Social Initiatives
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Social Initiatives
By working with local communities and partnering with a variety of organizations, the Company is actively engaged in social contribution initiatives.Through these initiatives, we aim to communicate our mission and appeal to a wider audience.
Example Initiatives
Receiving interns
We are committed to activities that raise awareness and appreciation of our manufacturing expertise by accepting interns from local technical high schools and providing them with handson experience at manufacturing sites. This internship system serves as an effective means of recruiting outstanding technical staff on a consistent basis as some students from these schools apply for positions at the Company.
Yokohama Plant internships for people with disabilities
The Yokohama Plant provides internships for students of local special-needs schools as another initiative for promoting the employment of disabled people.
Certification under the Shiga Businesses Supporting Facilities for People with Disabilities program
The Shiga-Ryuo Plant's support for the employment of people with disabilities includes outsourcing site landscaping and other work to an agency that employs disabled people. This and other contributions were recognized in 2023 with the plant's certification under the Shiga Businesses Supporting Facilities for People with Disabilities program.
Factory tours
We conduct "factory tours" that enable the public to gain a deeper understanding about the business operations of the Company. During these tours , we inform the participants of our products as well as our actions for environmental protection.
Participation in university endowment courses and hands-on courses
We conduct lectures leveraging the know-how fostered through operations and our business activities in on-site training courses held by educational institutions including universities.
Through our business activities, we continue initiatives that help visitors deepen their understanding of the history of railways and environmental issues.
Conducting cleanup activities
「As part of our "initiative in valuing people and communities," employees at the Yokohama Plant and the Shiga-Ryuo Plant conduct community cleanup activities.
The Shiga-Ryuo Plant also expressed its endorsement of Shiga Prefecture's Mother Lake Goals (MLGs) and carriesoutriver cleanup operations near Lake Biwa in cooperation with local communities.
Donation to Yokohama Kyodo no Mori Fund
Our Yokohama Plant cooperates in small woodlands conservation activities led mainly by the city of Yokohama by donating part of the proceeds from its vending machines to the Yokohama Kyodo no Mori Fund.
Donations to Omi Victim Support Center
As part of its activities for giving back to the community, our Shiga-Ryuo Plant donates a portion of the proceeds from charitypurpose vending machines to the Omi Victim Support Center.