Social Initiatives
Social Initiatives began communication in 2019, inspired by sparks that drive our team members at Wacom. One of Wacom's challenges is Meaningful Growth, and with the Social Initiatives, we continue to address the question of how Wacom can engage with society. There's no single answer or goal to that question. By valuing each and every thing we've done, and by further exploring the potential of Lifelong Ink, we will continue to accumulate efforts earnestly for the Meaningful Growth.
Community
Wacom strives for collaborative creation with communities—loosely connected groups of people with common goals and interests. One example of this approach is Connected Ink, an annual event that explores new directions in art, human expression, learning, and the technologies that support them.
Supply Chain
Wacom aims to contribute to the development of a sustainable society through its technology, under the “Life-long Ink” vision. Based on this approach, Wacom has established its Quality and Environmental Policy and its Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, and has also formulated the Wacom Supplier Code of Conduct, asking its business partners to comply with it.
Quality and Environmental Policy
For further details, please refer to the URL below.
https://www.wacom.com/en-jp/eco-initiatives
Wacom Suppliers Code of Conduct
Wacom has established the Wacom Supplier Code of Conduct in accordance with the RBA (Responsible Business Alliance) Code of Conduct (Responsible Business Alliance Code of Conduct: Version 8.0) developed and published by the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), and requires its suppliers to comply with this Code. Through this Code, Wacom requests its suppliers, in addition to undertaking voluntary CSR initiatives based on the guidelines set forth herein, to encourage their own supply chains and subcontractors (including companies providing dispatched workers) to support and implement the Code of Conduct.
The Wacom Supplier Code of Conduct includes the following items:
A.LABOR
Suppliers commit to respect the human rights of workers, and to treat them with dignity. This applies to direct and indirect your suppliers, as well as all workers including temporary, migrant, student, contract, direct employees, and any other type of worker.
B. HEALTH and SAFETY
Suppliers recognize that in addition to minimizing the incidence of work-related injuries and illnesses, a safe and healthy working environment enhances the quality of products and services, consistency of production and worker retention and morale. Suppliers also recognize that ongoing worker input and education are essential to identifying and solving health and safety issues in the workplace.
C.ENVIRONMENT
Across all business functions, Suppliers recognize that environmental responsibility is integral to producing world-class products. Suppliers shall identify the environmental impacts and minimize adverse effects on the community, environment, and natural resources, while safeguarding the health and safety of the public.
D.ETHICS
To meet social responsibilities and to achieve success in the marketplace, Suppliers and their agents shall uphold the highest standards of ethics.
E.MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Suppliers shall adopt or establish a management system with a scope that is related to the content of this Code. The management system shall be designed to ensure: (a) compliance with applicable laws, regulations and customer requirements related to the supplier’s operations and products; (b) conformance with this Code; and (c) identification and mitigation of operational risks related to this Code. It shall also facilitate continual improvement.