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In the Toshiba Corporation Power Systems Company, each product operation and affiliated company are implementing Corporate Citizenship Activities as a member of their communities.
Toshiba concluded an agreement with Miyagi prefecture regarding forest improvement, and Tohoku branch implemented tree planting of 700 trees in part (20.49ha) of the prefectural forest in Ohira village of Miyagi prefecture on November 6th, 2010.
From the Power Systems Company, 28 employees and their families (12 people from Power systems department of Tohoku and 16 people from affiliated companies) participated in this activity. It was the first experience for most people, and we received comment from people such as "We felt fulfilled by making a small contribution to the mitigation of climate change."
We will make all kinds of effort to implement various activities by planning forest improvement activities such as tree thinning and pruning hook, forest observation and mushroom cultivation, etc. for the year up ahead.
Work together
Group photo
On October 23rd, 2010, we implemented "Toshiba Forest (Isehara) Second tree planting experience" in Isehara city forest. 71 employees and their families of Keihin Product Operations experienced tree planting, under the instruction of forestry cooperative, with 1,890 trees such as Japanese cypress and quercus serrata thumb that emit lower amounts of pollen.
Toshiba currently is putting effort into forest improvement for approximately 150ha of Oyama mountain base in Isehara city as the first "Forest Restoration Partner" of Kanagawa prefecture.
We received comment from people such as "There is no such great nature around us and we had a great experience." And people enjoyed the event in closeness to nature.
Parent and child experiencing tree planting
Group photo
Keihin Product Operations is supporting Kanagawa prefecture declaration regarding reduction of plastic shopping bag consumption since fiscal year 2009. Posters to enlighten the reduction of plastic bag consumption are posted in operations premises to increase employees' awareness. Please click on the link to see the effort into reduction of plastic bag consumption made by Kanagawa prefecture.
Inside of company store
Shinta (Character name)
Keihin Product Operations is, for the purpose of fostering personnel who has motivation and practical ability to implement environment protection and to solve environmental concerns, supporting Kanagawa prefecture by accepting trainees of "Environmental internship training" since fiscal year 2009. In 2010, three students were accepted, and they enriched their understanding regarding environmental activities of Keihin product operations and experienced internal audit under ISO14001 standard. We received positive remarks from these internship trainees such as the following.
Please click on the link to see Kanagawa prefecture environmental internship.
(in Japanese)
Internal audit experience
Snapshot of whole group
We participated in "Environment Month Panel Exhibitions" held by Yokohama city in June 2009, and introduced the effort of Keihin Product Operations into environmental activities.
Exhibitions
Panel of Toshiba Corporation
"Environmental activities of Keihin Product Operations"
(in Japanese / PDF:831KB)
Kanagawa Global Environment Award is an award given by Kanagawa prefecture and the Kanagawa Conference for the Promotion of Global Environmental Preservation to individuals and groups in recognition of distinguished achievement in practical activities for global environmental protection. Keihin Product Operations was evaluated for its development of the product effective to reduce CO2 emissions amount by producing equipments for thermal power, hydroelectric power, nuclear power and new energy and also the active effort into reduction of environmental load from business activities.
Certificate of merit
Award ceremony
Keihin Product Operations was introduced in the Yokohama businesses' environmental activities report for "Eco Porto (Yokohama Environmental activities information web site)" of Environmental Planning Bureau, City of Yokohama (Please see the article on May 22nd, 2008: Eco Porto List of newly arrived contents)
(List of newly arrived contents)
Keihin Product Operations
In October 2007, Keihin Product Operations invited Odawara citizens for the plant tour and demonstrated our approach to 3R in the opportunity of the citizens backstage tour held by Environmental Policy Division, Environmental Department of Odawara city.
Exchange meeting of Odawara city environmental department and Odawara citizens
Keihin Product Operations supports the "Keihin afforestation" project of Yokohama city, and expanded "Umishiba park" in May 2006.
Director of Tsurumi ward and
general manager of Keihin Product Operations
at opening ceremony
Scenery from park
(in Japanese)
3R Promotion Council
The Power Systems Company is actively participating to community cleaning activities held by each branch.
Street cleaning by Hokuriku branch (Toyama city)
