Implementing Epson's corporate mission with 'Our Actions', making people and the earth rich and colorful

In September 2022, Epson released its corporate mission - "Creating value through 'saving, small, and precision', enriching people and the earth." This not only demonstrates Epson's relentless pursuit of technological innovation, but also embodies its profound commitment to environmental protection and social responsibility. Throughout this process, Epson has consistently focused on social issues and taken action globally. Epson believes that richness does not only refer to abundance, but also to the pursuit of "saving, being small, and being refined" in order to protect the natural environment and achieve people's spiritual prosperity.

Epson's Corporate Mission

Epson's pursuit of "saving, being small, and being precise" over the years is not only reflected in its technological advancements, but also deeply rooted in its DNA as a guiding principle for action - it advocates eliminating waste, streamlining design, and pursuing ultimate precision as drivers, constantly creating more profound value for society. 'Province' represents Epson's pursuit of reducing environmental burden and improving productivity, creating value for customers through simple, intelligent, and low-cost products, and reducing resource waste; 'Small' reflects Epson's insistence on saving space and simplifying processes, achieving efficient resource utilization through customized and easy-to-use design; And 'precision' represents accuracy and reliability, emphasizing not only the accuracy of the product, but also emotional connection to increase customer stickiness and create a safe and reassuring experience. Epson always adheres to the innovative technology concept of "saving, small, and precision", constantly challenges itself, and strives to provide products and services that exceed customer expectations.

With the development of technology and industry, people's lives have enjoyed unprecedented convenience. However, behind the development lies many challenges. In terms of natural environment, excessive consumption of resources has led to environmental pollution and climate change, resulting in phenomena such as reduced forest area and frequent extreme weather. Meanwhile, in the field of work and education environment, the contradiction between the harsh working environment and educational inequality is becoming increasingly prominent, posing survival challenges for more labor force. In terms of people's lives, with the improvement of living standards, they are increasingly pursuing diverse, convenient, and reassuring lifestyles.

Social issues faced

Faced with these complex social issues, Epson hopes to create value through "saving, being small, and being refined", and actively take action from three aspects: "harmonious coexistence with the natural environment", "improving the work and education environment", and "enriching people's lives", contributing to the construction of a harmonious society.

Epson's actions

Innovative technology leads green production, living in harmony with the natural environment through actions

The increasing consumption and unrestrained waste of natural resources by human society have caused profound negative impacts on the environment, and have also brought many problems that cannot be ignored to society. To this end, Epson is committed to exploring a development path that harmoniously coexists with nature. In this process, Epson has issued an "Environmental Statement" and continues to adhere to excellence and sustainable innovation. Meanwhile, in the Chinese market, Epson adheres to the market strategy of "technology+localization+environmental protection", actively contributing to the sustainable development of society by adopting environmentally friendly technologies and providing low-carbon decarbonization and resource recycling products.

In the field of home and office printing products, Epson's large capacity ink tank type ® Printers do not require ink cartridges, which can reduce the frequency of ink replacement and help reduce resource consumption during use, thereby reducing global carbon emissions; Its inkjet printer also uses unique cold printing technology, which does not require heating during the inkjet process, thereby reducing energy consumption during the printing process. At the same time, PrecisionCore printing technology has also expanded the application boundaries of inkjet printing, promoting the application of digital printing in industries such as advertising, textiles, printing and dyeing, and labeling, and advancing the digitalization process of various industries. At the same time, Epson actively collaborates with local Chinese enterprises, which not only eliminates the plate making process in traditional printing and simplifies the printing process, but also supports small-scale production, helping customers to flexibly respond to changes in market demand and reduce resource waste.

In addition to continuously reducing the consumption of natural resources in the printing field, Epson also contributes value to sustainable development through the research and development of new technologies. For example, Epson's dry fiber technology can convert fibers into valuable products without the need for large amounts of water, depending on specific application requirements. Epson's PaperLab system, developed based on dry fiber technology, can recycle old paper into new paper on-site, reducing water resources, wood consumption, and logistics needs. In terms of metal materials, Epson Atmix, a subsidiary of Epson, also utilizes metal powder manufacturing technology to promote metal resource recycling. It processes waste silicon wafers into powder as semiconductor raw materials and builds new factories to recycle Epson and urban metal waste, converting it into powder for reuse.

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金属粉末制造技术流程

Epson R&D drives industrial transformation and improves work and education environment through actions

Epson is committed to creating a society where everyone can grow and develop in their own way by improving the environment around them. In the manufacturing industry, Epson uses technology to drive industrial transformation, combining robots with pressure sensors to achieve automation innovation that traditionally relied on manual experience and technical tasks, while ensuring stable quality and improving production efficiency. Not only that, Epson also utilizes advanced vibration sensing technology to optimize equipment configuration, greatly simplifying daily maintenance processes and effectively alleviating the difficulties caused by the shortage of engineers and maintenance personnel resources in factory operations.

In the domestic market, Epson actively participates in the construction of smart education, such as creating "smart classrooms" through educational projection solutions. With the excellent performance and technological advantages of Epson projectors, it provides diversified display solutions for many university classrooms, helping to solve the problems of insufficient clarity and size of display devices in traditional classroom environments, such as students' lack of concentration and poor learning outcomes. Epson always adheres to the spirit of innovation and breakthrough, deeply integrates technology into education, provides intelligent and environmentally friendly teaching experiences for teachers and students, and is committed to achieving fair education and contributing more to the development of China's education industry.

University case studies

Inspire creativity and joy with innovation, enrich people's lives with action

Epson is always committed to making life more exciting. Whether it's ordinary daily life or extraordinary creative experiences, Epson inspires people's creativity and joy with innovation. From household to industrial fields, its inkjet technology is widely used in printing, not only on paper, but also on various materials such as textiles, wallpapers, metals, and 3D objects, providing a creative stage for users' infinite creativity. For example, at this year's ITMA exhibition, Epson's all-in-one paint digital printing solution brought new possibilities to denim production, allowing designers to combine traditional cultural elements with modern fashion trends to create brightly colored and culturally rich patterns.

The Epson booth at the 2024 ITMA exhibition features denim fabric with bright color patterns produced through an integrated solution

Epson Art Micro Spray * Crafted Artistic Reproduction of 'Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains'

In the field of projection, Epson's projectors are also widely popular for their excellent performance. They can not only provide an immersive audio-visual feast at home, but also shine in large-scale projection displays and digital art exhibitions. Especially, Epson has partnered with teamLab to create the "EPSON teamLab Invisible Art Space", which integrates art and technology to visually present artist creativity. Epson uses display technology to invisibly enrich people's daily life experience, creating more colorful and enjoyable living spaces.

Epson and Beijing EPSON teamLab Unparalleled Art Space

In addition to enriching life experiences, Epson also understands the importance of technology to society. Epson utilizes advanced sensing technologies such as inertial measurement units (IMUs) and accelerometers to actively address social infrastructure issues, such as predictive maintenance, disaster monitoring, and aging diagnosis. The application of these technologies not only significantly improves work efficiency and safety, but also injects strong impetus into the sustainable development of society. Epson strives to create a more convenient, safe, and reliable social environment through technology, allowing everyone to enjoy the peace of mind and convenience brought by technology.

Epson Green Innovation, Building a Sustainable Future Together

Epson's Social Vision

Epson is committed to building a closed-loop manufacturing ecosystem, from resource recycling and reuse to efficient and precise production, with every step aimed at maximizing resource utilization and minimizing environmental impact. Through continuous research and development of environmental protection technologies and projects, Epson is striving to achieve the ideal vision of a manufacturing ecosystem, where supply and demand are perfectly aligned, energy and resource efficiency are significantly improved, and production and manufacturing processes are greener and low-carbon.

This vision is not just a slogan, but also a blueprint guiding the future. Epson promises to achieve carbon negative emissions and zero consumption of underground resources by 2050 * 1 * 2. To achieve this goal, Epson has made significant achievements, including achieving 100% renewable electricity transformation in all global factories by the end of 2023, becoming the first Japanese manufacturer to accomplish this feat.

Epson's Environmental History

Epson's 2050 Environmental Vision

Epson is not only a technological innovator, but also a responsible social citizen, fulfilling its commitment to harmonious coexistence with nature through its practical actions, and contributing an indispensable force to the sustainable development of society. Epson firmly believes that the core of sustainable development lies in making life more colorful, while safeguarding the natural environment on which we rely for survival, leaving a blue sky and green space for future generations. It is this belief that leads Epson to constantly move forward, seeking the perfect balance between innovation and responsibility.

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*Non renewable resources such as oil and metals.

*The goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions based on the standards set by the international organization SBT