Environment and Accessibility

Aiming to achieve a zero environmental footprint

Inspired by the beauty of the world, we are doing our part to help preserve the Earth while still offering superior sound quality and listening experience. With a goal of achieving a zero environmental footprint across the entire Sony Group by the year 2050, we are accelerating numerous initiatives for the environment.
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Environment in mind

IER-M500 is allocated 35% circular material01 in the plastics used for the product, contributing to the reduction of fossil resource–based virgin plastic. Additionally, no plastics are used in the packaging material.
A green graphic of a suitcase with "1000X series" written on it, next to a pair of headphones. The headphones have a speech bubble coming out of them with a pile of small green circles inside.
Transparent Sony earbudsshown alongside renewable naphtha and bio-based plastic materials