Mizuno aims to become "Carbon neutral by 2050" in order to build a sustainable society.
In recent years, female athletes at competition venues and other locations are increasingly the victim of hidden photography and filming taken for illicit purposes, the images and videos of which are then disseminated over the internet. Mizuno has developed an infrared blocking fabric to help combat this illicit photography.
Company volunteers from Mizuno’s Lifestyle Sales Division got together on September 14th to participate in a beach cleanup volunteering activity held in Yuigahama Beach in Kamakura City, Kanagawa prefecture.Japan
There were sixteen participants on the day. They contributed to the beautification of the beach by collecting 5.2 kilograms of trash, including plastics.
Mizuno is working to develop more environmentally-friendly apparel.
Apparel production involves processes in which individual parts are cut out from the materials used to make them. Depending on the configuration of the parts cut out in this way, large amounts of unused materials can sometimes be left over.
Mizuno is implementing a project to develop and sell artificial turf in order to provide a comfortable environment for sporting activities. It is also engaged in environmental conservation efforts through this project.
Mizuno has launched an initiative to realize zero cardboard box exchanges arising from shipping box damage during product delivery. This is implemented for the “Mizuno Healthy Interior” series, a line of training merchandise that doubles up as interior furnishing.
Circular use of plastic resources is needed for realizing a sustainable society.
To that end, Mizuno has started to use a material made from recycled waste plastic film and used PET bottle caps as the packaging for some sports apparel products made in Japan, in collaboration with TBM Co., Ltd. The shift will be steadily promoted from June 2022 and Mizuno intends to achieve a switch to this recycled packaging material for approximately 1.04 million apparel products annually.
Amount of CO2 emitted by Mizuno
97% (as of FY 2020) of Mizuno’s total CO2 emissions fall into the category of Scope 3 (indirect emissions by other companies), of which approximately 80% is related to category 1, “purchased products and services.” *1
Walking is said to be a fundamental part of enjoying a healthy lifestyle. It’s something we should be able to actively engage in for as long as possible.
Mizuno has commercialized the white cane, MizunoCane ST, for the visually-impaired.