YKK outlines progress towards net zero
Japan-headquartered zips and trims maker YKK has outlined its achievements in 2024 in its latest report as it works towards reaching climate neutrality in 2050.
‘This is YKK 2025’ is structured around five themes: climate change, material resources, water resources, chemical management, and respect for people, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Key achievements include:
• Cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 57% from FY2018 levels, and lowered Scope 3 emissions by 14%
• Boosted renewable energy usage to 61% of total power consumption
• Transitioned 45 global sites to 100% renewable energy, including full conversion in the China region, and added seven new solar sites for a total of 34
• Introduced NATULON Plus with Recycled PET Open Parts to support garment-to-garment recycling
• Conducted in-house recycling trials at the Kurobe Plant for copper and zinc alloys used in zips
• Reduced total water intake by 7.5% compared with FY2018
Koichi Matsushima, president of YKK Corporation, said: “With our Net-Zero commitment and the ONE YKK vision, we are taking bold steps to transform our business, empower our people and lead the way toward a circular economy.”
Image: A collaboration between YKK and University of Fukui’s Fukumira Design Factory at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, to showcase its Eco-Dye zip technology, a dyeing method that uses carbon dioxide in a supercritical fluid state instead of water
