Epson

Japan
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment, Technology Hardware and Equipment

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Seiko Epson Corporation, doing business as Epson, has not publicly terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs. Epson vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies, while Epson does not have a policy to protect employees from viewpoint discrimination. Epson has integrated ESG into its business practices, including hosting unconscious bias trainings. Epson has not publicly funded ideological groups, but Epson discriminates against religious groups in its charitable giving. For these reasons, Seiko Epson receives a Medium Risk rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

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While there are no publicly known examples of Epson firing employees or canceling contracts due to views or beliefs, Epson has a written policy requiring suppliers not to discriminate on the basis of LGBTQ identity (1). Epson has integrated ESG principles into all of its business practices (2).

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Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

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Rationale

Epson discriminates against “strictly religious organizations and/or programs” in its charitable giving (1).

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Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

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Rationale

Epson does not have a written policy to protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
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Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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Rationale

Epson has integrated ESG into all of its business practices, including unconscious bias trainings for managers and executives (1)(2). Epson has committed to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Global Compact, pledging to become carbon neutral by 2050 (3).

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Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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There are no publicly known cases of Epson donating to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression.

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Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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Epson does not operate a PAC, though the company lobbies in a bipartisan manner for issues consistent with its business practices (1).

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May 25, 2023

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