Through our corporate activities, we aim to “realize a sustainable and spiritually rich society” by balancing corporate growth with solutions to social issues.
In recent years, the business environment has been undergoing drastic changes, due to regional conflicts, climate change, pandemics, rapid technological advances, and widening social inequalities. In this context, the role of companies in respecting human rights, which is becoming increasingly serious around the world, is becoming increasingly important. In accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Epson is strengthening its efforts to respect human rights throughout the value chain.
First, we have established the "Epson Group Human Rights Policy" as the basis for our efforts to respect human rights. Currently, we have identified labor, working environment, and supply chain as areas that are most likely to have adverse impacts on human rights, and we are continuing our efforts to avoid, prevent, and redress them. We are also working diligently to establish mechanisms that enables those who have suffered or may suffer human rights violations in connection with Epson's corporate activities to raise their voices and seek remediation. Furthermore, we place great importance on communication with our employees, suppliers, and other stakeholders, and engage in a variety of dialogue activities.
By tirelessly continuing our efforts to prevent such human rights violations from occurring, we hope to fulfill our corporate social responsibility to respect human rights, earn society's trust, and grow together with society.
