Wacoal Corporate Social Responsibility
Ladies are always struggling in how to handle your old bras. Let’s do not send them to landfill again in protecting our Earth! Just send any unwanted bra to us during our annual Bra Recycling Campaign, because we are responsible through the life of our product, ie, YOUR BRA!
If you have any bra that is crumpled, lost of elasticity, wire out of shape or for any other reason. Just bring it to us and we will send it to processing centre to turn it into green fuel! Worry not, we accept any brand, any size, any bra.
The Process:
MECHANICS:
- Go to one of our Boutiques / Direct Sales Branch and ask our BA / DS Staff for a Bra Recycling Bag - each bag can contain approximately 4 bras.
- Customers might donate worn-out, unwanted, or unfitted bras. Put these bras inside of the Recycling bag and seal it with the sticker at the top edge of the bag.
- Donated bras must be placed only in our bra recycle bags.
- Customers who will donate will get a free gift. Just give the recycle bags with your old bras to our staff.
- Drop your bra recycling bag at our Bra Recycling Bin.
- Our Promise: As you seal the recycling bags, it won’t be opened until its delivered at the recycling plant, GUUN Company, in Cebu.
Through the years, Wacoal has always been keen on understanding the needs of women. Wacoal believes that wellness is an important aspect in order to be beautiful, and the Keep Abreast campaign is a significant move to help women in their pursuit for beauty.
guidelines for early detection of breast cancer
- BSE is self awareness.
- It is advisable to start BSE at age of first menstruation.
- For regularly menstruating women, perform BSE between day 7 - day 10 from day 1 of menstruation.
- For irregularly menstruating/menopausal women, and men, assign 1 day in a month for BSE.
- Women with breast implants, pregnant, or breast should also perform BSE.
Lie down flat, place a small pillow under right/left armpit and use the pads of 3 middle fingers to press firmly. Choose BSE pattern to follow and use the pattern every time to compare each month.
CBE should be done by your doctor & should be part of the periodic health exam.
Mammogram is the best method to find very early breast cancer changes - changes that may not yet be seen on ultrasound. Men do not need to undergo this.
Report any breast change to your doctor without delay!
Balancing Bra
Restoring Beauty and Confidence
Did you know that Wacoal has a special line - which is called Remamma?
These bras are specially designed for women who have undergone a Mastectomy / Lumpectomy.
Just like the Balancing Bra (See left image for sample). all bras from this collection has a special pocket to hold breast prostheses.
These bras are available in all Wacoal Boutiques - schedule an appointment and our Beauty Advisers would be happy to assist!
- Robinsons Place Manila: (02) 8554-9895
- Ayala Malls Vertis North: (02) 8729-3643
- Uptown Mall BGC: (02) 8287-8815
- Festival Mall Alabang: (02) 8354-6368
- Eastwood Mall: (02) 8936-6019
- SM Megamall: (02) 8631-8193
- Okada Manila: (02) 8735-6385
- Vista Mall Sta. Rosa: (049) 530-1495
- SM Seaside Cebu: (032) 401 0817
Through the years, Wacoal has always been keen on understanding the needs of women. Wacoal believes that wellness is an important aspect in order to be beautiful, and the Keep Abreast campaign is a significant move to help women in their pursuit for beauty.
The "Keep Abreast" campaign started in October 2005. This advocacy focuses on early diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of breast cancer. Philippine Wacoal Corp., together with its partner - Gift2Life, Inc., has been holding seminars to inform and educate the public about breast cancer. The group also conducts clinical breast examination after the seminar. The company also helps to raise funds by selling pink ribbon souvenir items to its customers and the proceeds are donated to the above mentioned foundation.
Philippine Wacoal Corp. has produced a documentary video on the hope and survival of breast cancer patients. The video CD provides an overview of the disease, as well as important information about the risk factors, how to prevent the disease and how to do self-breast examination. The video CD provides and the brochures are provided free to any organizations who are interested.
According to Dr. Cristina L. Santos, a breast cancer surgeon and the Keep Abreast resource speaker, there is a rising incidence of breast cancer worldwide and in the Philippine. In our country, the reason may be due to the continuous westernization of our lifestyle. She added further, that it is sad to note our survival rate is still low compared to our neighboring countries because of our weak intensification of early detection efforts; the absence of a population-based mammography screening; and the expensive advanced breast cancer treatments.
Dr. Santos pointed out that the breast cancer can be prevented by a healthy lifestyle. Early detection and treatment are keys to finding early stage breast cancer and saving lives. The earlier it is diagnosed and treated, the higher the chances for survival and the less costly the total treatment will be.
Learn more by watching the following Keep Abreast videos:
