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So that as many people as possible may become aware of the Minebea Group's initiatives to preserve the environment, we publicize those initiatives and their results on the Internet and through a variety of means including CSR reports, company brochures, and annual reports. We also actively take part in regional activities and create opportunities to introduce the Minebea Group's environmental initiatives to the public.
Waste Separation Class Provided to Local Children (Thailand)
A waste-separation seminar being conducted at Watthammanawapatthana school
NMB-Minebea Thai provided waste separation seminars to children at Watthammanawapatthana school nearby the company's Bang Pa-in plant. The seminars were attended by 125 elementary school children in grades four through six, and to 99 junior high school students in grades one through three.
The seminars explained about garbage issues in Thailand, the effects of poor waste management, and the benefits of properly disposing of, recycling, and managing waste.
Environment One-click Fund-raising (Fujisawa Plant)
Icon link to Fujisawa City Environment One-click Fund-raising initiative
The Minebea Group's Fujisawa Plant, located in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, collaborates with local government, enterprises, and residents to carry out Fujisawa City Environment One-click Fund-raising, an initiative created in response to current environmental problems, exemplified by global warming.
The goal of this initiative is to raise local residents' environmental awareness, publicize the social contributions of participating enterprises, and enhance environmental education for children—who will become the next generation of adults. The Minebea Group has participated in this initiative since July 2009. Fund-raising takes place simply by clicking the "Donation" icon on the participating enterprise's environmental activity-related web page. For each click received, the participating enterprise contributes five yen on behalf of that person. The funds collected go to provide Fujisawa City schools with teaching materials relating to the environment.
During FY2014, a total of 100,000 yen* for 29,244 clicks was contributed on behalf of visitors clicking the fund-raising icon on the Fujisawa Plant's environment-related web page.
*: The maximum corporate donation for the Fujisawa City Environment One-click Fund-raising project is ¥10,000 monthly and ¥100,000 annually.
Sponsoring a click-to-donate fund raising activity for Fujisawa city.
Local Residents Tour Plant Wastewater Processing and Recycling Facilities (Thailand)
Watthammanawapatthana community residents tour the Bang Pa-in Plant's wastewater treatment facilities
NMB-Minebea Thai's Bang Pa-in Plant welcomed 19 residents from the nearby Watthammanawapatthana community to visit the plant and tour its wastewater treatment and rainwater reuse facilities in order to better understand the plant's wastewater treatment system.
Tour leaders explained the plant's approach to wastewater treatment and water quality conservation. The tour highlighted the "Plant Wastewater Zero System," which has been in place since 2008 to recycle as much of the plant's wastewater internally as possible and emit zero wastewater externally from the plant. The residents gained a better understanding of the system and showed their strong support for it.
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