In April 2024, Mizuno obtained certification from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)*1 for its greenhouse gas reduction targets set to preserve the global environment.
We are now reporting on our progress towards the 2030 targets based on the actual results from fiscal year 2025.
*1 An international initiative jointly established in 2015 by four organizations: CDP, UN Global Compact, WRI (World Resources Institute), and WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature )
A section called "Re VALUE STUDIO" is set up within the Mizuno Takashimadaira Store, which primarily carries baseball equipment.
The concept is “regeneration and the re-creation of value.”
This initiative proposes products with renewed value by utilizing materials that were previously deemed unsuitable, as well as items that had lost sales opportunities due to changes in appearance over time, such as those used for in-store displays.
The “Re Green Grass UMI” series, on sale since February 2026, has won the Gold Award in the “Use & Reduce” category at the Plastics Smart (PlasMa) Award 2026, an award program of Japan’s Ministry of the Environment.*1
*1 Ministry of the Environment, “Plastics Smart (PlasMa) Award 2026” official website
https://plastics-smart.env.go.jp/award_26/
To further reduce its environmental impact, Mizuno has updated the outer packaging boxes used for its baseball gloves.
The packaging design was changed from a black-coated box with gold lettering to a simpler design with no coating and single-color text. This reduced the outer box weight from 327 g to 210 g (a reduction of 117 g, or approximately 35%).
* Based on Mizuno estimates.
Mizuno Technics Co., Ltd., in collaboration with Yoshihara Railway Industry Co., Ltd., has developed an environmentally friendly shut-off pipe.
The shut-off pipe developed in this project significantly reduces environmental impact by replacing the conventional glass fiber with ‘basalt fiber,’ a natural-material-based reinforcement.
Mizuno has achieved a reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the manufacturing process by introducing a newly developed production method for its forged iron golf clubs, one of the core product lines of Mizuno Golf.
Since its establishment in 1943, Mizuno Technics Co., Ltd. has been responsible for the manufacturing and management of a wide range of sporting goods, including baseball equipment, golf equipment, footwear, and apparel. In recent years, leveraging the advanced carbon technologies cultivated through sports equipment manufacturing, the company has expanded its business into new fields beyond the sports industry.
The importance of carbon neutrality has increased in recent years, and society as a whole is being called upon to reduce the use of petroleum resources. Specific expectations include promoting resource circulation for plastics and replacing petroleum-based raw materials with bio-based raw materials.
Mizuno has recycled wooden bats used by professional baseball players to create its Bat-Reborn Denim Bags.
Mizuno, in collaboration with East Japan Railway Company Tohoku Branch and JR East Tohoku General Services Co., Ltd., has planned a line of sustainable lifestyle goods by combining seat materials from the E3 Series Shinkansen with leather offcuts generated during the production of professional baseball gloves.
Note: Four types of items have been produced — pass cases, pouches, key cases, and coin purses.