Sustainability

Sustainability

1. Find solutions to industry and customer challenges by demonstrating linking functions as a trading company (shosha)

“Inter-national”
- With Japan and the whole world as our stage,

“Inter-link”
- we will link our stakeholders,

“Inter-face”
- and find real solutions throughout the value chain to the challenges facing our industry and society.

2. Establish environmentally and socially friendly systems

Creating products with reduced environmental burden

  • -In addition to complying with legal regulations on substances harmful to human health, we will develop and propose products with lower environmental burden as part of efforts to realize a sustainable society.
  • -We will effectively utilize digital technology, reduce samples at the planning and design stages, and realize appropriate levels for placing and receiving orders by reducing delivery time, thereby promoting waste reductions across the whole industry.

[Examples of initiatives]

Reducing environmental burden by reusing waste clothing and raw materials

We will work to protect the global environment as a whole by building systems for reusing and recycling unneeded clothing disposed of by households, as well as waste products, etc. generated by the industry.

[Examples of initiatives]

We have acquired GRS certification, which is an international voluntary standard setting out requirements for third-party accreditation of recycled raw materials.

  • CLOTHLOOP
    Promoting the collecting , sorting, and recycling of clothing products

  • Cement raw materials
    Utilizing discarded miscellaneous goods as alternative fuel for making cement, and as cement raw materials

  • Light oil
    Making use of oil refined through the chemical recycling of waste clothing, as recycled plastic in everyday goods

  • Felt
    Products manufactured using waste clothing in collaboration with felt manufacturers

Reducing CO2 emissions

In collaboration with our group companies, we aim to reduce CO2 emissions in relation to corporate activities and products, both at MN Inter-Fashion Ltd. and at our business partners.

[Examples of initiatives]

Co-creating sustainable supply chains

  • -We will make thorough efforts to ensure that our trading activities are not only legally compliant, but also take into account international rules and trends.
  • -We will work hard to make sure we do not abet human rights violations, not only at MN Inter-Fashion Ltd. but throughout the supply chain.
  • -We will pursue better relationships with suppliers through two-way communication and will manufacture products needed by society.
  • -We will encourage the development of production environments and systems that realize traceability of the raw materials used in products.

[Examples of initiatives]

  • Procurement based on such policies as the UN’s “Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights”, the ILO’s “International Labour Standards” and “MNE Declaration”, and the OECD’s “Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct”

  • Promotion of respect for human rights in supply chains through a “Code of Conduct” for our production partners

  • Measures aimed at sharing information on, and finding improvements to, issues that need to be resolved, through the use of audits

  • Participation in “farmers 360° link”, a Mitsui & Co.’s support system for Zambian cotton projects and cotton farmers

3. Develop a group of professionals that respect diversity and live up to expectations

Promoting diversity and inclusion

We aim to realize happiness for our employees by building work environments in which people embody the value “Respect Others”, mutually recognize and respect diverse individuality and free thinking, and can continue working with peace of mind.

Developing human resources capable of growing as professionals alongside the company

We will pursue the realization of growth for both the company and individuals by promoting strategic assignment of human resources and job transfers, and by cultivating professional human resources through the provision of training opportunities and support for autonomous career-building.

Developing systems and work environments to support employees who take on challenges while trying to go beyond limits or barriers

We will support employees who try to reach one step beyond limits or barriers, without being held back by conventional preconceptions.

Promoting health management

MN Inter-Fashion Ltd.’s biggest asset is its people. We aim to maintain and promote the mental and physical health of our employees, while also valuing work-life balance.

4. Develop organizations as a company that is trusted by society

Building organizations that prioritize integrity

We will promote the concept of integrity through messages from our top executives, so that our employees work autonomously with a strong sense of ethics and live up to the trust placed in us by society.

Developing and reinforcing the group compliance system

We will make continual efforts to further raise awareness of compliance across the entire group and continue to meet our stakeholders’ expectations, through the development and regular review of our compliance system, and by creating workplace environments where it is easy to speak up.

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