Nippon Travel Co., Ltd. Aiming to be a company that respects diversity and contributes to a recycling-oriented society – Completely abolishing uniforms and implementing upcycling

[Nihon Travel Co., Ltd.] Aiming to be a company that respects diversity and contributes to a recycling-oriented society – Completely abolishing uniforms and implementing upcycling ​ Nippon Travel Co., Ltd. Press release: November 22, 2024 Aiming to be a company that respects diversity and contributes to a recycling-oriented society: Completely abolishing uniforms and implementing upcycling
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/4858/884/4858-884-93351b30e3c3b48c3b64d0465bc1f372-1200×800.jpg Nippon Travel Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Etsumitsu Koyano) has removed the requirement for women to wear uniforms at its stores in order to respect the diversity of its employees and encourage flexible working styles. In addition to completely abolishing the service, we upcycled the collected staff uniforms. As part of our efforts to promote diversity and inclusion, the Nippon Travel Group is promoting initiatives to pursue “diversity in work styles.” As of the end of June of this year, we have completely abolished the requirement for female staff members to wear uniforms, which had been used in stores up until now, and have introduced an “office casual style” based on our own personal appearance guidelines. We would like to inform you that, instead of just discarding uniforms that are no longer needed due to the abolition of the mandatory wearing of uniforms, we have decided to upcycle them in order to help educate society about recycling. Through upcycling, staff uniforms have been reborn as original items that decorate stores, and from this month they will once again be used as points of contact with customers who patronize our group in each region. Through this initiative, we will contribute to respecting diversity and realizing a recycling-oriented society. • What is upcycling Also known as creative reuse, it is the process of upgrading end-of-life products to new materials or products of better quality and environmental value. During the trip to Japan, uniforms that have completed their purpose will be recycled into a new material called “PANECO(R)” and reused in sales activities as products such as coasters, welcome boards, and cash trays.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/4858/884/4858-884-2579a18f814cbcd0b01edbbd989fb470-504×378.jpg • Bringing “PANECO(R)” to society https://paneco.tokyo/ “PANECO(R)” is a sustainable board made from waste clothing fibers developed by Work Studio Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Kazuhiro Hara). It is easy to process like wood boards and can be made into a variety of products. Nippon Travel will continue to propose this initiative to society so that upcycling activities will spread not only to us but to the many people and regions we are connected to. • Voices from in-store sales staff ・I’m glad that the uniforms we wore can be used as items to connect with customers, such as welcome boards to welcome customers and trays used when serving customers. It can also be a topic of conversation! ・For many years, it has been the norm to serve customers in uniform, but being able to choose the style of pants and the color of the clothes depending on the day has expanded the range of work styles and feels refreshing.
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resources” such as “people,” “scenery,” and “culture.” We are working to contribute to a sustainable future society and region. https://www.nta.co.jp/houjin/sdgs/