Chikuma to Showcase Innovative Uniform Systems at EcoPro 2025

Chikuma Corporation, headquartered in Chuo-ku, Osaka and led by President Wataru Horimatsu, is thrilled to announce its participation in Japan's largest environmental exhibition, EcoPro 2025. This influential event will take place at Tokyo Big Sight from December 10th to 12th, 2025. The theme of Chikuma's exhibition will be "NO UNIFORM, NO LIFE," emphasizing the essential role that uniforms play throughout our lives.

During the exhibition, Chikuma will present a range of uniforms that relate to different phases of life, alongside their innovative recycling systems, notably the "Chikuma Loop®" and the uniform management system "Chikuma H.U.B®." These systems aim to address the challenges associated with uniforms in everyday life, highlighting their importance and potential for solving environmental issues. In addition, Chikuma will showcase its achievements in environmental certification, including the first-ever Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) label in the apparel industry, ongoing progress towards Science-Based Targets (SBT) certification, as well as initiatives promoting upcycling and clothing education, known as "Fukuiku®." The exhibition is designed to convey the value and impact of uniforms to everyone who interacts with them.

Exhibition Details

- Event Name: EcoPro 2025 27th Edition]
- Date: December 10 (Wednesday) – 12 (Friday), 2025, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, East Hall
- Admission Fee: Free (Advance registration required: [here)
- Organizer: Nikkei Inc.
- Chikuma Booth Location: 6-013

Chikuma Loop®

Chikuma Loop is an innovative system that facilitates the recycling of a variety of clothing materials, including 100% cotton and blended fabrics, transforming them back into resources for new products. This initiative is part of a pioneering public-private partnership in Kitakyushu City, implemented with Chikuma's affiliated company, NCS Corporation. With their long-standing commitment to recycling, Chikuma has developed the Chikuma Loop, which processes recovered garments through crushing, re-spinning, and felting to create new products, including automotive interior materials.

Chikuma H.U.B®

Chikuma’s uniform management system, known as H.U.B (Hub), is designed to track uniform usage and conditions, enhancing security measures against loss or theft. By managing uniforms individually with technologies such as RFID tags, barcodes, and QR codes, clients can monitor uniforms from purchase to lending, return, and cleaning. This system enables real-time inventory checks, timely distributions, and efficient warehouse management, thus minimizing costs, excess inventory, and waste in uniform management. It also contributes to reducing environmental impacts through reuse and recycling, supporting companies striving towards their SDGs goals.

Fukuiku®: Cultivating a Rich Heart Through Clothing

Founded in 2004, Chikuma's Fukuiku initiative aims to foster social skills, environmental awareness, health, safety, and cultural understanding through education related to clothing. This comprehensive approach emphasizes the development of life skills and a rich mindset. Over the years, Fukuiku has expanded its presence in the education sector and among various industries related to fashion and environmental issues.

- Fukuiku Website: Fukuiku

For further inquiries, please contact:
Naomi Ariyoshi, Campus Business Division, Chikuma Corporation
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 06-6222-3511
Fax: 06-6222-3614

About Chikuma Corporation

Founded in 1903, Chikuma Corporation is a textile industry specialist based in Chuo-ku, Osaka. The company is known for its offerings, which include business uniforms, school uniforms, and women's clothing fabrics. They established the Environmental Promotion Office in 1995 and have been active in promoting eco-friendly uniforms ever since. Chikuma was recognized as the first certified company under the comprehensive certification system initiated by the Ministry of the Environment in 2004 and has received multiple accolades, including the Environmental Minister's Award in 2007 and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 11th Green Purchasing Awards in 2009. Their commitment to recycling was reinforced through the establishment of a public-private recycling operation with Kitakyushu City in 2014.

- Chikuma Website: Chikuma

Chikuma's Environmental Promotion Office

Since its establishment in 1995, Chikuma's Environmental Promotion Office has focused on spreading eco-friendly uniforms by recycling waste PET bottles into textiles. Their efforts have resulted in the recovery and recycling of over 14.65 million clothing items through their collaborative recycling projects with Kitakyushu City. Their motto, "We do not throw away uniforms," exemplifies their commitment to promoting uniform recycling.