World Co., Ltd. Joint demonstration experiment of clothing collection ~ Initiatives aimed at realizing a recycling-oriented society ~ World Ecolomo Campaign x Hirakata City 6 days from the third Tuesday and Wednesday of January to March

[World Co., Ltd.] jointly conducts a demonstration experiment of clothing collection ~ Initiatives aimed at realizing a
recycling-oriented society ~ World Ecolomo Campaign x Hirakata City 6 days from the third Tuesday and Wednesday of January to March ​
World Co., Ltd. Press release: January 14, 2025 Joint demonstration experiment of clothing collection ~ Initiative aimed at realizing a recycling-oriented society ~ World Ecolomo Campaign x Hirakata City 6 days from the third Tuesday and Wednesday of January to March
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2439/1395/2439-1395-565373a128e9f0aa48b30feceb456f24-974×273.jpg Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture (Environment Department,
Recycling-based Society Promotion Division) and World Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kobe City, Representative Director and President Executive Officer: Nobuteru Suzuki) have partnered to launch the World Ecoromo Campaign x Hirakata City, which aims to promote the SDGs. ” will be carried out. This is the first SDG-related initiative between Hirakata City and the world, and the proceeds from reusing and recycling the collected clothing will be donated to “support the children of Hirakata City.” Through this initiative, we aim to realize a sustainable future while contributing to local communities and the environment. This initiative will be co-hosted by Hirakata City with the “World Ecoromo Campaign” in order to encourage behavioral changes to reduce incineration waste and reuse clothing. The “World Ecolomo Campaign” is a pioneer in clothing collection that has been carried out nationwide since 2009, and includes a scheme from collection to recycling partners. We aim to further collaborate based on the number and results of this collection. In addition to clothing, Hirakata City is also promoting reuse activities, including the collection of ceramics and glass products (hereinafter referred to as “ceramics”) as a city initiative, and the collected ceramics are given away for free at events etc. . In addition, the amount of ceramics collected at mobile collection sites and collection of reusable items exceeded expectations, and we are considering whether a similar scheme can be introduced for clothing collection. We hope that by working together with local residents regarding this clothing collection, we will be able to further raise environmental awareness and contribute to the future of children. (About reuse activities undertaken by Hirakata City:https://www.city.hirakata.osaka.jp/0000048492.html) • World Ecoromo Campaign x Hirakata City Overview *Collection dates and times are as follows 1 Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Hirakata Yume Kobo Parking Lot / 5-1-1 Taguchi, Hirakata City 2 Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Hoya River Incineration Plant / 5-1-1 Taguchi, Hirakata City 3 February 18, 2025 (Tuesday) Hirakata City Hall Tsuda Branch Entrance / 2-25-1 Tsuda Kitamachi, Hirakata City 4 Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Hoya River Incineration Plant / 5-1-1 Taguchi, Hirakata City 5 March 18, 2025 (Tuesday) City Hall Annex North Side / 2-1-20 Ogakiuchicho, Hirakata City 6 Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Hoya River Incineration Plant / 5-1-1 Taguchi, Hirakata City • World Ecoromo Campaign x Hirakata City Model Business Scheme “Clothing recycling for the future” Toward the realization of a sustainable society Clothing brought in by citizens will be reused or recycled while checking its condition, and the final proceeds will be returned to support children.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2439/1395/2439-1395-77e63b60be3905df7f45604c80b8d44c-1091×527.jpg * Hirakata City will handle the collection and transportation of clothing. *This time, Kaitai Okoku Co., Ltd. will be in charge of reusing and recycling clothing. • What is the World Ecoromo Campaign
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2439/1395/2439-1395-36563389ae162a9573053b804e0a620d-650×650.jpg https://corp.world.co.jp/csr/pdf/world_ecoromo.pdf “Ekoromo” is a word coined by the world, combining “ecology” and “clothing” (koromo). At World Group, we believe that if clothes that are no longer needed still have value, we would like to deliver them to someone who needs them.Since the fall of 2009, we have been collecting unwanted clothing from our customers as part of our social contribution activities. We have been implementing the “World Ecoromo Campaign,” in which we collect recycled materials and work with recycling partners to recycle and reuse them. To date, we have collected more than 18.61 million items of clothing (as of February 2024), and we continue to donate the proceeds to support the future of children in need. • About the World Sustainability Plan
https://corp.world.co.jp/csr/pdf/world_sustainabilityplan_2022.pdf Since its founding, World Group has evolved as a “value-creating corporate group.” In 1992, with the aim of maximizing customer value and productivity, the World Group integrated everything from retail to production with the consumer as the starting point, converting loss and waste into value. We announced the “SPARCS” concept to change the world, and have realized a multi-format, multi-brand strategy. We will continue to aim to realize a sustainable society full of diversity and choice by achieving a high level of both “diversity of lifestyle” and “industrial world without loss and waste.”