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YKK Corporation

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

5 March 2025

1 minute

YKK has been championing a “participation-based development” approach, where zippers that are easy for anyone to open and close are developed and improved through direct dialogue with people with dementia who have handled the zippers.

YKK Wins Top Prize at the Orange Innovation Award 2024

Tokyo, Japan: YKK Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hiroaki Otani; hereafter, YKK) won the top prize at the “Orange Innovation Award 2024,” organized by the secretariat of the Dementia Innovation Alliance Working Group (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; hereafter, METI) on February 19.

The Orange Innovation Award...

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

10 January 2025

3 minutes

YKK received SBTi validation in March 2021 for its near-term targets of reducing absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 50.4% by FY2030 from a FY2018 base year and reducing absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 30% within the same timeframe.

YKK’s Net-Zero Targets Validated by the SBTi

Tokyo, Japan: YKK Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hiroaki Otani; hereinafter “YKK”) today announced that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated that YKK’s long-term goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by FY2050 conforms with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Net-Zero...

PRESS RELEASE / Launch

15 November 2024

2 minutes

YKK has launched NATULON Plus with Recycled PET Open Parts, a zipper maximizing the use of PET materials, which was conceived as a more easily recyclable YKK® product.

YKK Unveils Innovative Zipper to Boost Garment Recycling

TOKYO, JAPAN: YKK Corporation has developed NATULON Plus with Recycled PET Open Parts, as part of its efforts to promote garment recycling. This innovative product will be showcased at the Functional Fabric Fair in Portland, Oregon, USA, from November 19 to November 21, 2024.

In the fashion industry there is an increasing demand for products that...

PRESS RELEASE / Financials

13 November 2024

3 minutes

YKK’s Sustainability Vision 2050 aims for climate neutrality and coexistence with nature by 2050. The company targets 10 SDGs through themes of climate change, material resources, water resources, chemical management, and respect for people.

YKK Achieves Major Sustainability Milestones in 2024 Integrated Report

TOKYO, Japan: YKK Corporation has released “This is YKK 2024” Integrated Report showcasing notable progress in its journey toward climate neutrality and environmental stewardship. The company has slashed its greenhouse gas emissions by more than half since 2018, while dramatically expanding its use of sustainable materials across its global...

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

20 September 2024

2 minutes

YKK aims to streamline zipper repair work performed at brands’ repair centers and specialist repairers while striving to help bring about a circular society by enabling everyone to keep wearing their favorite clothing items for longer.

YKK Rolls Out Revived Renewal Series of Products that Lengthen Usage Life of Textile Products

Tokyo, Japan: YKK Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hiroaki Otani; hereafter, YKK) is now rolling out the revived renewal series of products as an initiative to lengthen the usage life of textile products.

Longer usage life and reuse of final products are becoming increasingly important in the fashion industry, and repair...

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

24 July 2024

3 minutes

YKK Center Park Furusato-no-Mori (Hometown Forest) and waterside.

YKK Achieves Significant Milestone in Sustainability Efforts

Tokyo, Japan: YKK Corporation announces a reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions for FY2023, achieving a 56.2% decrease in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 32.7% reduction in Scope 3 emissions, in comparison to the FY2018 baseline figures.

In alignment with the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050, the company has been diligently pursuing ten Sustainable...

Zippers and Fasteners / YKK Story

1 July 2024

8 minutes

The Sustainability Vision 2050 identifies five themes: climate change, material resources, water resources, chemical management, and respect people, and towards this actions are being implemented that will help YKK achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

YKK Intends to Unzip Fashion with Cutting-Edge Innovation and Sustainability Overdrive

Japan-based fastening company YKK is focused on growth with a sharp eye on its target set for carbon neutrality by 2050. A company spokesperson engages with texfash to highlight the steps it is taking towards this goal.

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PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

17 April 2024

3 minutes

YKK solves the most complex fastening and attaching challenges. Since the company’s founding in Tokyo in 1934, YKK has continuously set industry standards for quality, innovation, and sustainability in the production of zippers, plastic hardware, hook and loop fasteners, webbing tapes, and snap and buttons.

YKK Adopts Low-Carbon Aluminum for Use in Zippers

Tokyo, Japan: YKK Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hiroaki Otani; hereafter, YKK) is pleased to report that it will begin purchasing alloy wires that utilize low-carbon aluminum, with the aim of making a staged transition from conventional aluminum alloy zippers to eco-friendly zippers which use low-carbon aluminum.

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PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

26 March 2024

2 minutes

This selection indicates that YKK's governance, targets, and initiatives to collaborate with suppliers to reduce GHG emissions, all aimed at reducing GHG emissions throughout the YKK supply chain, constitute efforts befitting a global leader.

YKK Corporation Earns Top Honors in CDP Supplier Engagement Rating for Second Consecutive Year

Tokyo, Japan: YKK Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hiroaki Otani; hereafter, YKK) is pleased to announce that it has received the highest Leaderboard status for the second year running in the FY2023 Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) conducted by the international non-profit organization CDP*.

This selection indicates that YKK...

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

1 March 2024

2 minutes

YKK is particularly steadfast in its commitment to combatting climate change, with a clear aim of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, in line with the 1.5°C target outlined by the Science Based Targets (SBT) initiative.

YKK Achieves Top Rating for Climate Action: Named to CDP's Prestigious 'A List'

YKK Corporation announces that it has achieved for the first time the highest "A List" rating in the 2023 Climate Change survey conducted by the global environmental disclosure nonprofit, CDP. CDP scored over 21,000 companies based on information reported through its climate change, deforestation, and water security questionnaires. Just under 400...