Since 2006, the Group have donated the money to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for the World Refugee Day (June 20), which was established by the United Nations. We have supported world refugees who have been driven out of their homes due to conflict, persecution, and disaster by donating the money to the UNHCR. Since 2012, we have continued to make matching donations in which the company contributes the same amount as donations from employees.

At Shin-Etsu Handotai’s Shirakawa Plant, cleaning activities around the plant are carried out as part of new employee training. New employees collect trash while exchanging greetings with local residents and learn about the importance of coexistence between the company and the local community and the importance of community contribution activities. Similarly, Shin-Etsu Chemical’s Naoetsu Plant holds an annual event at which employees clean up the area around JR Kuroi Station, which they use on a daily basis, as well as the perimeter of the plant, in an effort to beautify the community. Going forward, the Company will continue to carry out such cleaning activities to protect the beauty of the local environment.

Employees of Shin-Etsu Chemical’s Kashima Plant and their families participated in the Hakusaseisyo (white sand and green pine) Restoration Project led by the Kamisu-bisuiren (beautification promotion coordination council of Kamisu City), Ibaraki Prefecture. Participants planted trees on Toyogahama Beach as part of this restoration project that aims to revive pine forests lost to pine weevils and tsunami damage from the Great East Japan Earthquake in order to protect the landscape and mitigate future disasters.

To promote sports and support the healthy growth of children, employees at Shin-Etsu Chemical’s Takefu Plant donate sports equipment to elementary schools in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, and present awards to students who have achieved outstanding results in sports. This initiative is part of Shin-Etsu Chemical’s Youth Sports Promotion Fund Project, which was established in 1986 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Shin-Etsu Chemical’s founding. Going forward, the Company will continue to support children’s dreams and achievements.

Shin-Etsu Chemical’s Shirakawa Plant and Naoetsu Electronics conduct traffic safety activities in conjunction with local traffic safety campaigns. Employees stand at roads and intersections around the plant and remind people commuting to work and school to be safe on the road. Drivers are also urged to slow down and keep an eye out for pedestrians who may unexpectedly cross the road. We will continue to aim to prevent traffic accidents in local communities and at the same time raise the awareness of traffic safety among our employees.

The Shin-Etsu Chemical Naoetsu Plant holds a summer school for 4th to 6th graders at local elementary schools, with employees in their first year at the Company serving as teachers. This initiative has been held continuously since 1975 for the purpose of regional exchange and contribution to the local community. In addition to helping children with their summer homework, the summer school helps promote better communication with the children through recreational activities. Teaching children is also a good experience for the employees, since it allows them to figure out what the students do not understand and think of how to explain it more clearly.

Shin-Etsu Magnetics Philippines, Inc. participated in Brigada Eskwela 2024 at Ganado Elementary School. The Brigada Eskwela program brings together students, parents, teachers, alumni, neighborhood businesses, civic associations, non-government organizations (NGOs), and others to clean and repair public elementary and secondary school classrooms as part of Local School Maintenance Week, which is compulsory at all schools across the Philippines. The initiative not only ensures that students are motivated to learn in a pleasant school environment, but also contributes to the development of the spirit of bayanihan (communal togetherness), a fundamental tenet of Filipino culture.

SE Tylose participated in the “Rhine Cleanup” initiative, which focuses on cleaning the River Rhine, and collected over 750 kilograms of waste along approximately two kilometers of the Rhine riverbank. The River Rhine is not only an important waterway for trade, but also a source of drinking water and is used by hydroelectric power plants to generate energy, and the habitat for marine life. Since the production site of the company is located in the immediate vicinity of the Rhine, we understand the importance of taking responsibility for our environment and neighboring communities. The company plans to continue this initiative in the future.