Community Symbiosis Activities

On March 25, 2022, courtesy of the Prostheses Foundation of HRH the Princess Mother and the Pollution Control Department and in cooperation with Bangkok Can Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (BCM), we donated beverage aluminum cans to the foundation to raise employee awareness about recycling and sorting of waste.
Aluminum cans donated: 75.55 kg.

On December 20, 2021, 125 employees of Toshiba Electronics Taiwan Corporation participated in a charity bazaar by bringing items for the bazaar. This effort raised NT$16,800, which was donated to the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families.

To recycle resources, old clothes were collected for employees and donated to those in need.
(Implemented in November 2021, number of participants: 15)

To recycle resources, old books were collected from employees and donated to those in need.
(Implemented in October 2021, number of participants: 12)

Activities were conducted to distribute eco-bags to passersby to promote their use.

In August 2021, an eco video contest was held to raise greening awareness among elementary, middle, and high school students in Biñan and Calamba. 38 students from 20 schools participated in this contest, in which they were asked to create a video on the theme "Sustainability is in your hands," and 27 videos were submitted. Awards were presented to the best entries.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, a non-face-to-face decarbonization campaign was conducted for all employees, including the president. Each of the 39 participants was required to walk at least 70,000 steps during the two-week campaign period, with the goal of not only improving their health, but also reducing their excessive use of cars and elevators. As a result, 3,854,713 steps were taken. This figure far exceeded the 39 employees' target of 2,730,000 steps, contributing to a reduction of approximately 651 kg of CO2 emissions (in-house calculation).　

Overview
-Period: March 13 (Sun.) to 26 (Sat.), two weeks
-Goal: To achieve at least 70,000 steps per person during the period (5,000 steps/person/day)
*1 step = Approx. 0.000169 kg carbon reduction
40 people (expected number of participants) x 70,000 steps = 2,800,000 steps → Approx. 473.2 kg carbon reduction result

Results
-Participants: 39
-Toshiba Electronics Korea Corporation: 3,854,713 steps achieved → 3,854,713 steps x 0.000169 kg = 651 kg (in-house calculation)

In response to the shortage of medical suits worn by medical professionals due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both companies participated in a program to recycle plastic bottles collected from employees' homes and premises into PPE medical suits through a local recycling organization. At Toshiba Semiconductor Thailand Co., Ltd., 8,731 plastic bottles were collected and recycled into 485 sets of medical suits.

We invited our employees and their families to write illustrated postcards about the 5Rs (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle) in order to raise awareness of the 5Rs among our employees. Entries were posted on Japan Semiconductor's external homepage.
Total number of entries: 123

Tulip bulbs (approx. 2,000) were provided to local community associations and nearby elementary schools. As visiting classes were cancelled and joint activities with the community were restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we exchanged information on the school's thinking and the activities of the community association through tulip bulbs.

With the aim of raising awareness of sorting waste, participants listened to a remote broadcast of how waste is managed and processed at the recycling center, the state of sorting, and the voices of recycling center workers.
Number of participants: 105 (including other sites)

We published a monthly environmental newsletter, "Ecoji News," at all Japan Semiconductor workplaces and resident companies, etc., to disseminate information on the status of environmental activities and the environment, and to raise employee awareness of environmental issues.

We separated and collected empty cans, cigarettes, and other waste, focusing on the parking lots and commuting routes used by employees to improve our connection with the local community.

We participated in the "community development full of flowers" organized by Asahikawa City. Ten people participated in this activity and maintained flower beds on the city street in front of the plant.

A total of 55 employees (including family members) took part in a cleanup of Shinmaiko Beach in Tatsuno City.