YKK Corporation has received the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award, the grand prize in the 12th EST[1] Transportation Environment Awards. Sponsored by the Foundation for Ecology and Mobility in Transportation (Ecomo Foundation)[2], this award recognized YKK for its public transportation initiatives in Kurobe City, Japan. Following the…
Swedish Circular Sportswear brand Houdini is setting a new standard for product circularity – digitizing its iconic One Parka, launching August 2021, and committing to digitizing and connecting all its garments to the cloud by 2023 as part of Houdini’s pledge to transition its entire ecosystem to 100% circular by…
YKK announced today that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Green Theme Technologies (GTT) to use their water-free and non-toxic EMPEL™ water protection technology on zippers. GTT operates at the leading edge of sustainable performance textile finishes, and its PFC-free EMPEL platform is one of the best performing…
Life Cycle Assessment confirms the elimination of harmful substances A recent Life Cycle Assessment[1] conducted by the sustainability consulting firm Peterson Projects B.V.[2] confirmed that YKK’s new AcroPlating® technology completely eliminates harmful chemicals, toxic waste, and thermal energy usage, and reduces GHG emissions, water usage, electricity consumption, chemical usage, and…
YKK has kicked off a new four-year business planning period with a major reorganization aimed at speeding up communication and time to market and with an emphasis on digitalization, sustainability, and diversity. Under the business policy of “Sustainable Growth under the New Normal,” YKK has created a new, enhanced R&D…
YKK Corporation has announced that the jurisdiction of its North and Central America Group headquarters, located in Marietta, Georgia, has been expanded to include YKK’s South America Group. The new group is called “YKK Americas” and is led by Jim Reed, President of YKK Corporation of America and YKK Corporation…
YKK has launched a digital showroom as a means to better engage with customers, virtually, regardless of time or location. The concept behind the online showroom is “connection,” a play on YKK’s expertise as a manufacturer of fastening products. The space, modeled to look like YKK’s brick-and-mortar showroom in London,…
YKK Corporation announces that it has signed the Business/Investor Letter in Support of an Ambitious U.S. 2030 Climate Goal organized by the We Mean Business Coalition and Ceres. The letter asks President Biden to set the U.S. on a highly ambitious goal to halve emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero…
YKK Targets Consistent With Reductions Required To Keep Global Warming to 1.5°C YKK Corporation’s emissions reduction targets have been approved by the independent Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement – limiting global warming to well-below 2°C above pre-industrial…
YKK Corporation has launched an experimental trial to visualize CO2 absorption using “e-kakashi,” an AI-powered “brain” for agriculture provided by SoftBank Corporation that includes a CO2 absorption estimation system. The trial is taking place at YKK Center Park’s “Furusato-no-Mori” (Hometown Forest) on the grounds of the Kurobe Manufacturing Center (Kurobe…
