Social Contribution Activities
Toshiba Tec Group stipulates “community relations” in its Standards of Conduct. We conduct a variety of community-rooted activities, pivoting on “next generation development,” “social welfare,” and “environmental protection” with the aim of creating a better society based on a profound understanding of the history, culture and customs of each country or region in which we operate as a member of the global community.
Standards of Conduct
19. Community Relations
- Toshiba Tec Group Corporate Policy
Toshiba Tec Group Companies shall:
- contribute to and cooperate with all local communities in which Toshiba Tec Group operates in order to perform its duties as a member of these communities and engage and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders such as NPOs/NGOs, administrative organizations, and international bodies;
- support directors and employees in undertaking voluntary activities and give full consideration to each individual's desire to exercise his or her civil rights;
- make appropriate donations in each country and region where Toshiba Tec Group operates, after considering the contribution to each community, and reasons for and public nature of making donations; and
- try to improve the brand image in all aspects of their relationships with communities.
Toshiba Tec Philanthropy Fund
In 1992, with the aim of contributing to society as a good corporate citizen, we established the Toshiba Tec Philanthropy Fund, which is made up of contributions from employee salaries and bonuses. We annually use this fund to promote local welfare activities, support children who will lead the next generation, and promote environmental conservation. In the event of a large-scale disaster, we make donations for recovery efforts.
In fiscal 2024, as part of our ongoing commitment to support for efforts against wide-area disasters, local contributions, and next-generation development, we donated through corporate matching to (1) the Japanese Red Cross Society’s fundraising, and donated (2) fixtures and equipment, picture books and educational toys, etc. to public facilities, kindergartens, nursery schools, after-school children’s clubs, child-rearing support centers, and other facilities in the areas where our head office, Shizuoka Business Center, and Tohoku, Kanshinetsu, and Chubu branches are located. We also donated to (3) public-service corporations. Toshiba Tec Group donated wheelchairs and walkers to Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which aims to rebuild and restore the city from the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, to support their efforts.
General Gymnasium, Tokyo
Shinagawa Ward,
Tokyo (back dynamometer, grip dynamometer)
at a municipal kindergarten
in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Toshiba Group's Volunteer Days
Building on the aims of the International Volunteer Day set by the United Nations on December 5, Toshiba Group has designated December as its annual Sustainability Month. From fiscal 2014, we annually carry out Toshiba Group’s Volunteer Days activities, with the aim of encouraging all Toshiba Group employees to participate in social contribution activities together globally and each and every employee to unite in contributing to the creation of a better society.
Participants engage in social contribution activities, including clean-up, collection, donation, fundraising, welfare activities, and disaster relief, at each business site. This also gives them an opportunity to turn their attention more to society and increase awareness about social contributions.
Toshiba Tec Kendo Club Coaches Child Kendo Fencers in Shinagawa-ward
Since its establishment in 2010, the Toshiba Tec Kendo Club has been focusing on social contribution activities through kendo (swordsmanship), besides aiming to win the All Japan Corporate Team Kendo Tournament and other various competitions.The Shinagawa Kendo School, which our kendo club engages in as a contribution to the local community, began when our club received an invitation from Ebara B Regional Sports Club in Shinagawa-ward. In fiscal 2024, our club held the third activity event. The number of children who participated in the event in the first year was only 34, but 56 children participated in the fiscal 2024 event, which enjoyed popularity with seats for the event having been filled to capacity in a few days. This school is aimed at letting elementary and junior high school students “have an interest in kendo.” Members of the Toshiba Tec Kendo Club not only coach in basic kendo skills but also contrived to encourage children to enjoy experiencing kendo by adding pop a balloon, which includes an entertainment element as recreation. Many elementary school students who recently began taking kendo lessons participated in the event, and they enjoyed working on a practice session that was different from usual lessons. We received many favorable impressions such as “I have learned the importance of kendo basics. I want to do it again,” and “Popping the balloon was fun.” The event gained appreciative recognition. The Toshiba Tec Kendo Club will continue to actively work on activities such as interactions with people in the community and support for the physical and mental development of the next generation through kendo.
Observation Tour for Employees’ Children
As part of our efforts to improve employee satisfaction and engagement, we used the summer vacation period, when children would be better able to participate, to conduct an observation tour of the head office area for the children of employees. A total of 40 parents and children gathered at the “01sight” showroom, where they had a conversation with the President and enjoyed experiences operating Toshiba Tec products. New employees at the Tokyo branch office who joined Toshiba Tec in fiscal 2024 performed operational tasks, such as hosting the tour, explaining the operation of devices, and serving as attendants in the showroom, to provide an opportunity for parents, children, and employees to enjoy lively interactions.
Support for SDGs Learning
At the request of junior high schools (in Kokubunji City, Tokyo and Nara City, Nara Prefecture) that continue l earning about the SDGs through cooperation with local governments and international bodies, we introduced our SDGs activities and had a discussion with junior high school students. The junior high school students showed a keen interest in the Smart Receipt® electronic receipt service, which is common in everyday life,and expressed a constructive opinion saying that, “What can we do to reduce the amount of paper used?” In addition, we received their amazement and impressions about our initiatives for allowing employees to work in a cheerful way as well as our labor and effort for making products. This gave an encouragement and a great incentive to the employees.
Welfare
Voluntary read-to-children activities
At Shizuoka Business Center, we started donating picture books using the Toshiba Tec Philanthropy Fund in fiscal 2010. Donations have continued since to coincide with the Company’s founding anniversary day every year in partnership with Mishima City and Izunokuni City, presenting kindergartens and nursery schools in the two cities with picture books. In fiscal 2023, we donated picture books to about 60 facilities in both cities, including kindergartens/nursery schools and after-school children’s clubs, bringing the number of such books donated so far to about 6,000. In fiscal 2011, we also began voluntary read-to-children activities after looking for something we can do for local communities and seeking to have children enjoy something with a smile. In fiscal 2024, our employees conducted a total of nine read-to-children activities, bringing the number of such activities conducted since the beginning to 77. Preschool children and principals were delighted in these events and requested us to visit them again. This gave a great encouragement to the employees who served as story readers.
Food Drive
We organize a Food Drive, a program for donating redundant food brought from home, at the head office, Shizuoka Business Center and each business site, donating collected food to neighboring food banks.
Regional volunteer activities
Twice a year, in the vicinity of Osaki Station in Shinagawa-ward, Tokyo, where the head office is located, we conduct a volunteer activity that involves planting flowers in the sidewalk flowerbeds, together with local residents and people from local companies and schools. Toshiba Tec employees’ families also participate in this activity, having fun as they help to create beautiful scenery in the local area.
Blood donation activities
We engage in blood donation activities every year at the head office, regional offices/branches/sales offices, business centers, and overseas subsidiaries, helping those requiring blood transfusion through blood centers in the countries concerned.
