Epson is committed to reducing environmental impact throughout its entire business operations, from raw materials procurement to product disposal and recycling. In procurement activities, collaboration with suppliers is essential, and together we are working to reduce environmental impact.

• Collaboration with Suppliers on Environmental Initiatives
• Green Procurement

Epson's Supplier Guidelines include a code of conduct that suppliers are required to adhere to. In addition to requests related to quality, cost, delivery (QCD), and compliance, the Supplier Guidelines set forth the Supplier Code of Conduct on CSR (aligned with the RBA Code of Conduct). 
Regarding the reduction of environmental impact, Epson requires its suppliers not only to comply with the RBA Code of Conduct (covering pollution prevention and resource conservation, hazardous substances, solid waste, and air emissions, etc.) but also to address environmental issues such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting resource circulation, managing water resources, managing chemicals, and preserving biodiversity. Additionally, Epson requests that suppliers manage chemical substances contained in products and ensure compliance with environmental regulations at their factories. 

Based on its GHG emissions from Scope 1, 2, and 3, as determined in accordance with the GHG Protocol, Epson has set specific short-term and long-term GHG reduction targets and a Net-Zero target for 2050 that are consistent with the scientific target setting methodology advocated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), and has received approval from SBTi.
Furthermore, we joined "RE100," an international initiative aiming to use 100% renewable energy for all electricity used in business activities by 2050. We set a goal to use 100% renewable energy for all electricity used at Epson Group facilities worldwide by 2023, and as declared, we completed renewable electricity renewable energy in December 2023¹. This will continue to reduce GHG emissions by approximately 360,000 tons per year.
Going forward, we will work to reduce emissions throughout our entire supply chain in order to achieve our ambitious total emissions reduction target aligned with the 1.5°C scenario.

¹ Excluding leased facilities, including certain sales offices, for which electricity consumption cannot be separately identified, as well as electricity generated on-site from fuel-based sources, including cogeneration systems (CGS).

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Main Initiatives

In FY2024 and FY2025, we interviewed major domestic and overseas suppliers who account for more than 80% of the Group’s procurement spending² to assess their progress in decarbonization efforts. We also held decarbonization seminars to explain the calculation methods for Scopes 1 and 2 emissions. These actions helped deepen the suppliers’ understanding of the importance of decarbonizing the entire supply chain and provided them with an opportunity to learn specific calculation methods. In FY2026 and beyond, we plan to further narrow down the target suppliers from among the major suppliers and promote concrete collaboration to reduce environmental impact, such as by reducing the environmental impact of the parts they supply, while working together to strengthen cooperation.

² Suppliers who are Epson’s first-tier suppliers are listed in descending order based on the monetary value of transactions. Suppliers are selected until the total value of transactions with the selected suppliers exceeds 80% of the total value of transactions.

Epson uses supplier conferences and other opportunities to ask its suppliers for cooperation in reducing the environmental impact ofbusiness activities across its supply chains. We also periodically evaluate our suppliers' environmental programs and the results oftheir environmental impact mitigation efforts. We assist them as needed to improve.

Direct Evaluation (Annual Evaluations) and Detailed CSR Evaluations for Suppliers
Suppliers are asked to complete direct evaluations (annual evaluations) and detailed CSR evaluations that include questions aboutthe environment. We collect and analyze their answers and provide feedback on the detailed CSR evaluations. Suppliers whosescores put them in the high-risk category are visited for on-site verification or audits and are aided to correct issues.

Environmental Impact Survey
In addition, we survey the suppliers who account for 80% of the value of Epson's procurement spending to find out about theirpolicies and status on renewable electricity initiatives, use of recycled materials, water usage, and awareness of biodiversity, etc.

As part of activities to mitigate climate change, it is essential to promote the use of renewable electricity and supplier engagement. At the same time, it is urgent to address the physical risks posed by the increasingly visible effects of climate change. Epson has suppliers across Asia, including in Thailand, where severe floods are a regular occurrence, and in China, where there is high potential water risk. Epson recognizes that interrupted or delayed deliveries from suppliers due to floods and droughts, two typical climate risks, could seriously impact the manufacture and sale of Epson products and need to be addressed to avoid inconveniencing customers.

Epson is promoting the procurement of raw materials and parts with consideration for reducing environmental impacts.

To minimize the impact of chemical substance in our products on humans and ecosystems, Epson is committed to prioritizing theprocurement of parts and materials that do not contain harmful substances and have a low environmental impact.

Basic Principles Regarding Product Substance Assurance
Epson procures production materials on the basis of the following five principles:

• • Comply with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Procure materials from suppliers that can comply with conditions specified in this standard regarding banned substances (e.g., thresholds, parts and locations where substances are present, uses).
  • Procure materials from suppliers who can guarantee that banned substances are not present in their products.
  • Procure materials from suppliers who can provide data on target substances present in their products.
  • Accept goods that have been guaranteed by the supplier.
    
    

Content of Conformity Procurement Management
The illegal logging of forests is a very serious issue for those seeking to protect the environment on the global scale and practice sustainable forest management. Around the world, greater efforts are being made to ensure legality and sustainability during the procurement of wood products.
Epson thus manages its entire supply chain from the immediate supplier all the way back to the forest to ensure the legality, sustainability and environmental safety of the paper products we procure. We ask that suppliers understand the intent and nature of these initiatives and give us their full support.

【Scope of Application】
Paper for Epson printers
【Procurement Policy】

• • We make effective use of used paper and other recycled pulp.
  • When virgin is used as a raw material in paper goods we procure, we confirm its:
    Legality, sustainability, chemical safety, environmental management
    
    Suppliers are asked to provide a Certificate of Conformity to Epson Paper Products Procurement Policy to confirm their compliance with the Procurement Policy.
    
    

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