Friday, September 14, 2012

Chapter 3: Ethics & Social Responsibility

Ethics & Social Responsibility


UNIQLO's Quality and Safety Control System

     A company should always be responsible for protecting their workers and preserving the environment. UNIQLO, along with The Fast Retailing Group (FR), have selected the strictest safety standard in the countries that they do business in such as Japan, Europe and the U.S.The Fast Retailing Group incorporated these safety rules and regulations in to the UNIQLO Global Quality and Safety Standards. These standards are set by the Quality Establishment Committee led by the officer in charge of the production.
     The FR has also published "Case Studies on Abnormal Values." This is a series of proposals that address quality related problems which teaches employees who handle their products. The FR overseas share their problems so that it stops problems from reoccurring.
     All of the materials that UNIQLO uses are subject to safety inspections. These inspections are by a third-party monitoring organization and include sampling tests for dye fastness and residual formalin. They also perform pre-production inspections to confirm that the safety standards are being followed and pre-shipment examinations are being implemented before the supplies leave the factory. After these supplies are shipped to the warehouses, they go through another inspection before it goes to the stores.

Source: UNIQLO