Social Contribution Activities
The Fujikura Group's Concept of Social Contribution Activities
Our social contribution activities began in 1919 when Harukichi Nakauchi, a former auditor of the Company, established an institution for the mentally disabled, Fujikura Gakuen, with his own funds. Since then, we, both as a company and as individuals, have supported the institution. In the same regard, as times change, we as a company have considered how we should become involved with society and have taken actions accordingly up until the present day. We have contributed to society for over 90 years since Fujikura Gakuen's founding. Recognizing that our support for Fujikura Gakuen is the starting point of our Group's social contribution activities, we are committed to continuing our support of the institution.
Formulation of the Fujikura Group's Basic Policy on Social Contribution
The Fujikura CSR Committee established the "Fujikura Group Basic Social Responsibility Principles" to enable easier, active promotion of social contributions by employees in conjunction with local communities.
Fujikura Group Basic Principles on Social Contribution
In line with its corporate philosophy and in response to the needs and expectations of society, the Fujikura Group will proactively conduct social contribution activities for the creation of a better society where people can lead more fulfilling lives.
- [Major Activity Areas]
- (1) Activities to help people
- (2) Activities to support the growth of youth as next-generation leaders
- (3) Activities to foster harmonization with local communities
- (4) Activities to promote research and learning
- (5) Activities to protect the environment
History of Fujikura's Social Contribution
From the foundation in 1885 to today, we have nurtured and protected the corporate culture that "we value our customers and live with society," and to the heart of each and every employee to this day. The activities of social contribution that people have done as individuals and corporations are still unchanged, and we are breathing as a corporate culture.
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1916 | Kenzo Okada (former managing director) began providing financial support to education as an individual benefactor. |
1919 | Harukichi Nakauchi (younger brother of the founder and former auditor) established Fujikura Gakuen in Oshima. |
1929 | Tomekichi Matsumoto (the first president) donated a building for the new clinic opened by St. Barbana Mission at Kusatsu for people suffering Hansen's disease. |
1935 | Tomekichi Matsumoto (the first president) donated all 530 volumes of Gunsho Ruijyu written by Hokiichi Hanawa for the launch of Ninomiya Bunko (present Tochigi Prefectural Library). |
1936 | Tomekichi Matsumoto (the first president) made a monetary donation to RIKEN to support its research activities. |
1938 | Tomekichi Matsumoto (the first president) donated a meteorological station to Izu Oshima. |
1939 | Tomekichi Matsumoto and Fujikura Group companies established the research foundation named "Fujikura Kenkyusho" (present Fujikura Foundation) to conduct and support R&D. |
1965 | Restarted the education support activity launched before the Second World War via Fujikura Ikueikai. |
2010 | Established the Fujikura-Kiba Millennium Woods for local communities and biodiversity conservation |
Key Activities
Relationship with "Fujikura Gakuen"
Fujikura Gakuen was founded on June 7, 1919 by Harukichi Nakauchi, younger brother of the founder of Fujikura and former auditor of the Company. He donated 230,000 yen (equivalent to about two billion yen today) from his own funds to construct this school for the mentally disabled on land extending over about 132,000 m2 in Izu Oshima. He also donated this land and the facilities necessary for the foundation of the school.
Currently, there are facilities in Izu Oshima and Tama (Hachioji city), about 100 staff members are doing education and welfare on a 24-hour system for about 130 students. Since its founding, the presidents and executive officers have supported the management as directors, and donations from employees have been continued to date as well as company donations. We hope to continue to support "Fujikura Gakuen" as the origin of social contribution activities in the future.
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Founding Bio Garden "Fujikura Kiba Millennium Woods"
In the redevelopment of the headquarters site, the Fujikura Group received a request from the local schools and local residents for planting and attention to biodiversity, and in November 2010, the Fujikura Group announced the pre-space bio Garden "Fujikura Kiba Millennium Woods" founded in the headquarters premises.
"Fujikura Kiba Millennium Woods" contains the wish that together with local residents in Koto area Koto ward "rich nature will continue until the future of one thousand years ahead."
There are 2,200 m² in size, two ponds and streams connecting it, a floating island, a promenade, etc. In order to reproduce the rich forests and forests of Musashino earth hundreds of years ago as living creatures have priority, We stuck to the native species specially.
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Fukushima Reconstruction Support Activities
In the Fujikura Group, we will continue to support the people of Fukushima suffering from the fight against the rebuilding of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the damage caused by the rumors of nuclear accidents, and even during the course of time the experiences of the Great East Japan Great Earthquake deeply carved into our hearts We will continue "campaign" to go to Fukushima! "From the mind that it prepares for a huge earthquake that comes with the determination of "not forgetting "absolutely not weathering."
- Volunteer Activities Supporting Disaster Stricken Areas in Minamisoma
Following last year, the Fujikura Group volunteered for reconstruction assistance in Minami Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, from 26th to 27th October 2018. Twenty employees participated in mowing the grass.
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- Eat a Product in Fukushima Prefecture and Support
In the Fujikura group, we visit events such as stores dealing with products in Fukushima prefecture in Tokyo and Tohoku reconstruction goods exhibitions, purchasing local specialties from Fukushima, eating and supporting them. |
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Support to the Fujikura Foundation
Subsequently the name of the foundation was changed to "Shinsei Shigen Kyokai" in 1946 and the main activity of the foundation was changed to give financial assistance to researchers and engineers. Since then Fujikura has been contributing to society by supporting the activities of this foundation. The foundation became a public interest incorporated association on April 1, 2011 and changed its name from Shinsei Shigen Kyokai to the Fujikura Foundation on November 1, 2012.
Pro Bono Activities
Activity Details | Lecturer | Hours | Dispatch of instructor to university | 15 person | 102 hours |
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Visiting class | 74 person | 92 hours |
Collaboration with NPO / NGO etc.
Our company group supports participation in local communities and the development of local communities and participates in various activities. As one of these activities, we are also collaborating with NPO/NGOs and others. The main NPOs / NGOs are as follows.
- Office Neighborhood Association
- Japan Environment Club
- Nature Leader Koto
- Koto City Cultural and Community Foundation
- Biodiversity Koto
- Ecocap Promotion Association
- Green Purchasing Network (GPN)
- TABLE FOR TWO
- Fairtrade Japan
- Habitat for humanity
- Koto Volunteer Center
- Koto Ward Social Contribution Network (Korabora) and Others
Fujikura's Social Contribution Activities
Participation in TABLE FOR TWO
Fujikura has started selling TFT healthy lunch at the head office cafeteria since January 2014. TFT is a social contribution activity tackled by NPO Table for International, which tries to simultaneously resolve social problems of developing countries suffering from starvation and malnutrition and developed countries suffering from obesity and lifestyle diseases at the same time. When employees purchase TFT healthy lunch, 20 yen per serving will be donated from our company and will be used for school lunch fees for children in developing countries. 20 yen is equivalent to the amount of one serving school meal in developing countries.
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Fujikura Scholarship System award ceremony in Myanmar
To better support the development of Myanmar, Fujikura Group visited universities with engineering programs and relevant government organizations in Myanmar from 2015 onward and surveyed their needs. We then established the Fujikura Scholarship Fund and increased our donations of the Fujikura Technical Review.
In the future, the Fujikura Group will continue to help in every way possible to contribute to the development of Myanmar and achieve growth in the Power & Telecommunication Systems Company in Myanmar.
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Cooperation in Local Cinema Festival
Fujikura sponsored the "Koto Cinema Festival" held in Koto wards Kobuishiwa Cultural Center near the headquarters in 2018 as well. This cinema festival is intended to nurture new culture, and is planned and executed with the combined efforts of citizen groups and local government on the theme "Let's make Fukagawa a movie town." The town lives up to the example of locally born movie director, Yasujiro Ozu. |
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Participation in the Local Community's Furuishiba Children's Festival
Fujikura participated in the local Furuishiba Children's Festival, held on July 8 of 2018, and hosted an event to go see the kingfishers in the "Fujikura Kiba Millennium Woods" bio-garden. 27 elementary students and their parents saw the Millennium Woods' kingfishers.
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Experience Potato Digging in Bio-Garden "Fujikura Kiba Millennium Woods
Our company invited about 30 kindergarten children and their guardians to the Biotope "Fujikura-Kiba Millennium Woods" for a potato digging event. The children were able to learn about the wonder of “living things” as well as the role of the “Millennium Woods” Biotope.
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Annual Blood Donation Activities
As in the previous fiscal year, we cooperated in the blood donation activity conducted by the Japan Red Cross Society with the participation of 86 employees in the Fukagawa district, where the head office is located. |
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Various Events Held in Fukagawa Gatharia
Fujikura is a "Fukagawa Gatharia" that was born as a result of the redevelopment of the former Fukagawa Factory, and held various events and events in Fukagawa Gatharia for many office workers and local communities who work in the vicinity, actively I participated in local community activities.
- May: GW event "Spring Gazza Fes (Music and Outdoor Event)"
- July: Supporting sponsorship by offering a venue for the Bon Odori meeting of local neighborhood association
- October: Halloween
- November: Christmas illumination start
- December: Christmas event (fire and light dance, Santa Claus photo session etc.)
- January: Shishimai, Mochi-making ceremony
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Factory tour at Sakura Millennium Woods and exploration event at "Fujikura Sakura Millennium Woods"
At the Fujikura Sakura Works we invited employees and their families on September 24, 2018, and held Factory tour at Sakura Millennium Woods and exploration event at "Fujikura Sakura Millennium Woods"."Fujikura Sakura Millennium Forest" is a green space in the workplace for the purpose of protecting the natural environment, building employee health, community with neighboring residents, etc. The children were very pleased by touching nature at the workplace where their father and mother are working.
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Senbonhama Coast Cleaning
The Fujikura Numazu Works also cleaned the Numazu city Senbon Beach coast of Fujikura, Meidensha, Ricoh this year and collected plastic products scattered on the coast, wood scraps, bottles and cans. This activity drains the water discharged from each company to the adjacent Shinkanchawa, and from the fact that it flows to the final Senbonohama coast, we conduct clean-up activities jointly by three companies during the environmental month.
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Acceptance of Internship
The Fujikura Suzuka and Numazu Works participates in corporate briefing sessions of neighboring high schools every year. We also accepted internship from local high school.
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Support Work of the Disabled by Purchasing Bread
The Ishioka works provides a place for intellectually challenged students to sell breads made by them at a bread making facility operated by “Heartful Village” which is a local disabled support facility. The bread is sold twice a week during lunch time at the employee cafeteria. |
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Social Contribution Activities at Fujikura Group
Group Companies in Japan
Nishi Nippon Electric Wire & Cable
- Held "Bring Your Child to Work Day" Again This Year
Nishi Nippon Electric Wire & Cable implemented a summer vacation trip to the plant titled "Bring Your Child to Work Day," once again. The event was for children of employees. 18 elementary-school-aged children participated on the day.
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- Participation in Cleaning Around the Plant
Nishi Nippon Electric Wire & Cable registered for the "Keep it Clean Oita Promotion Project" promoted by Oita city, and participate in cleaning around our plant. The plant formed The Nishiden Volunteer Group for the cleaning, and they work to clean during lunch breaks.
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Fujikura Automotive Asia Ltd.
- Visited the "Sakuranbo House" Facility for the Learning Disabled Again This Year
Every year, the employees of Fujikura Automotive Asia use the money from sales of empty cans and plastic bottles to recycling companies to give presents to the residents of the "Sakuranbo House" facility for the learning disabled. This year, 6 employees visited to deliver the presents once again. |
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- Held the "Fujikura Automotive Cup Little League Baseball Tournament"
Fujikura Automotive Asia Ltd. holds the "Fujikura Automotive Cup Little League Baseball Tournament" every year at the baseball field on the Hachimanbara plant grounds with the goal of supporting sports for local boys. |
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Fujikura Cube
- Cooperation with Support for Job Seeking for Mentally Disabled Persons
Field trips are held for job seekers and their families from special needs education senior high schools and from the local job-seeking and lifestyle support center, and for staff of the job-seeking support center. Workplace training for job-seekers is also accepted.
International Group Companies
AFL Telecommunications LLC.(AFL)
- Participation in University Program
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- Joining Tree-planting Activity
Every year, employees of AFL in the USA volunteer to plant trees in local parks and other areas in the north of South Carolina State for TreesUpstate on ReLEAF Day. Last time, more than 30 associates, including AFL volunteers, their friends and families, planted 60 trees in Victor Park. |
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Fujikura America Inc.(FAI)
- Donation to Children in Hospital
FAI in the USA packs different goods including stickers, coloring books, puzzles, drawing paper and boxes of crayons and brings them to children’s hospitals with the hope that the children who fight against disease every day can have even a little more fun.
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- Volunteering at Community Center
The Community Center located near FAI in the USA receives a lot of contributions including household goods and food from companies and residents and thus requires packing to distribute them to low-income people and the homeless. Some of FAI employees volunteer to go to the city’s community center and help with the packing. |
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Fujikura Automotive America LLC.(FAA)
- Joining Toys for Tots Program
FAA in the USA joined Toys for Tots program and contributed toys in two large cardboard boxes and bicycles for disadvantaged children.
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Fujikura Automotive Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.(FAMX)
- Donation of PCs to Elementary School
FAMX in Mexico donated PCs needed to equip classrooms to a local elementary school using money earned by collecting and recycling pet bottles and received a thank you note from the school. |
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- Holding Environmental Event at Elementary School
Some employees of FAMX in Mexico visited an elementary school to jointly hold an event with the children. During the event, the FAMX members played a video of their own making with the intention of raising children’s awareness to ozone-layer depletion, forest preservation, protection of endangered animals and recycling. |
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Fujikura Automotive Paraguay S.A (FAP)
- Shelter a Heart Campaign
FAP in Paraguay has implemented Shelter a Heart campaign. This campaign aims to donate coats, blankets, cookies and other goods to the facilities where children and the elderly live. FAP employees delivered donations from the company and the labor association to 202 children and 43 elderly people. |
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- Traffic Safety Promotion Campaign at Elementary School
- FAP in Paraguay held a traffic safety class at a local elementary school to ensure local children’s safety. The employees explained about traffic lights and learned about road safety together with the children.
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Fujikura Europe Ltd.(FEL)
- Taking Part in Christmas Jumper Day Event
FEL in the UK took part in Christmas Jumper Day event, in which participants wear a sweater with a pattern connected with Christmas, and dispensed charity for local children. |
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Fujikura (China) Co., Ltd.(FCH)
- Visited Fujikura Kibou Elementary School
FCH in China and FHEV (Fujikura Hengtong New Energy Vehicle Research & Development Co., Ltd.), which is also located in China, jointly visited Fujikura Kibou Elementary School and mingled with the children, teachers, and local school district directors. |
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Fujikura Electronics (Thailand) Ltd.(FETL)
- Repairing Playground Equipment
FETL in Thailand has repaired old playground equipment so that local children can play with peace of mind.
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- Participate in Regional Activities on Child's Day
FETL in Thailand participated in events of children's day for employees and organized events for children to enjoy. Also, I donated sports equipment and stationery etc. |
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DDK (THAILAND) Ltd.(DDK-T)
- Elementary school repair
DDK-T in Thailand visited a local elementary school to repair an old school building. The school building was painted to improve the educational environment.
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Fujikura Federal Cables Sdn. Bhd.(FFC)
- Accepting Students to Plant Tour
FFC in Malaysia admits local students to the plant tours as part of the student education program. The company also accepts interns from universities and offers training. |
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Fujikura Electronics Vietnam Ltd.(FEVL)
- Visited Orphanage
Some employees of FEVL in Vietnam visited an orphanage that raises more than 130 children aged 0 to 16 years. The company payed out some portion of funds for social contribution to donate to the facility daily necessities including food and diapers. The employees played with children there all day long, volunteering for different services.
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