Sustainability

With our architectural products,
we connect people, planet, and the future to create a better society.

At YKK AP, the foundation principle of our business activities is the YKK spirit of "Cycle of Goodness".
This phrase, which emphasizes that "No one prospers without rendering benefits to others", is aimed at prospering together with the society, customers, and employees, being aligned with the concept of sustainability.

We integrate philosophies highly compatible with sustainability into the core of our business and contribute to realizing a sustainable society through our operations.

YKK AP Sustainability in Numbers

Rate of sustainable product sales

40.3%

Reducing own CO2 emissions (scope 1 and 2)*1

33%

Industrial waste recycling rate (manufacturing sites)

98%

Sustainability-related investment (Japan)

3.8 billion yen

Aluminum: Recycled external products (Japan) *2

33%

Vinyl: Recycled internal products (Japan) *3

45%

Figures without special notes are YKK AP Group (Japan + overseas) results for FY2023.

  1. Relative to FY2013
  2. Ratio of recycled material input from the market in FY2023 to aluminum material input
  3. Ratio of internally generated vinyl scraps reused within the company in FY2023

Sustainable Monozukuri

We contribute to addressing various social issues and realizing a sustainable society by creating added values in our Monodukuri activities and addressing challenges also in the supporting infrastructure.

Related reports

You can view and download the Environmental Report, which summarizes YKK AP's environmental activities, and the Sustainability Data Book, which consolidates financial and non-financial data.
The Integrated Report can be viewed in the Report Library.

Sustainability Stories

Learn about YKK AP's efforts to achieve sustainability.