Uniqlo owner aims to use 50% recycled fabrics by 2030

Casualwear brand outlines plans to achieve 2050 net-zero goal

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Uniqlo says it will use more recycled materials in its apparel as it shoots for carbon neutrality by 2050. (Photo by Shihoko Nakaoka)

RURIKA IMAHASHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing says its clothes will be made of 50% recycled materials by 2030 as it works toward its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.

The goal was announced on Thursday along with other sustainability targets and follows an announcement in February that Fast Retailing is shooting for carbon neutrality by 2050.

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