental impact in its supply chain include regular independent testing of factory wastewater to help eliminate hazardous chemical discharges. The company also leverages the Higg Index at fabric mills, a suite of tools that the Sustainable Apparel Coalition developed to assess the sustainability performances of companies and products, to help lower the environmental impacts of factories by collaborating with them in initiatives to reduce energy and water consumption. (RR)

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India

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