Monitoring Results and Plans

Monitoring Results

Fiscal 2025 Initiatives

  • Conducted self-assessments to evaluate the status of compliance with matters specified in the “Wacoal Group CSR Procurement Guidelines” and provided feedback on the analysis and evaluation results
  • Strengthened monitoring of contract manufacturer sewing factories that accept foreign technical intern trainees
  • Conducted a human rights impact assessment on foreign technical intern trainees in order to gain a better understanding of their actual situation

Monitoring Results (Self-Assessment Results of Contract Manufacturers)

Self-assessments are conducted every two years, with 69 factories subject to assessment for fiscal 2025. Of these 69 factories, 36 have undergone continuous self-assessment since fiscal 2023. Factories with lower levels will be prioritized for on-site inspections, with corrective actions and improvements planned.

Fiscal 2026 Plans

  • Implemented self-assessment sheets for sewing factories, raw material suppliers, and dyeing factories, strengthening monitoring functions through analysis and evaluation feedback, corrective and improvement plans, and follow-up.
  • Conducted on-site audits, primarily at new sewing factories.

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
2024 Nov. Conducted an assessment of rights holders in procurement activities and facilitated dialogue through an independent third-party organization.
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