Monitoring Results and Plans

Monitoring Results

Fiscal 2024 Initiatives

  • Verified the status of compliance with matters specified in the “Wacoal Group CSR Procurement Guidelines” via self-assessments
    Conducted self-evaluation for contracted sewing factories that started CSR procurement activities in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2022
  • Expanded the scope of CSR procurement activities for raw material suppliers and dyeing factories
    Conducted self-assessments of major raw material production plants and major dyeing factories for the Wacoal and Wing brands
  • Strengthened monitoring of contract manufacturer sewing factories that accept foreign technical intern trainees
    Conducted a survey specifically on foreign technical intern trainees at all factories that hire them in order to understand their actual situation and consider measures for improvement
  • Reviewed self-assessment sheets
    Reviewed self-assessment sheets, focusing on questions related to technical intern trainees, with the aim of preventing recurrence of problems

Monitoring Results (Self-Assessment Results of Contract Manufacturers)

Held once every two years, the self-assessment was conducted at 108 plants in fiscal 2024.of the 108 plants, 55 have continued to conduct self-assessments since the fiscal 2022.

Fiscal 2025 Plans

  • Monitor the status of compliance with matters specified in the “Wacoal Group CSR Procurement Guidelines” through self-assessments and provide feedback on analyses and assessments
  • Strengthen monitoring of contract manufacturer sewing factories that accept foreign technical intern trainees
    Conduct human rights impact assessment for foreign technical intern trainees to further understand their actual situation
  • Prepare for on-site audits of raw material suppliers and dyeing factories
    Promote monitoring through self-assessment, and consider on-site audit methods (implement audits, external audits, audit items)

History of Wacoal Group CSR procurement activities to date

2017 Jan. A Tokyo-based international human rights NGO raised concerns about the working environment at a contract manufacturer of one of our subsidiaries, Lecien Corp.
Apr. Launch of the CSR Procurement Project
Lead the process of investigating and correcting CSR activities in the procurement process
Oct. Establishment of the Wacoal Group CSR Procurement Guidelines to stipulate common procurement methods for the Group
2018 Feb. Start monitoring via self-assessments carried out by contract manufacturers
Apr. Establish the CSR Procurement Committee to realize more effective CSR procurement
May. Disclose the Wacoal and Wing brand contract manufacturers
Jul. Start surveys on the status of the acceptance of foreign technical intern trainees at domestic contract factories of the Wacoal and Wing brands
Sep. Disclose contract manufacturers of Lecien Corp. and Peach John Co., Ltd.
2019 Aug.
  • Disclose the contract manufacturers of Ai Co., Ltd
  • Update the contract manufacturers for the Wacoal and Wing Brands, Lecien Corp, and Peach John Co., Ltd.
2020 Mar. Revise self-assessment and on-site auditing methods for contract manufacturers
Oct.
  • Disclose the list of contract manufacturers for departments other than Wacoal brand innerwear and retail business headquarters
  • Update the contract manufacturers list for Wacoal and Wing Brand innerwear, Peach John Co., Ltd., Lecien Corp., and Ai Co., Ltd.
2021 Oct. Disclose contract manufacturers list for the first time for Wacoal’s online business, Unenana Cool Corp ., Wacoal America Inc. , Wacoal China Co., Ltd., and Wacoal Europe Ltd.
2022 Jan. Verification of remote audit methods, including the use of overseas certification
Oct.
  • Disclose the contract manufacturers list, expanding the survey scope to include apparel products of overseas subsidiaries and Nanasai Co., Ltd., as well as non-apparel items from Wacoal Corp. and Peach John Co., Ltd.
  • Unpaid wages for 11 foreign technical intern trainees working for a secondary contractor are discovered
Nov. Donations were made through an NPO to help support the lives of the 11 interns
2023 Jan. Conducted on-site pilot audits of raw material production plants and dyeing factories of Group overseas subsidiaries in preparation for expanding the scope of audits in fiscal 2024
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