Contributions to Local Communities
Indonesia Factory Receives Commendation from Customs Office BECIK* Awards 2023 Winner
The Customs Office in charge of Bekasi Regency, where the Indonesia Factory is located, awarded the factory “the Best Investment Company” in FY2023. The factory received the award in recognition of its compliance with various laws and regulations and its continued production activities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting local employment without layoffs and contributing to the continuation of exports, which is the national policy. In addition, the factory was also recognized for its efforts to enhance its in-house clinic, its support for employees during home isolation (including the provision of medical gas cylinders and medicine), and its support for employees who could not be quarantined at home (such as providing accommodation arrangements).
BECIK Awards 2023 certificate and award ceremony
Contributing to Local Communities through Sponsorship of Sporting Events
We sponsored the BONDS CUP 3x3 BASKETBALL IN SHINAGAWA. This tournament held by the Fukushima Firebonds, a professional basketball team established after the Great East Japan Earthquake, with the aim of contributing to regional revitalization and children's education through sports. Employees at the Shirakawa Factory had voiced their desire for us to aim to be a company that contributes to and supports society through sports, and we responded by sponsoring this tournament.
We sponsored the tournament, which was held at Cominess in Shirakawa City on May 26, 2024
FY2023 International Exchange Event Participation Together with Overseas Trainees
In FY2023, we once again participated in an international exchange event regularly hosted by the Fukushima International Association for the purpose of community interaction and to support foreign residents in Fukushima Prefecture. This event allows participants to experience Japanese culture with foreigners while learning how to speak in simple Japanese that foreigners can easily understand. A total of 17 trainees from the Indonesia Factory participated along with local employees.
Our employees and overseas trainees participated in miso making, miso cooking, and yukata dressing activities
Other Activities in FY2023
- Project to Plant Ten Thousand Cherry Blossom Trees in April 2023 (11 participants).
- Walking and cleanup while viewing cherry blossoms activity on the 11th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake in April 2023 (8 participants).
- Continued to engage in local cleanup activities as a way to contribute to the communities where our offices and factories are located. Number of cleanup activities in 2023: Iwaki Factory—3, Shirakawa Factory—7, Tokyo Office—25, Osaka Office—3, Izumi Factory—3.
- Continued to donate plastic bottle caps and pull tabs collected at all domestic locations, started in 2022. Proceeds are donated to the Japan Committee, Vaccines for the World’s Children through a related organization. In 2023, we provided 11.2 kg (vaccines for approx. 6 persons) collected at the Izumi Factory.
- Continued to collect empty contact lens cases.