Epson plans to donate US$ 1.1mn over the next three years to help protect forests and biodiversity
Over the next three years, building on past collaboration, both organizations plan to strengthen their activities in support of ‘Nature Positive’, the international goal of halting biodiversity loss and shifting toward restoration by 2030.
This collaboration marked the first international corporate partnership between WWF and a Japanese company in the electronics and precision instruments sector.
In Phase 1, which began in March 2023, Epson donated JPY 240mn (US$ 1.1mn) to WWF over three years to support forest conservation activities, particularly in Southeast Asia and South America.
Conservation activities
In Phase 2, Epson will focus on supporting WWF-led forest conservation activities in Indonesia, Thailand, and Brazil, where deforestation pressures are particularly severe and which also have links to the company’s business operations.
“We are confident that by paying closer attention to the multifaceted impacts that forest ecosystem conservation has on the environment, society, and the economy, we can jointly create value through our partnership to help regenerate the Earth,” stressed Sadayosi Tobai, CEO, WWF Japan.
“Moving forward, we will continue to steadily advance our initiatives in collaboration with WWF toward a future where nature and people can coexist sustainably,” reiterated Junkichi Yoshida, President and CEO, Seiko Epson.
