Protection of the global environment

Protection of the global environment

Grounded in the values of harmony with nature, we are conducting activities that lead to environmental protection globally.

　

Forest Building Activities "IBIDEN's Forest"

In fiscal year 2008, we embarked on a forest building initiative as part of our global environmental protection activities. This activity takes place chiefly in Higashi-Yokoyama, the place where IBIDEN was founded, and where the Company operates its initial hydroelectric power generation business.

〈Periods of agreements and areas of forests〉

FY 2008 - FY 2017: 41.0 ha （incl. town forests and private forests）
FY 2018 - FY 2028: 7.5 ha （incl. town forests, private forests, and company-owned forests）

　

We plant trees, thin the forests and conduct improvement cutting in the district, together with the local public, employees and their family members, we continue to carry out sustainability activities aimed at maintaining harmony with nature. In collaboration with the local authorities and its residents, we undertake projects ranging from nature walks to community exchange using the forests and local cultures. We held planting activities 45 times over a 12-year period through fiscal year 2019, with the participation of more than 3,900 people in all, and planted a total of more than 1,300 trees. We will continue to work to build forests loved by communities while widening the circle of participants.

Tree-planting

Mowing undergrowth

Woodwork experience

Forest observation
(In cooperation with the Gifu Academy of Forest Science and Culture)

Tree planting activities at a plant

Aiming to create an environment for sustainable development, IBIDEN Electronics (Beijing) Co., Ltd. has continued to conduct a tree planting activity in its plant since fiscal year 2016. In fiscal year 2019, approximately 400 employees and their family members actively participated in the activity and planted 1200 trees.

Tree planting of IBIDEN Electronics (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

Local Cleanup Activities

Since 1992, the IBIDEN Group's domestic companies have actively conducted community cleanup and beautification activities in the areas around each workplace. Since fiscal year 2010, our employees have provided flower bed maintenance and conducted cleanup activities around the Ogaki Central Plant in cooperation with the local communities on IBIDEN's Kasanui ikoi-no-komichi walkway (for which we received the METI Minister's Award for the FY2012 Factory Greening Award Program), which is accessible to children as a school road. In addition, the Group's alumni and employees actively organize and conduct local cleanup activities in cooperation with municipal governments. Our overseas Group companies, as part of their unique activities, also develop activities to clean nearby rivers and forests.

Cleanup Activities of Ogaki Central Plant's Kasanui ikoi-no-komichi walkway

Cleanup Activities of IBIDEN Graphite Korea Co., Ltd.

Organic Farming Training Session

IBIDEN Philippines, Inc. held a training session on organic farming that can be started at home in cooperation with the City's Agriculture Bureau, aiming to improve environmental quality and ensure sustainable food supply through organic farming. A total of 64 employees participated in this activity.

Organic Farming Training Session of IBIDEN Philippines, Inc.