Environment

‘Shiseido’ comes from a phrase in the classical Chinese text, I Ching: “Praise the virtues of the Earth, which nurtures new life and brings forth significant value.” This praise for the Earth, which continuously gives birth to new things, is consistent with Shiseido's goal of sustainability, which aims to create and circulate new value in society. Since Shiseido was founded in 1872, we have developed a business model that combines business success with respect for people, society, and the planet.
In everything we do, we cooperate with our stakeholders across our entire value chain – from procurement of materials and product development through to production, use and disposal – to create value through our products and services and enable the coexistence of people and the environment. This is how we create new sustainable value for the world.

The impact of climate change, including extreme weather events caused by global warming, is becoming more apparent each year. Shiseido has set long-term targets for addressing environmental issues and engages in various company-wide activities to achieve the targets, with the aim of preserving the natural environment and its biodiversity while simultaneously ensuring the sustainable growth of society, economy, and its businesses.

Shiseido has adopted an Environmental Policy as its requirements for addressing environmental issues and has defined the reduction of CO₂ emissions, the reduction of water consumption, and waste reduction as priority domains in actions for reducing the environmental footprint of its business activities. We will continue to work with stakeholders throughout our value chain to create sustainable impact within each of these actions.

Value chain, or procurement in particular, involves various sustainability issues including CO₂ emissions, water resources, biodiversity, and human rights at suppliers. Companies are required to check for problems in operating their businesses and to strengthen cooperation not only internally but also with suppliers to ensure the traceability of raw materials.
At Shiseido, we utilize the world’s natural resources, which are finite, to develop products and operate our business. To our suppliers, we present a policy, standards, and guidelines, the links to which are indicated below. Shiseido Group Procurement Policy defines our expectations to suppliers in terms of environmental and human rights, outlining a strict and objective process for identifying and correcting supplier risk through third-party audits and supplier sustainability evaluations.