UNIQLO

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I used to think that CSR was only practiced by a few businesses but it turns out, there are actually numerous companies who practice this, both inside and outside the country. One company I would like to advertise would be the well-known Japanese clothing enterprise, Uniqlo.

Uniqlo offers a lot of CSR Programs as of the moment. One of these would be the "All-Product Recycling Initiative" wherein the company would accept shirt donations previously purchased by their old customers for the purpose of sorting and delivering to the people in need throughout the world.

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Another program they focused on was the formation of social businesses to help alleviate poverty, with support from the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh. This initiative seems really promising for I believe that those in need may be given jobs and may provide for themselves as time passes by.

Finally, their major project would have to be Clothes For Smiles, a CSR initiative which aims to bring smiles to children's faces and giving them tools for a brighter future. Together with professional tennis player Novak Djokovic and UNICEF, the company provided a $10 million fund so that the children who would be the recipients of the benefits could follow their dreams in the future.

To learn more about their CSR initiatives, you could visit the official Uniqlo website:
http://www.uniqlo.com/ph/corp/csr.html