We have co-sponsored the "Kamiina Wakanomo Exchange Meeting" for young people living in, working in, or being from the Kamiina area of Nagano Prefecture to discuss their lives and work in Kamiina.
This project has been sponsored by the "Kamiina x Youth Connecting Project", which is organized exclusively by young employees of companies, organizations, and government agencies in Kamiina, and our employees have also been involved in the planning and operation of the project.
Through exchanges among young people, we identify issues in the areas where young people are leaving due to higher education or employment, and utilize them for thinking about creating a better community, and share such information with companies and governments to solve problems.
Through this sponsorship, we will cooperate in the creation of a better community in Kamiina.
Participation in Kanda Festival at Kanda Myoujin
Kanda Festival is a festival held at Kanda Myoujin in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, and is considered one of the "Three Great Festivals in Japan."
Since our Tokyo sales office is located in Kanda, we have participated in this ceremony since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year (2023), the Kanda Festival was held for the first time in four years, and the shrine was welcomed by rain of ablution, a symbol of good luck, by which participants were very excited.
We will continue to contribute to the perpetuation of historic festivals as a local company.
Sponsored Football Club "Topstone", an NPO corporation
As a soccer club based in Miyadamura, Nagano Prefecture,
we provide an environment in which all people, regardless of age or gender, can interact through soccer.
Through the sponsorship of Topstone, we will cooperate in the revitalization of sports, mainly in the local community.
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Sponsorship of "WE ACTION DAY in Miyadamura" by AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies
Butterfly Forest to Relax Villagers" cooperated by Miyadamura, Open to the Public
In cooperation with the Miyadamura Village Office of Nagano Prefecture, the forest development of the "Asagimadara no Sato" and the neighboring "Takano Komagatake Garden" was completed, and they have been opened to the public since April 2023.
We plan to use 100% of thinned timber cut from the forest maintenance, for tree name tags, guide plates, or wood chips on walkways.
Please stop by when you come nearby.
Sponsorship of Waffle Camp Home Town in Kamiina
Programming education for female junior high and high school students to eliminate gender disparities in the field of science and engineering
We sponsored the Waffle Camp Home Town in Kamiina.
This was held jointly by the Kamiina Wide Area Union, an administrative federation, and Waffle, an NPO, in which some of our employees also participated
and provided support to create a website.
We will continue to cooperate to eliminate gender disparities in the field of science and engineering.
Commercialization of end material products
By utilizing end materials generated by our plants, milling them at our cooperating plants and then blending them with chips of urethane,
an end material product as a cushion for office chairs has been commercialized.
･ By establishing an upcycling system, we have achieved reduction in the amount of garbage discharged from our plants.
･ Strengthen efforts to reduce environmental impact in cooperation with customers and partner factories.
･ We were registered as a Shinshu Plastics Smart Campaign Cooperation Operator. For information on the Shinshu Plastics Smart Campaign, please refer to this section.
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https://www.shinshu-gomigen.net/plasticmotion/6148.html）
Forest development using Horse Logging
Investment in Green Bonds in Nagano Prefecture
In fiscal 2020, Nagano Prefecture began issuing Green Bonds as an initiative aimed at achieving (mitigating) virtually zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2050 and avoiding or mitigating (adapting) damage caused by natural disasters attributable to climate change.
We intend to contribute to the environmental measures of Nagano Prefecture through the investment in the "Nagano Prefectural Green Bond" this time.
Efforts for Energy Saving and Clean Energy
For the adoption of energy saving and clean energy, we are making "installation of solar panels on the rooftop of a factory (Minamidaira Plant)" and "100% use of renewable energy (Hakodate Plant and Minamidaira Plant)."
Through the 100% use of renewable energy at the Hakodate and Minamidaira Plants, we have reduced CO2 emissions from potential use to virtually zero. Because the annual power consumed by both sites is approximately 940,700kWh, the amount is approximately 382t-CO2 on a CO2 conversion basis. (Fiscal 2021 Results)
Sponsorship of CENTRAL ALPS SKYLINE JAPAN 2023
By sponsoring the trail running tournament at the foot of the Central Alps Mountains, we will continue to address the conservation of the magnificent natural environment.
The "Hawkeyes" inspection system adopted in the fuel-cell vehicle manufacturing processes
Our new "Hawkeyes" inspection system was highly evaluated for its high flexibility and ability to detect defects, and was adopted in the manufacturing process of Toyota Motor Corporation's new "MIRAI", a fuel-cell vehicle. It is the second time for our inspection system to be adopted by them, following the first-generation MIRAI launched in 2014.
Sponsorship of the V League
Through the sponsorship of the V League VC Nagano Tridents, we will cooperate in the vitalization of sporting activities mainly in the local community.
Acceptance of Foreign Technical Intern Trainees
We accept technical interns from Vietnam and other countries.
The "Technical Training Program for Foreigners" was established with the aim of helping Japan to promote the transfer of skills, technologies, and knowledge to developing countries, etc. in order to achieve harmonious development with the international community while fulfilling its role as an advanced country, and to cooperate in developing talented people who will be responsible for economic development in developing countries, etc.
Donations to Foundations for Science Promotion Support
We donate funds to foundations that support academic development with the aim of encouraging R&D and academic research in the field of science and technology and contributing to human resource development.
[Scholarships]
Every year, scholarships are awarded to approximately five university or graduate school students who major in science and technology.
[Research grants]
Every year, we provide grants for five to six research themes in the fields of electrical and electronic engineering, optical-related, image processing-related, mechanical engineering, and information science.
Improvement of environment in mountain villages
In collaboration with the Miyadamura Village Office, we conduct forest surveys and thinning of the Komagatake Garden area, as well as the development of walkways, with the aim of providing a recreational forest for the neighboring residents.
In addition, we rent paddy fields from local farmers, cultivate buckwheat named "Takane Ruby", a registered variety and extract honey (Nihon Mitsubachi) and prevent the fields from becoming abandoned farmland. We sell the honey, and we also use it as a return gift for Miyadamura hometown tax program.
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We are improving the natural environment of mountain villages in Komagane City through the development of "Ruby no Sato - Exterior Garden", which is also used as an outdoor display for our products.
※ "Ruby no Sato - Exterior Garden" won the following awards:
- "Chairman's Award of Japan Greenery Research and Development Center"
at the 35th National Factory Greenery Promotion Conference
- "Director-General's Award of Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry"
at the 38th National Factory Greenery Promotion Conference
- "METI Minister's Award"
at the 41st National Factory Greenery Promotion Conference
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Development of original pressure sensors
We have developed our own pressure sensors and are working to apply them to visualization of quality of sleep and to nursing care monitoring systems. In collaboration with Tokyo Medical and Dental University, we are promoting the application of this technology to weight measurement devices.
Participating in NEDO projects involving solar cells
We also participate as a subcontractor in the NEDO business entitled "Development of Photovoltaic Power Generation Technologies for Mobility Systems (Development of Technologies for Very-high Efficiency PV Modules)" conducted by The University of Tokyo, Sharp, and other organizations.
Tote bags made from scrap materials
Because the canvas for awnings is made-to-order and manufactured in-house, it inevitably generates scraps. Waste materials that were previously subject to disposal are reused as tote bags named "Ruby Bag".
The canvas for awnings also has the advantages of being durable and having water repellent processing.
