Epson wins platinum EcoVadis sustainability rating

Epson has earned its second successive platinum rating for sustainability from EcoVadis meaning the manufacturer is ranked among the top 1% of companies in the industry.

Epson has previously held the gold rating for three years with the new platinum rating established in 2020.

Epson says the platinum rating was awarded in recognition of its global sustainability initiatives.

In the four themes assessed by EcoVadis, Epson received high scores for the environment, sustainable procurement, labour and human rights and ethics, putting it in the top 1% of companies in the industry.

 
Epson Global President Yasunori Ogawa said, “We’ve put solving issues in society, and especially achieving sustainability, at the heart of Epson’s corporate vision and business strategy. It’s a tremendous honour to receive this Platinum rating for the second successive year.

“In addition to setting ambitious goals to achieve our Environmental Vision of becoming carbon negative and underground resource free by 2050, we are continuing to implement measures to ensure good governance and social responsibility across our supply chain, including acquiring RBA certification at some of our key manufacturing plants.

“Most of all, however, I believe this Platinum rating communicates that to our customers Epson is a company that can be trusted, is determined to achieve sustainability and will fulfil its responsibility as a good corporate citizen.”


EcoVadis provides an independent, trusted, common platform for evaluating and rating more than 75,000 groups and companies in the world using sustainability assessment criteria that are based on the sustainability standards of thousands of external sources such as NGOs, labour unions, international organisations, local governments and auditing organisations.
 
Epson says it has identified four materialities including “achieving sustainability in a circular economy” and “advancing the frontiers of industry” and is committed to creating products and services that contribute to its goal of achieving sustainability and enriching communities.

It says it is leveraging its efficient, compact and precision technologies to generate innovations in areas like inkjet printing that minimise environmental impacts and increase productivity.

Epson is dedicated to solving societal issues and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.

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