2011
(Posted Sept. 2011)
Participation in the Thai government's CSR-DIW social responsibility promotion project
Minebea Thailand's commitment to "manufacturing with sincerity" and its efforts to date are today known by the term CSR. To organize our efforts to date under a CSR management structure, we participate in CSR-DIW, the social responsibility project sponsored by Thailand's Ministry of Industry (see column). The Bang Pa-in Plant participated in CSR-DIW in FY2009, followed by the Lop Buri Plant in FY2010. FY2011 participation is planned for the Ayutthaya and Rojana Plants.
Regarding participation in CSR-DIW, Vutichai notes, "Through international standards certification in such fields as the environment, safety, and labor practices, we have demonstrated that we are conducting our business with integrity, and we have strengthened our efforts in line with those standards. In conjunction with our participation in CSR-DIW, we established a CSR Committee and a Plan-Do- Check-Action approach to CSR management, and with the establishment of this structure I think we will be able to do more than before." In 2009, Minebea Thailand was recognized by Thailand's Ministry of Industry for its efforts to date.
In Japan as well, we have reorganized our accumulated social responsibility initiatives carried out on the basis of the Five Principles from a CSR perspective, and are promoting further systematization. An overall Group CSR management structure is gradually developing.
According to Vutichai, "To further promote CSR in Thailand going forward, I hope to deepen our collaboration in the field of CSR with the Japan headquarters and other facilities in the Group. I also hope to extend our CSR approach in Thailand to the Cambodia Plant, scheduled for completion in December 2011." Further systematizing CSR in the Group as a whole, and promoting CSR activities, will support "manufacturing with sincerity."
Column "CSR-DIW"
A project to promote social responsibility on the part of manufacturing enterprises. To improve international competitiveness, Thailand's Ministry of Industry began promoting CSR initiatives on the part of domestic enterprises from FY2008. Founded on the view that "companies should repay the local communities and regions in which they operate by sharing the benefits of the opportunities and good will they have received," the project calls for CSR initiatives in line with the seven core themes set forth in the ISO26000* standard: organizational governance, human rights, labor practices, the environment, fair operating practices, consumer issues, and community involvement and development. Qualification and/or continued participation in CSR-DIW is determined based on annual auditing.
*ISO26000: a comprehensive, detailed set of social responsibility guidelines for all types of organizations, developed by the International Standards Organization to realize sustainable development
