Toyoda Gosei, a member of the Toyota Group, has donated goods to welfare facilities in the vicinity of its plants, using the reserve fund from the special menu (Heartfull Menu) in the company cafeteria. Since fiscal 2010, the company has been offering the Heartfull Menu in its cafeteria as a social contribution activity in which employees can easily participate. This...
Dow Chemical Japan Ltd. has worked with BirdLife International Tokyo to run an environmental education program focused on the issue of ocean plastic waste. Dow Chemical Japan and BirdLife have been working together since 2019 to provide environmental education programs at primary schools. Conducting face-to-face lessons proved difficult this year due to COVID-19; but despite this, the pair kept on...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.’s (TYO:5101) Yokohama Magokoro Fund, a charity initiative funded by voluntary employee donations, has contributed funding to support ChildFund Japan. As a special nonprofit organization (NPO), ChildFund Japan runs initiatives such as a sponsorship program that sees sponsors exchange letters with children in need while helping to support their growth. To bolster the donation, Yokohama Rubber has...
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) supports the Red Bull Air Race Chiba 2017 as an official sponsor through its Falken brand for the third year in a row. The race is the third of eight races being held as part of Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2017, and will be held in Japan for the third straight year. In...
Dow Chemical Japan Ltd., the Japanese subsidiary of U.S. chemical company The Dow Chemical Co., on Jan. 18 donated four solar-powered LED street lights to the city of Soma in Fukushima Prefecture. Two of the donated lights were installed at Nakamura Dai-ichi Elementary School and two were installed at Nakamura Dai-ni Elementary School in Soma. Peter Jennings, president of Dow...
