UNIQLO x charity: water
Since November 2019, UNIQLO has eliminated plastic shopping bags in stores and is committed
to an overall reduction of plastic in our supply chain.
In addition to switching to paper shopping bags, UNIQLO has implemented a bag charge of 10
cents and has pledged to donate 5 cents to charity: water, a non-profit organization funding clean
water projects in developing countries around the world.
*5 cents from each bag between September 2023 - August 2024 will be donated to charity: water to help fund clean water projects around the world, up to $50,000.
Our Work
Clean Water Changes Everything
Health
Around 297,000 children under the age of five die every year from diarrheal diseases caused by inadequate water and sanitation.
Education
Less time collecting water means more time in class. Clean water and proper toilets in schools also mean that teenage irls don’t have to stay home for a week out of every month.
Women Empowerment
When a community gets clean water, women and girls get their lives back. They start businesses, improve their homes, and take charge of their own futures.
Economic Growth
Every $1 invested in clean water can yield $4–$12 in economic returns, depending on the region and type of project.
What Our Donations Will Support
In rural Cambodia, where nearly 80% of the population resides, safe water is hard to find. Since 2009, charity: water has partnered with Clear Cambodia to fund water-purifying BioSand Filters (BSF).
UNIQLO's Global Clean Water Impact
March 2024 Update
Since starting our partnership in 2019, our impact is as follows:
Served (completed and projects underway): 72,652 People
Countries Supported: Cambodia, Madagascar, Malawi, Uganda, Bangladesh + India
Amount donated: $1,365,346
Our Past Impact
In Conversation: UNIQLO and charity: water
Watch the exclusive one-on-one conversation with the UNIQLO and charity: water teams, where we discuss our on-going partnership, UNIQLO's 2-year impact results, charity: water's work, BlueCycle Jeans, and our past World Water Day donation campaign.
Charity: water founder Scott Harrison talks to us about how his organization is helping us to
deliver clean water to people in India, Cambodia, Malawi and Madagascar.
Who is charity: water?
charity: water is a nonprofit orginization bringing clean and safe drinking
water to people in developing countries. With a commitment to radical
transparency, charity: water uses 100% of public donations to fund clean
water projects, and relies on the expertise of local partners to implement
them sustainably.
Since 2006, with the help of more than one million supporters, charity:
water has brought clean and
safe water to more than 13 million people around the world.
To learn more about charity: water and donate directly, visit charitywater.org/uniqlousa