Basic Concept

Since the early days of its foundation, the Nisshinbo Group has made it its mission to contribute broadly to society based on the basic spirit of corporate public institutions of “contributing to society through business activities.” The Group actively participates in communities to contribute to the regions where it operates, and contributes to the sustainable development of society through its business and social contribution activities.

Promotion System

Under the supervision of the Director and the Chief of the Corporate Strategy Center of Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc., the Nisshinbo Group has established the Group Sustainability Promotion Council, with the Sustainability Development Department of the Company as its secretariat. At the council, group companies share their initiatives for social contribution activities and promote activities that contribute to the sustainable development of society throughout the Group. In the Sustainability Promotion Plan, the Group has set “Expand participation in local contribution activities” as a goal and is promoting it.

Specific Initiatives of The Nisshinbo Group

The Nisshinbo Group has made the development of social contribution activities a key action items in the “Fifth Sustainability Promotion Plan,” and in FY2023, the Group will continue its participation in community contribution activities as the Group did in FY2022.

Specific Activities of the Group Companies

Supporting the Foundation for International Developmental/Relief (FIDR)

NISSHINTOA IWAO INC. supports the activities of the Foundation for International Development/Relief (FIDR).

FIDR is an international cooperative NGO established in 1990. With the mission of childcare, which fosters children into the future, and the promotion of international cooperation by Japanese people and Japanese companies, FIDR provides support for the independence and economic growth of developing countries and emergency assistance in the event of natural disasters at home and abroad. In order to address poverty in developing countries, FIDR is implementing potential solutions in a variety of fields, including health and education. Currently, FIDR is mainly providing health and medical assistance in Cambodia, support for the independence of ethnic minorities in Vietnam, and rural development in Nepal.

Since its establishment in 1990, NISSHINTOA IWAO INC. has provided support funding as a member for more than 30 years. The company also engages in in-house awareness activities and extends its the circle of support.

In FY2022, as part of the company's internal awareness-raising activities, a debriefing session on FIDR activities was held in May. Mr. Okada, the executive director of FIDR, and the heads of local offices in Cambodia, Nepal, and Vietnam reported on their activities, which were viewed live or recorded by 116 of the company's employees. Monthly activity reports are also posted on the company bulletin board.

In FY2023, NISSHINTOA IWAO INC. will continue its activities that will include support to improve the nutrition and health of children in Cambodia.

Donation to the United Nations World Food Programme (UN WFP)

NISSHINTOA IWAO INC., has been continuously donating to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a humanitarian support agency that received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020, since 2007.

In agreement with the WFP intention to fight world famine, the company has become one of the councilors of the United Nations WFP Association, which is the official support window for the United Nations WFP in Japan. In addition to donations from the company and employees, the company participates in the WFP Walk the World (a charity walk aimed at eliminating hunger among children in developing countries) organized by the association and continues to support the Donations Collected at Home activity in which donations are made with unwanted postcards and other items.

In FY2022, Mr. Suzuki, director and secretary general of WFP, gave a lecture on the activities of the WFP in November, which was attended by 116 employees, including the company president. The lecture was very interesting and provided an opportunity to deepen the understanding of the status of world hunger, efforts to achieve the SDGs of zero hunger, and emergency relief activities in Ukraine.

In FY2023, the company will continue its activities of donations and participation in charity events.

©WFP/Anastasiia Honcharuk

Supporting the “Declaration for the Promotion of Children's Hands-on Activities”

Japan Radio Co., Ltd. endorses the “Declaration for the Promotion of Children's Hands-on Activities” promoted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology through its Radio Craft Workshop.

Hands-on activities are expected to play a role in the development of children as the foundation for a rich humanity, the ability to learn and think independently, and other life skills. As an endorser of the Declaration, the company receives information from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) on the promotion of hands-on activities, including points to keep in mind when promoting activities by other organizations and the roles required of instructors.

The purpose of the radio craft workshop is to have participants experience the fun of making things. Before the crafts, the company talks about radio waves. The workshop is conducted in a quiz format with experiments and demonstrations so that children can enjoy participating, and the company hopes that it will spark their interest in science. In addition, young employees lead the workshop from introduction to explanation of assembly, and through trial and error, they are able to provide easy-to-understand explanations.

• Website of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
  Special page for promoting hands-on activities (plenty of hands-on experience)
• Website of Japan Radio Co., Ltd.
  Radio Craft Workshop

Disaster Prevention Initiatives through Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration

Japan Radio Co., Ltd. as a comprehensive disaster prevention supplier rooted in Nagano, exchanged opinions with the governor of Nagano Prefecture and related parties, and in response to expectations for disaster prevention plan proposals, established a cooperative scheme of industry-academia-government collaboration to provide disaster prevention and disaster mitigation infrastructure solutions on the hardware side and "disaster prevention and radio craft workshops” on the software side.

As part of its community and social contribution activities, this workshop supports “learning, exchange, and practice” of the SDGs through local disaster prevention to create a Nagano model of “zero delay in fleeing in the event of flooding” and aims to expand this model to the rest of Japan.

In the face of the recent spate of major disasters, the company has developed disaster awareness programs to provide the general public with the knowledge they need to protect their own and their loved ones' lives, and the company holds visiting classes at elementary schools to spread knowledge and raise awareness of disaster prevention from children to families and communities through “community disaster prevention education.”

The company will continue to provide disaster prevention plans through industry-academia-government collaboration to contribute to society and enhance its corporate brand and value.

Road Beautification Activities around Business Sites

In March 2022, Japan Radio Co., Ltd., Nagano Plant, registered with Nagano Prefecture as an Adopt-System supporter of MHOK, a non-profit organization that conducts road beautification activities around the plant. In addition to providing necessary items for beautification activities and other support, the company cooperates with the beautification of roads around the Nagano Plant by participating in cleanup activities held early in the morning on weekends from spring to fall.

The Adopt-System is a system under which local governments and residents sign an agreement on the division of roles between them to promote continuous beautification activities. Adopt means “to adopt a child,” and the name comes from the fact that residents lovingly care for (clean and beautify) public spaces such as roads as if they were adopted children. The role of the supporter is to assist foster parents who are engaged in road protection activities by providing necessary supplies. In 2022, the company donated brush cutters and trimmers (hedge clippers).

Participated in a Job Introduction Event for Local Junior High and High School Students

NJ Components Co., Ltd. participated in “Yamaguchi Future Work Festa” hosted by Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in October 2022. This was a work experience event for junior high and high school students in Yamaguchi Prefecture to encounter local Yamaguchi companies and jobs, with the aim of making them aware of attractive local companies. Through work experience and online learning, the event is designed for students to think about their future.

The company selected employees in their second year of employment to participate in the online learning project, and created a video introducing the company profile, the process of planning, designing, developing, and transitioning to mass production of electronic components and applied products for which they are responsible, the importance of activities with Netsui: N (enthusiasm), Jonetsu: J (passion), and Chosen: C (challenge), and the company vision.

The created video introduces the engineer's own daily work flow and thoughts about his/her work, and is published on the website to provide learning experiences of various occupations, an activity that promotes contributions to the local community to help students in their future career development.

Participation in a Trash Pickup Event Sponsored by a Non-profit Organization

Five employees of JRC Tokki Co., Ltd. participated in the “Urban Dog Lalaport Toyosu 4th Seaside Garbage Zero Project Comedy Town Cleanup” organized by the NPO’s UMISAKURA (since December 2005, the corporation has been working to make the sea of Enoshima, Kanagawa Prefecture, clean enough for seahorses that once lived there to return! The most fun trash pickup in Japan! The corporation is active under the slogan of enjoyable experience and feeling as its keywords.) on December 3.

The company participated in the t”Dosukoi Beach Clean” (Katase Higashihama Beach, Enoshima) in 2018 and 2019, but not yet in 2020, 2021, and 2022 at the COVID-19 disaster.

Since the company is headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, the company plans to continue to participate in the Enoshima beach cleanups organized by UMISAKURA, especially the Dosukoi Beach Cleanup held in the summer. The company will keep checking UMISAKURA's website and plan to sign up for the event when it is scheduled to be held, inviting participants.

Participation in Fukuoka City Love Earth Cleanup 2022

Every year, Fukuoka City conducts cleanup activities at several locations around the city's beaches by volunteers from citizens and companies. This event was postponed in 2020 and 2021 due to the spread of the COVID-19, but was resumed on June 12, 2022, with 31 participants from Nisshinbo Micro Devices Fukuoka Co., Ltd.

The area cleaned up for this event was Nagatare Seaside Park, located in the neighborhood of the company in Imajuku, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City. Many people from nearby schools, businesses, and citizens participated in the event, united by their desire to preserve the clean sea and sandy beaches of this famous and scenic seashore forever. The number of participants from the company was the highest ever. New employees participated in the event and experienced environmental conservation and community contribution activities. Including other regularly scheduled cleanup activities near the company, the company will continue to provide opportunities for many employees to understand the significance of these activities and raises their awareness of the importance of the environment and other issues through these activities.

Blood Donation Activities at Asahi Plant

Nisshinbo Chemical Inc., Asahi Plant, cooperates with the Japanese Red Cross Society's blood donation program twice a year to help alleviate blood shortages. In FY2022, the program was implemented in March and September. Although the reception time was only one hour in both months, the company able to obtain the cooperation of many employees.

For more than 15 years of cooperation in group blood donation by the company's business plant, the company received a Silver Order of Merit Medal from the Japanese Red Cross Society on October 27, 2022. The company will continue blood donation activities as part of its social contribution activities.

Contribution to Local Communities

PT. Naigai Shirts Indonesia in Indonesia participates in the annual CSR Activity at an industrial park in Indonesia. Activities in FY2022 included construction of a health center in Cikamuning village, provision of two 5,000 m³ water tanks in Cibenda and Cikamuning villages, and construction of a new toilet in Parungmulya Elementary School.

In addition to the above activities, the company also participates in BAAS (Foster Care Program during stunting). Stunting is a disorder of growth and development of children due to chronic malnutrition and repeated infections, and is characterized by height and weight below standards. The stunting of children in Karawang Province, where the company is located, is poor and requires immediate attention. Promoting the treatment and prevention of stunting disorders will build a brighter future for children, and BAAS was convened in July 2022 in an effort to save that child's future. Prevention of developmental disabilities requires cooperation not only from the government, but also from the local community. The company will continue its activities to contribute to the community.

Work-study Program for Local Junior High Schools

Nisshinbo Urban Development Co., Ltd. operates a tennis school and accepts interns from local junior high schools every year for a two-day work-study program. In 2022, the company accepted two interns.

The practical training included guiding school students at the front desk, answering phones, interviewing members of the workplace, and cleaning the changing rooms and parking lot. The participating trainees commented that they had a very meaningful time: ①they understood the importance of communicating with a cheerful smile, ②they learned basic manners and rules in the workplace, and ③they learned the difficulties and joys of practical work, which they could not learn at school.

The company will continue this work-study program in cooperation with the schools.