Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) has held a wheelchair repair workshop at the Iwate Prefectural Miyako Commercial and Technical High School. This comes as part of the company’s broader initiative to support restoration efforts in East Japan following the Great East Japan Earthquake. Toyoda Gosei’s Wheelchair Doctors, a group of company employees acting as volunteers, have been providing this workshop...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has updated the Japanese version of its CSR webpage to add a new annual report, giving insight into the company’s activities for fiscal 2020. The new CSR report begins by presenting Yokohama Rubber’s corporate vision and CSR slogan, and includes a message from company president Masataka Yamaishi about the importance of creating value for all...
Dow Chemical Japan Ltd. this month has launched a year-long program in which the company will work with areas across Japan to carry out clean-up activities, environmental education and the recycling of collected plastic waste. This will be carried out as a joint project alongside TerraCycle Inc., an environmentally and socially oriented venture with the goal of cutting down on...
Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) recently announced that it has gotten on board with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), drafting up a plan for how the company aims to implement these SDGs throughout its group’s business by 2030. The company has also signed the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) to help bring about an inclusive society. Toyo Tires has already...
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently announced that it has obtained the highest rating under the Development Bank of Japan Inc.’s (DBJ) Environmentally Rated Loan Program. The program uses a screening system developed by the DBJ to evaluate companies on their environmental management. Companies with excellent environmental ratings are selected to receive special loan conditions based on their rating. Sumitomo...
Toyoda Gosei (TYO:7282) and its domestic and overseas group companies recently carried out a corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity around the globe, involving approximately 7,000 executives, employees and their family. The event, which has been held every year since 2012, aims to raise awareness toward service to society through group-wide volunteer work catered to local communities. This year’s domestic activities...
