It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Zippers

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.

Richa Bansal

Interview

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Fashion Accessories / Innovation

18 May 2023

2 minutes

VNTANA’s 3D infrastructure software provides the back-end “plumbing” that enables brands to scale 3D quickly and across digital platforms such as ecommerce sites, B2B virtual showrooms, social media and the metaverse.

First Ever 3D Configurator for Custom Trim Sales from YKK

Tokyo-based fastening manufacturer YKK has launched the first ever 3D configurator that would help improve the process of trim design by using technology from VNTANA, a first-of-its-kind 3D infrastructure platform.

Staff Writer

Zippers / YKK

13 July 2022

6 minutes

Driving Forces for Zippers Changing, End-Users Will Exert More Influence Soon

Zipper major YKK is conducting lifecycle assessment of all its products to help guide development of sustainable trims, even as the fashion element is changing for this fashion accessory with consumer-led demands.