Circular Fashion

Material manufacturers, trading companies, wholesalers, retailers, clothing recyclers, retailers of recused products

I   Status of Sustainability Required in the Fashion Industry Worldwide

■ The Status of Sustainability Regulations in the Fashion and Textile Industry in the EU and the US
1) Background of the prosperity of sustainable fashion
2) The EU's circular economy applied to textile products
3) Current EU fashion regulations in 2025
4) G7ACT regarding circular fashion/textile
5) Topics on the collection, reuse, and recycling of waste clothing in the EU and the US
6) Status of disclosure of non-financial information in the EU
7) Efforts by overseas brands to become sustainable:

• adidas AG
• Burberry Group Plc
• Chanel Limited
• Gap Inc.
• H&M Group
• INDITEX
• KERING
• LVMH
• Capri Holdings Limited (Michael Kors)
• NIKE, Inc.
• Patagonia, Inc.
• Prada S.p.A
• Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA
• SHEIN
• Stella McCartney LTD
• PVH Corp. (TOMMY HILFIGER)
• Ralph Lauren Corporation

II    Sustainability Efforts in the Japanese Fashion Industry

■Understanding of the Challenge and Direction of Sustainability Initiatives by the Government
1) Status of textile product material circulation from the material flow
2) The necessity of textile-based horizontal recycling
3) Challenges and efforts for establishing a textile resource circulation system
4) Creating a guideline for designing eco-friendly textile products
5) Guidelines for disclosing environmentally considerate information
6) A resource circulation roadmap for textile products
7) Status and challenges of initiatives taken by major apparel companies:

1. Material Manufacturers
   1) Efforts on resource circulation
   2) Challenges and directions to reduce environmental burdens
2. Sports Apparel Manufacturers
   1) Efforts on resource circulation
   2) Challenges and directions to reduce environmental burdens
3. Trading Companies and Wholesalers
   1) Efforts on resource circulation
   2) Challenges and directions to reduce environmental burdens
4.  Retailers
   - Initiatives for collection-> reuse and recycling (case studies: Ryohin Keikaku, Fast Retailing, and Adastria)
   1) Specific efforts on resource circulation
   2) Challenges and directions to reduce environmental burdens
5. Clothing Recyclers, Retailers of Reused Products
   1) Efforts on resource circulation
   2) Challenges and directions to reduce environmental burdens

• 2 Material manufacturers
• 9 Sports Apparel Manufacturers
• 2 Trading Companies/Wholesalers
• 3 Retailers
• 4 Clothing Recyclers/Retailers of Reused Products

■ Status of Import/Export of Secondhand Clothing and Trend of Major Retailers in Japan

■ Questionnaire regarding Status and Challenges in Apparel Companies in Japan

III   Challenges and Prospects for Circular Fashion

1. Impacts of Global Sustainability on Japan
2. Impacts of Initiatives by Global Companies from Europe and the US on Japanese Companies
3. Challenges in Promoting Circular Fashion by Japanese Companies
4. Feasibility of a KPI for "Establishing Resource Circulation Systems for Textile Products in Japan"