Widely used to create and evaluate sustainable investment funds and other financial products, the FTSE4Good Index Series was designed to measure the performance of companies that demonstrate strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. The fact that Epson has been recognised in the FTSE4Good Index Series for ESG initiatives that contribute to social sustainability, for a 22nd consecutive year is due testament to Epson’s continued Sustainability journey.
A United Nations Global Compact signatory since 2004, Epson has committed to switch to renewable energy sources, reduce its global emissions to meet the 1.5° IPCC warming limit and become underground resource free by 2050, launching over 150 initiatives aligned with all 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
In Epson’s Environmental Vision 2050, the company outlines three key commitments to achieving sustainability and enhancing communities:
- adhering to all 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations
- reducing total emissions by 2030 in accordance with the 1.5oC scenario
- turning into a carbon-negative and resource-free society by 2050
Epson sees its inclusion in FTSE4Good Index Series as objective evidence that its efforts to address environmental and social issues is being recognized, and that it is seen as a sustainable company.
Epson has also been selected for inclusion in the following ESG investor indexes: FTSE Blossom Japan Index, FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index, MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN), S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index, and the Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index.
