Fast Retailing, the Japanese retail giant that owns Uniqlo, is having a record year.The first half of 2026 saw the company’s revenue exceed $10.5 billion, a nearly 15% year-over-year increase. Profitability also increased, rising by nearly 30% based on strong global demand.
But Fast Retailing is also reaching milestones in other ways. This year, the company hit its 20% emissions reduction goal set in 2019. Now, Fast Retailing is increasing its emissions goals to achieve a 30% reduction from 2019 levels by 2030.
“We’ve made some really good progress on our emission reduction goals,” said Seneiya Navajas, director of sustainability for Fast Retailing across North America. “We’ve already increased our renewable energy use in our stores and offices to over 90%, and our new goal is to reach 100% by 2030.”
Kazumi Yanai, a senior executive at Fast Retailing and the son of the company’s founder and president, Tadashi Yanai, said the company’s long, stable relationships with its suppliers have been key to its financial and sustainability success.
“A unique setup that we have is very long relationships with factories,” Yanai said. “Around 30-40% of the factories we work with have been with us for 10-20 years. Another 30-40% for over 30 years, and a few for over 40 years. This has enabled us to think ahead in the long term rather than jump around to new partners and start over.”
