Making progress - company-wide, worldwide.

At Epson we are making a great effort to advance our commitment to the environment through:

• environmental management
• the manufacturing of eco-products
• environmentally responsible production processes

Putting our philosophy into action

Our philosophy states that we'll integrate environmental considerations into our corporate activities and 'actively strive to meet high conservation standards in fulfilling our responsibilities as a good corporate citizen'.

There are five major activities that underpin this philosophy:

• Creating and providing earth-friendly products
• Transforming all processes to reduce the burden on the environment
• Recovering and recycling used products
• Sharing of environmental information and contributing to regional and international preservation efforts
• Continually improving the environmental management system which covers all stages of a product's lifecycle

Over 30 years actively caring for the environment

Our philosophy is built on very sound foundations. Here are some milestones:

• 1970s we introduced a closed system for harmful substances in wastewater processing
• 1988 we were the first company to introduce a policy on CFC-free products
• 1993 specific CFCs were completely eliminated
• 1994 we introduced a policy on the environment
• 1999 the policy was revised based on a robust Environmental Philosophy
• 2001 we achieved our aim for all group companies throughout Europe to be ISO 14001 certified for Environmental Management
• 2006 we established our Environmental Vision 2050

All group companies are ISO 14001 certified

Epson Europe has always been at the forefront in achieving the Group's global environmental goals. Our manufacturing facility in Telford, United Kingdom, was the first Epson company to gain ISO 14001 certification for its environmental management system. In March 2001, Epson achieved its aim for all group companies throughout Europe to be ISO 14001 certified.