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Social Contribution
Social Contribution Policy
Guided by the Nippon Shokubai Group Mission of "
- Providing affluence and comfort to people and society with our unique technology, " we have adopted a number of social initiatives. These include maintaining clear and open communication with the public as a good corporate citizen that protects the natural environment, works in harmony with local communities and trains the next generation.
- Protecting the Natural
Environment - Working in Harmony with
Local Communities - Training the Next
Generation
Protecting the Natural Environment
With the awareness that all our business activities benefit from the natural environment and impact the natural environment, we are committed to mitigating climate change and protecting the natural environment to preserve biodiversity.
Forest Development Initiatives
Our employees have volunteered to participate in activities to protect and restore the natural environment. These activities are aimed at training individuals to think independently and take action on the environment.
- Contributing to Our Forests and Water Resources
Research on creatures in Akasai River- We have been, for example, undertaking management of the headwater forest in the Akasai Valley where originates the Ibo River that passes by our Himeji Plant. (*)
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Location Akasai Valley, Hara, Haga-cho, Shiso-shi, Hyogo prefecture Activities Forest improvement, river biological surveys, and other activities Start of activity November 2008 (*) In the fiscal year 2020, volunteer activities by employees were not held to prevent infection from spreading of COVID-19 . The persons concerned have conducted the site visit.
- Contributing to the "Yugawara Myriad Leaves Forest"
Yugawara Myriad Leaves Forest- In the headwater forest of upper reaches of the Shinzaki River in Yugawaramachi, we conduct forest improvement and nature observation tours.(*)
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Location Kajiya, Yugawara-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa prefecture Activities Forest improvement, nature observation tours, and other activities Start of activity November 2013 (*) In the fiscal year 2020, volunteer activities by employees were not held to prevent infection from spreading of COVID-19.
- Japan-Indonesia Friendship Forest Development in Bantan Bay and Biodiversity Conservation
Planting saplings- Nippon Shokubai has launched an initiative aimed at restoring mangrove forests in Banten Province in the Republic of Indonesia, where PT. NIPPON SHOKUBAI INDONESIA is located.(*)
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Location Serang, Banten Province, Republic of Indonesia Activities Tree planting Start of activity September 2018 (*) In the fiscal year 2020, volunteer activities by employees were not held to prevent infection from spreading of COVID-19 . The persons concerned have conducted the site visit.
- Japan-China Friendship Forest Development and Global Warming Prevention
Trees firmly rooted and
grown in the desert area- In order to prevent desertification in inland China and regenerate the vast forests that were once there, we have been undertaking tree planting in this area, and observing the growth of the trees.(*)
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Location Ejin Horo Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Activities Afforestation, maintenance, management, and the like Start of activity October 2008 (*) In the fiscal year 2020, the on-site visit was not held to prevent infection from spreading of COVID-19. We have communicated with NPO to confirm the maintenance conditions of the planting area.
Conserving and Popularizing the "Nojigiku" Chrysanthemum
Nojigiku in a conservation garden
In order to rescue, conserve, and popularize the endangered "Nojigiku" chrysanthemum, the Hyogo prefectural flower, we began cultivating it in 1972. We have been distributing seedlings every year since 1974 in cooperation with Hyogo Prefecture. In fiscal 2019, we distributed 25,000 seedings to 316 organizations, including local governments, kindergartens, elementary and junior high schools and community associations.(*)
(*) In the fiscal year 2020, the activities were not held to prevent infection from spreading of COVID-19.
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