A company’s management philosophy is the answer to why it exists and for what purpose. For the Wacoal Group, CSR is nothing other than putting Wacoal Management Philosophy, which comprises Mission, Vision and Values, into action.
As stated in our corporate vision, we are committed to management based on the philosophy of mutual trust. This philosophy is part of the legacy of our founder, who placed absolute trust in employees, which led to a relationship of mutual trust between the company and its employees.
This spirit of our founder has been inherited and cherished as our unbroken tradition, and today we value mutual trust in a broad range of relationships with society, including relationships with customers, business partners, local communities and shareholders. We believe that only by gaining trust from society through meeting its demands and expectations—in other words, only by establishing a relationship of mutual trust with society—can we continue to manage our business successfully.
This way of thinking is nothing less than the essence of CSR. In that sense, it can be said that Wacoal has always conducted CSR-oriented business activities since its founding.
Companies obtain from society a variety of resources necessary for their business activities—land, energy, human resources, and raw materials. These resources exist not in the market, but in society. If a company is not trusted by society, then it will be hard to obtain the necessary resources.
As in the past, instead of focusing solely on the market, we will conduct business activities by taking into consideration our contribution to society, in which the market exists.
Building a relationship of mutual trust with society is the ultimate goal of Wacoal’s corporate social responsibility activities.
The ability to use all five senses, a rich imagination, a flexible mind, the ability to empathize… these are characteristic traits of women. The society of the 21st century is opening ever-greater opportunities for women to exercise their talents.
Ever since its founding, Wacoal has always been striving to help women express their beauty, look more beautiful and attractive, and realize their wish to stay beautiful.
With even greater respect for the feelings and sensibility of women, we will continue our relentless pursuit of the essence of female beauty, and our own unique design philosophy and corporate culture.
The value of Wacoal’s existence lies in our commitment to being empathetic to women. We will seek to be the very symbol of a company that empathizes and resonates with women.
In the future we will endeavor to build stronger ties with our female customers, female employees, women in society in general, and indeed, women throughout the world. With a strong commitment and sense of responsibility, we will go all-out in our efforts to become a “company empathetic to women.”
