Our Environmental Approach

‘Shiseido’ comes from a phrase in the Chinese classical text, I Ching: ‘Praise the virtues of the Earth, which nurtures new life and brings forth significant values.’ Respect for the planet, society, and people has been embedded in our culture since our foundation in 1872. In everything we do —from development and procurement to production, use, and disposal—we work to preserve the global environment that we all depend on. That is how we create sustainable value.

In 1992, Shiseido established the “Shiseido Eco Policy”, a management policy on the environment and has been working to preserve the global environment. Today, this aspiration is carried on in the “Shiseido Code of Conduct and Ethics” under THE SHISEIDO PHILOSOPHY. Please refer to the “Aiming for a Sustainable World” section of the “With Society and the Earth” chapter of the “Shiseido Code of Conduct and Ethics”.

Based on the “Shiseido Code of Conduct and Ethics”, we will not only comply with environmental laws and regulations, but also commit to set targets and strategic actions to reduce environmental impacts, and promote continuous improvement of our environmental management and performance. To ensure our commitment and oversight the implementation in these areas, decision-making on sustainability strategies and policies , and specific action plans such as TCFD disclosure, as well as monitoring the progress of medium-to-long-term targets will be carried out at the Sustainability Committee. The Committee is headed by the Representative Director, President and CEO and composed of executive officers from the Global Headquarters’ key concerned functions in sustainability. Board of Directors will be consulted when a decision is needed on particularly important matters. In order to raise awareness on sustainability, we will also conduct training for employees and promote communications with internal and external stakeholders. We will promote sustainability under the “Shiseido Code of Conduct and Ethics” for the entire life cycle (research and development, procurement, production, distribution and logistics, use, recycle and disposal) together with our business partners including suppliers, outsourcing partners, and etc.. This will include business expansion through mergers and acquisitions and new entry projects for subject business activities.

Our company name ‘Shiseido’ implies a meaning “Praise the virtues of the Earth, which nurtures new life and brings forth significant values ”. We recognize that natural resources, which are the source of Shiseido’s value creation, are limited. Aiming for biodiversity conservation and no deforestation in the countries of origin, we are committed to switch to 100% sustainable paper by 2023 and 100% sustainable palm oil by 2026, and will promote sustainable procurement of our own operations, and also of our tier-1 and non-tier-1 suppliers.

Moreover, we will work with external partners to mitigate negative impacts, conserve, and restore biodiversity when operating in areas in close proximity to critical biodiversity.