Epson became the first global partner of "Earth Hour" to support environmental protection activities for all

The World Meteorological Organization mentioned in the Interim Report on the State of the Global Climate in 2023 that 2023 is the hottest year in human history since records began. The global climate is getting warmer and warmer. The earth we live in is facing a serious climate crisis, and energy conservation and environmental protection are imminent. Epson has always focused on the sustainable development of enterprises. As early as 2008, Epson released the 2050 Environmental Vision, which was revised in 2021 to improve and clarify the specific goals of negative carbon emissions and zero consumption of underground resources * 1 by 2050. It is worth mentioning that in January 2024, all the plants of Epson Group in the world completed the transformation to 100% renewable power, which is a big step towards achieving the vision.

Epson continues to implement the 2050 Environmental Vision, and this year it became the first global partner of the "Earth Hour" activity. The "Earth Hour" activity in 2024 will be launched globally at 8:30 p.m. on March 23. As the official partner of this event, Epson hopes that more people can take active actions to protect our planet.

Epson and "Earth Hour"

Responding to WWF's call to practice the concept of green development with practical actions

The "Earth Hour" was launched by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in 2007, calling on people to voluntarily turn off the lights for one hour at the end of March each year to jointly protect our planet. Today, "Earth Hour" has become the world's largest environmental protection activity for all, inspiring people in more than 190 countries and regions to take action to protect our common homeland. The "hour bank" of "Earth Hour" is an online counter for people to take positive actions to protect the earth. In 2023, the "hour bank" has accumulated more than 410000 hours.

As a supporter of the event, Epson actively participated in the "Earth Hour" in 2024, and encouraged people to take energy-saving actions within their power on the global "hour bank": (1) use energy-saving products; (2) Set the equipment to "energy-saving mode"; (3) Turn off the light and choose natural light as far as possible; (4) Please take good care of your household appliances. The website of Epson Global Sales Co., Ltd. joined in the promotion of the event, using more than 26 languages, and helped raise people's awareness of energy conservation actions in many countries and regions.

In addition to this year's "Earth Hour" activity, Epson has always appealed to the society to join the environmental protection action with practical actions. Last year, Epson launched the activity of "Joining Epson Energy Saving Action" on social media, calling on Epson's fans and users to participate in energy saving action together, so as to contribute to reducing environmental impact. At the same time, Epson China's employees also responded positively and took some actions, such as actively learning environmental protection related knowledge, increasing the temperature of air conditioning and refrigeration, and using more low-carbon and environmentally friendly public transportation for travel. Epson believes in "small action, big change". Although individual strength is limited, collective strength is unlimited.

#Join Epson Energy Conservation Action

Kongfan Ogawa, president of Seiko Epson, said: "Epson is honored to be the first global partner of" Earth Hour ". Since its inception, Epson has been firmly practicing the concept of coexistence with society, and has continued to carry out actions to protect the natural environment. In fulfilling the mission of the company, we also believe that everyone's efforts are crucial. If enough people participate, even small actions can bring great changes. This partnership will help us to increase our understanding of environmental activities and encourage more people to take action. "

On February 22, Epson and "Earth Hour" held an official announcement ceremony in Japan

Environmental protection is the business philosophy that Epson has always adhered to. At present, the production base of Epson China has achieved 100% use of renewable energy * 2 since January 1, 2023. Epson adheres to the strategy of "science and technology+localization+environmental protection". The green printing strategy and cold printing technology launched in the Chinese market continue to provide Chinese users with products and services that can reduce environmental load, such as Epson ink warehouse ® The outer packing box of the printer uses 80% renewable materials, which will greatly reduce the load of discarded packaging on the environment; Also for ink chamber type ® The product also launched an official refurbishment campaign, greatly reducing the negative impact on the environment. In terms of corporate social responsibility, Epson launched a special plan for college students to protect biodiversity, and cooperated with the School of Fashion Arts and Engineering of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology to produce high-quality customized clothing with more environmentally friendly digital printing technology, making contributions to the construction of a circular economy.

Epson, as a world leading technology company, has been committed to making contributions to environmental sustainable development through innovative technology. Participation in the "Earth Hour" is a continuation of Epson's commitment to this. Epson will continue to make efforts to enrich people and the earth through "saving, small and refined".

At 8:30 p.m. on March 23, please work with Epson to dedicate an hour to energy conservation on the earth, and bring about great changes with small actions!

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