Wacoal
Lingerie and other apparel
Japan's biggest lingerie company. Acquired Eveden in 2012.

Overall

Owned JPN
Rating B-
About the Ratings
Wacoal Holdings Corp
JPN

Company Assessment

(Last updated Apr 2025)
Wacoal Holdings Corp
Praise
CDP Climate Change score of B
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change score of B.
Source: CDP (2023)
Information
Sustainable Apparel Coalition member
This company is a member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, a multi-stakeholder initiative launched in March 2011 by a group of global apparel and footwear companies and non-profit organizations (representing nearly one third of the global market share for apparel and footwear). The Coalition's goals are to reduce the apparel industry's environmental and social impact, and to develop a universal index to measure environmental and social performance of apparel products.
CSR claims
This company has an extensive corporate social responsibility section on its website.
Medium ESG Risk
Sustainalytics, a top ESG research firm, evaluates environmental, social, and governance risks for over 16,000 companies. Its ESG Risk Rating reflects how much risk a company faces in its industry and how well it manages those risks. The final score includes both unmanaged and unmanageable risks, and companies are rated on a scale from negligible (0-10) to severe (40+). This company received an ESG Risk Rating of 20.7, placing it in the "medium risk" category (retrieved April 2025).
> About the Icons

Company Details

Type:
Public company
Founded:
1949
Employees:
660
Subsidiaries:
Wacoal EMEA Ltd
Lingerie and swimwear
Founded as Eveden in 1920, today they have sales in 50 countries. Six brands designed and produced - Fantasie, Freya, Freya Active, Goddess, Eloni, Fauve. Sold to Japan's biggest lingerie company Wacoal in 2012.

Contact Details

Address:
Kyoto, Japan
Website:
www.wacoalholdings.jp/en/

Products / Brands

Wacoal Europe
Elomi Swimwear
Elomi Intimate Apparel
Fantasie Intimate Apparel
Fantasie Swimwear
Freya Intimate Apparel
Freya Swimwear
Wacoal Intimate Apparel