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TOMY

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Toys

Founded in 1924. Acquired US toy manufacturer RC2 (now TOMY International) in 2011.

TOMY Company Ltd   JPN     website         

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
TOMY Company Ltd
Social Workers rights in China
This 2017 investigative report by China Labour Watch reveals labor abuses in four Chinese toy factories. One or more of these factories supply this company. Labor abuses include low wages, excessive overtime, dangerous work environments and humiliating living conditions.
Source: China Labor Watch (2017)
Social Workers rights in China
This 2020 investigative report by China Labour Watch reveals labor abuses a Chinese toy factory that supplies this company. Labor abuses include low wages, excessive overtime, dangerous work environments and humiliating living conditions.
Source: China Labor Watch (2020)
Business Ethics 8/100 S&P Global ESG Score
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 8/100 in the Leisure Equipment & Products and Consumer Electronics category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 7 Feb 2021). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
Source: S&P Global (2021)
Social Workers rights in China
This 2014 report by China Labour Watch investigates four Chinese factories supplying some of the largest toy brand companies in the world, including this one. The report reveals many labour violations in these factories, including long hours, excessive overtime, dangerous working conditions, low wages, and underpaid workers.[Listed under Information due to age of report]
Source: China Labor Watch (2014)
Business Ethics CSR claims
This company has CSR claims on its website under the headings Commitment to Quality Manufacturing, Sound Management and Coexisting with Society and Environment.
Source: company website (2020)

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Company Details

Type Public company
Revenue 1.6 billion USD (2019)
Employees 509 (2019)
Subsidiaries TOMY International Inc 

Toys

Previously RC2 Corporation. Bought Learning Curve Brands in 2003. Acquired by Tomy in 2011.

Contact Details

Address Tokyo, Japan
Website www.takaratomy.co.jp/english/

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