Toyoshima & Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Hanshichi Toyoshima, Nagoya City Naka-ku The organic cotton brand "Orgavits" donated a total of 7,120,450 yen to 12 organizations on August 29, "Orgavitz Day" in its social contribution activities from July 2017 to June 2018.
Orgabits is a project to popularize organic cotton that is kind to the global environment and producers and started in 2006. About 100 brands are currently participating in this project, which has produced more than 6.84 million items in total, and is one of the largest apparel brand participation projects in Japan, aiming to expand the use and spread of organic cotton.
Currently, in addition to supporting the country of origin, we have expanded our activities to support charity organizations such as NPOs that are active in Japan and overseas, and we donate 10 yen for each collaboration product with a project participating brand to each organization. This time, we will present a total of 7,120,450 yen in donations collected over the year from 2017 to each organization through products with each brand.
Going forward, we will continue to expand social contribution activities that can be done through a piece of clothing through projects that transcend brand boundaries.
What is the Orgabits Project?
(*Source: Textile Exchange)
[Orgabits official website] http://orgabits.com/
Currently, in addition to supporting the country of origin, we have expanded our activities to support charity organizations such as NPOs that are active in Japan and overseas, and we donate 10 yen for each collaboration product with a project participating brand to each organization. This time, we will present a total of 7,120,450 yen in donations collected over the year from 2017 to each organization through products with each brand.
Going forward, we will continue to expand social contribution activities that can be done through a piece of clothing through projects that transcend brand boundaries.
What is the Orgabits Project?
About 15% of the world's pesticides and about 7% of the pesticides used* are used* in the cultivation of cotton, which is used as a raw material for clothing. Environmental and social issues are intertwined. On the other hand, organic cotton is cotton that has been organically grown on farmland that has not used pesticides or chemical fertilizers for more than three years. The widespread use of organic cotton is expected to reduce the use of conventional cotton cultivation methods and improve the problems in the world's growing regions.
(*Source: Textile Exchange)
[Orgabits official website] http://orgabits.com/
