Social Contribution Activities
The Fujikura Group's Concept of Social Contribution Activities
Our social contribution activities began in 1919 when Harukichi Nakauchi, a former corporate auditor of the Company, invested his own money to establish "Fujikura Gakuen," an educational facility for people with intellectual disabilities. Since then, we have supported "Fujikura Gakuen" from the viewpoint of both the company and the individual, and as one of the DNA of the Fujikura Group, we have been looking at and practicing the relationship between companies and "society" as the times have changed. Since the establishment of "Fujikura Gakuen", we have been engaged in social contribution activities for about 100 years. We will continue to carefully protect this support for "Fujikura Gakuen" as the starting point for the Fujikura Group's social contribution activities.
Fujikura Group's Basic Policy on Social Contribution
The Fujikura Group CSR Committee has established the "Fujikura Group Basic Social Responsibility Prinsiples" to facilitate activities for employees to actively promote social contribution activities in collaboration 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 people friendly
- (2) Activities to nurture young people who will lead the next generation
- (3) Activities that coexist with the community
- (4) Activities to research and academic promotion
- (5) Activities to protect the environment
History of Fujikura's Social Contribution
From the founding in 1885 to the present, we have nurtured and protected our corporate culture that "we value our customers and live with society." and have inherited it in the hearts of each and every employee until today. The social contribution activities that our predecessors have carried out as individuals and as a company are still alive 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
The Fujikura Group supports the ongoing reconstruction activities of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the people of Fukushima who are suffering from the rumors of the nuclear accident. And even during the course of time the experiences of the Great East Japan Earthquake deeply carved into our hearts. With the determination of "never forget" and "never let it weather", we will continue the "go to Fukushima!" campaign with the intention of preparing for the coming huge earthquake.
- 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 23 to 24 November 2019. Ten employees participated and mowed the abandoned agricultural land.
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- Eat a Product in Fukushima Prefecture and Support
The Fujikura Group visits events such as Fukushima Prefecture's product stores in Tokyo and the Tohoku Reconstruction Products Exhibition to purchase, eat, and support Fukushima's specialty products. |
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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 | 107 person | 618 hours |
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Visiting class | 36 person | 123 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
In 2017, Fujikura established the "Fujikura Scholarship" to support the development of science and engineering human resources who will lead the next generation of the Federal Republic of Myanmar (Myanmar). Since then, we have awarded scholarships to four science and engineering universities in Myanmar. Scholarship awarding ceremonies were carried out inviting scholarship students and their families, university officials, the Embassy of Japan in Myanmar, JICA, and Myanmar government ministries and agencies in Yangon on January 29, 2020 and Mandalay on January 30.
In addition, for the purpose of providing the latest technical information, we held a special lecture on the electric power situation in Myanmar and donated the "Fujikura Technical Review" to each school.
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Cooperation in Local Cinema Festival
Fujikura sponsored the "Koto Cinema Festival" held in Koto wards Furuishiba Cultural Center near the headquarters in 2019 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 event "Furuishiba Children's Summer Festival"
Fujikura participated in the "Furuishiba Children's Summer Festival", a local festival held on July 7, 2019. On the day of the event, 20 parents and children from elementary school attended and talked about the creatures and plants of "Fujikura Kiba Millennium Woods" and the changes in the natural environment that are occurring in the world.
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Experience Potato Digging in Bio-Garden "Fujikura Kiba Millennium Woods"
Fujikura invited about 30 kindergarten children and their parents to "Fujikura Kiba Millennium Woods" to enjoy potato digging. At the same time, we held a simple study session to learn about the role of the biotope and the importance of nature.
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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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Pink Ribbon Campaign
Fujikura carries out the Pink Ribbon Campaign every October at head office and other offices during Pink Ribbon Month.
In this campaign, we hold briefing sessions to deepen as many employees as possible about the importance of life and the importance and awareness of early breast cancer consultation, and raise funds for the Japan Cancer Society.
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Children's Science Tour in Summer Vacation
Fujikura held a Children's Sience Tour of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan & Science Museum at the Fujikura headquarters on August 22.
The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan Tokyo Chapter regularly holds events such as conferences, lectures, experimental work and tours for elementary and junior high school students as community-based activities to promote academics.
This children's tour was held as part of the event, and we held it in support of the desire to help children who will be responsible for the future to resolve their disengagement from science.
The tour explained why global warming and Fujikura are working to protect biodiversity and native species. In addition, the children enjoyed studying by observing the power cables on the utility poles that they usually see casually and taking quizzes.
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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 Gatharia Festival (Music and Outdoor Event)"
- July: Supporting sponsorship by offering a venue for the Bon Odori Festival 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(Rice Cake) making ceremony
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Fujikura Sakura Works Summer Festival
The Fujikura Sakura Works holds a summer festival inviting employees, their families, and local residents every Summer. The weather was nice this year, and we had a great time with many neighbors and the families of our employees at events such as food stalls, talent shows, and fireworks.
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Accepting Internships
The Fujikura Numazu and Suzuka works have accepted internships from neighboring high schools this year as well.
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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 held a "Bring Your Child to Work Day" for the children of its employees during the summer vacation for the purpose of contributing to society, work-life balance, and revitalizing the company.
On the day of the event, seven elementary school children participated in a factory tour and a lunch meeting at the employee cafeteria to tour their parents' workplaces.
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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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Yonezawa Electric Wire Co., Ltd.
- Dispatch of sports instructors to youth
Yonezawa Electric Wire dispatches employees as instructors to elementary school ski schools in the Yonezawa city every year as part of local youth sports support.
Fujikura Automotive Asia Ltd.
- Visited the "Sakuranbo House" Facility for the Learning Disabled
Every year, Fujikura Automotive Asia Ltd. brings empty cans and plastic bottles from their homes and sells them to recyclers to give Christmas presents to residents of the "Sakuranbo house" facility for people with intellectual disabilities.
- Held the "Fujikura Automotive Cup Little League Baseball Tournament"
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Fujikura Automotive Asia holds the "Fujikura Automotive Asia Cup, Youth Baseball Tournament" every year at the baseball stadium in the Hachimanpara Plant for the purpose of supporting sports for local youth. Twenty employees participated this year as referees and tournament management support.
Tohoku Fujikura Ltd.
- Certificated "Akita City Energetic Children's Town Development"
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Tohoku Fujikura has been certified as a "Akita City Energetic Children's Town Development" company. This system raises the spirit of supporting child-rearing in society as a whole, and aims to create a society in which everyone can work in a way that suits their wishes while maintaining a work-life balance. It certifies companies that support work-child-rearing balance and engage in child-rearing-friendly activities.
Fujikura Precision Ltd.
- Public green area "Tsunagu" Park - Hikari-
Fujikura Precision has opened a public green space "Tsunagu" Park -Hikari- on the premises of the employee parking lot that can be used by local residents. We value communication with the local community and aim a company loved by the locals. |
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Fujikura Cube
- Maintenance of flower beds at the bus stop
In response to a request from Sakura City, Fujikura Cube planted begonia in the flowerbed of the bus stop in front of JR Sakura Station.
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Employment support for people with intellectual disabilities
Fujikura Cube holds company tours for those who wish to work from the high school of special schools, local employment and living support centers, their families, and those in charge of the employment support center. We also accept workplace training for those who wish to work.
International Group Companies
AFL Telecommunications LLC.(AFL)
- Employee health promotion activities
AFL in the United States has been awarded the Live Life Blue Award "Blue Shoe" by the Health Insurance Society Blue Cross to recognize employers in South Carolina who are playing an active role in promoting employee health. |
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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 Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.(FAMX)
- Donate to migrant shelters
FAMX in Mexico donated daily necessities such as clothing and tableware to local migrant shelters.
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- Participate in World Food Day
FAMX in Mexico participated in World Food Day on October 16th and donated the food items brought by employees to a regional foundation that supports the eating habits of disadvantaged people. |
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Fujikura Automotive Paraguay S.A.(FAP)
- Volunteer repair of elementary school equipment
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FAP in Paraguay held a "Let's volunteer and support" campaign to renovate local elementary schools. We contributed to local schools by repairing electrical appliances, painting interiors, and decorating.
- Participate in World Earth Day
FAP in Paraguay watched a video of thinking about the global environment with children at a local elementary school on World Earth Day. And, we gave a lecture to children about the importance and responsibility of protecting the global environment, such as recycling of recyclable waste, saving water, and planting trees. Finally, we stamped the children's handprints on recycled paper and displayed them in the classroom.
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Fujikura Automotive Europe, S.A.U.(FAE)
- Participate in Company Run
FAE in Spain participated in a mini-marathon "Company Run" held by the local chamber of commerce for local businesses. The purpose of this event is to improve the health of employees and strengthen teamwork, and the 8km course in Zaragoza will be entered by a team of three people, and all will finish the race. Twenty-one people from FAE participated and all completed the race. |
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Fujikura Automotive Ukline Liviv,LLC(FAUV)
- Consolation to the orphanage
FAUV in Ukraine visits a local orphanage once every two months to give gifts and play with children with disabilities. |
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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)
- Repair of elementary school toilets
FETL of Thailand repaired and painted toilets and hand-washing areas at elementary schools in the city.
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- Participate in Regional Activities on Child's Day
FETL in Thailand participated in Children's Day events and donated toys, sporting goods and stationery. |
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Fujikura Electronics Vietnam Ltd.(FEVL)
- Visited Orphanage
FEVL in Vietnam visited an orphanage, made a donation and played with the children.
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