For the second consecutive year, Epson has received a AAA rating, the highest rating in the MSCI ESG Ratings in 2025.
Financial company Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) provides investment data, analytics, and tools. Its MSCI ESG ratings measure of a company’s long term commitment to socially responsible investments (SRI) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment standards.
MSCI says Epson received the AAA rating for the second consecutive year due to its commitment to meeting internationally recognised standards of corporate social responsibility (CSR) procurement and to the enhancement of transparency in raw material procurement and human capital development systems in 20231.
Epson has been selected as a constituent of the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index and the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN), as well as all other ESG indices covering Japanese equities adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
Epson has identified four material issues that it can and should address:
• Achieving sustainability in a circular economy.
• Advancing the frontiers of industry.
• Improving the quality of life.
• Fulfilling social responsibility.
The company says it is working in line with a value creation story that depicts how it will solve societal issues and provide value.
The Epson Group purpose statement is ‘Our philosophy of efficient, compact and precise innovation enriches lives and helps create a better world’. The company says to fulfil its purpose in society; it will continue to evolve its sustainability management initiatives that both resolve societal issues and drive corporate growth.
