Sustainability Message

“The Gunze Group will continue to grow by contributing to the realization of a sustainable society through the provision of new products and services, while simultaneously creating social value and pursuing economic benefits.”

Beyond Structural Reform

Throughout its 130-year history, Gunze has nurtured its businesses and taken on new challenges while adapting to the changing times.
As the business environment evolves at an unprecedented pace, “VISION 2030” sets three-year themes and advances initiatives aimed at realizing our vision for 2030.
Under “VISION 2030 Stage 1,” we built a foundation for growth in high-value-added sectors, focusing primarily on our Functional Solutions and Medical businesses. We have sown the seeds for new growth in areas that contribute to solving societal challenges, such as the semiconductor sector, environmental fields, and bioresorbable materials.
Meanwhile, our Apparel and Life Create businesses are facing significant environmental changes, including market contraction and shifts in consumer behavior. To respond to these changes and achieve sustainable growth, Gunze is embarking on a transformation that goes beyond the status quo—a challenge to “Transformation” the company.
Through the structural reformented under “VISION 2030 Stage 2,” we will review our business structure and transform it into a foundation capable of adapting to change, while leveraging the strengths cultivated in “Stage 1” to aim for further growth.

Toward Sustainable Growth Unique to Gunze, Beyond Structural Reform

The technologies Gunze has cultivated over 130 years have evolved beyond the boundaries of our core businesses, creating new value for industry and society—such as realizing resource circulation and improving people’s health and quality of life (QOL).
At the same time, as our business portfolio undergoes change—including structural reforms in the apparel business, which has long been the company’s mainstay—we are pursuing a new vision.
We recognize that if we are to continue developing as a sustainable company, simply maintaining the values we have cherished until now will leave us at risk of being left behind by the times.
To remain indispensable to our customers around the world, we must become more responsive to change and cultivate the ability to adapt.
We believe it is essential for each and every employee to maintain a mindset of constantly taking on new challenges for growth, even while facing various changes.
We will boldly change what needs to be changed and steadfastly protect the t must be preserved.
We are convinced that this cumulative process of transformation will create a new Gunze that will support the next era.