Language selector :Japanese
We develop collaborative partnerships with NPOs and NGOs in a wide range of fields, including the environment, human rights, and corporate citizenship, and engage in proactive dialogues and exchange meetings with them.
Prior to provision of support to and collaboration with NPOs and NGOs, we screen them based on criteria, including the extent of their contribution to resolving social issues, their relevance to Toshiba's priority areas, creativity and pioneer spirit, and relationships with communities.
Depending upon the nature of the work (e.g. related to the environment, corporate citizenship, etc.) or geographical area, respective divisions serve as the contact points for the NPOs and NGOs.
Donations to NPOs and NGOs are made based on the judgment of legal compliance and appropriateness in accordance with the internal rules. The Corporate Citizenship Committee checks the details of the support provided to NPOs and NGOs.
Toshiba Group is promoting a wide range of CSR activities through collaboration with NPOs and NGOs in Japan and overseas, including science education, support in response to disasters and other social contributions and environmental activities.
Case Study: Support for Science Education
In collaboration with the Real Science Education Institute, an NPO, and by capitalizing on Toshiba's technological strengths, Toshiba is contributing to the resolution of a pressing issue in Japan, namely, the growing disinclination to study mathematics and science coupled with a perceived decline in educational aspirations among young people.
Case Study: Home Appliance Disassembly Workshop
In order to help children deepen their understanding about home appliances and other inner workings, in Japan, Toshiba Group has been holding Disassembly Workshops for elementary and junior high school students every year in cooperation with the "Seikatsu-Kobo (living workshop)" of the Setagaya Arts Center since 2005. Toshiba employees participate voluntarily in such workshops as Disassembly Doctors. The children learn about the application of the tools from Disassembly Doctors and disassemble home appliances familiar to them to understand the technology of the inner parts and their recycling.
Case Study: Forest Maintenance at Tokyo Metropolitan Area
Based on the agreement signed with Tokyo Metropolitan Government in November 2008 regarding the preservation of forest in Tama area, Toshiba has been involved in the maintenance of the protection forest (24.5 ha) at Hachioji City.
The three parties, Toshiba, the metropolitan government and an NPO "Mori to Hitono Network" (network between forest and people) hold meetings to develop plans to promote forest maintenance as well as to provide Toshiba employees and local citizens opportunities to experience the importance of nature. "Mori to Hitono Network" formed by mobilizing Toshiba employees (qualified as nature observation leaders), in addition to taking initiatives to maintain the local forests, also act as navigators during nature trails, etc.
Case Study: Forest Neighborhood Association "Morino chonai-kai"
Toshiba Group entered into framework agreement to cooperate on forest maintenance activities with Aomori Prefecture (Japan) in May 2009. Based on this agreement, we aim to maintain the mountain forest and woodland of 10.5 hectares in Shichinohe Town and Misawa City in cooperation with Aomori Prefecture and use them as venues for environmental education of employees.
In addition, we will also use the mechanism of the Forest Neighborhood Association "Morino chonai-kai", as promoted by the environmental NPOs Office Neighborhood Association. We will use the paper in the form of printed materials or copier paper made by paper manufacturing companies using tree thinning in Misawa City.
Case Study: Support for Recovery from Disasters
The funds raised by Group-wide employees in Japan to help victims of the tsunami that struck countries around the Indian Ocean in 2004 were donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society, Peace Winds Japan, JEN and ADRA Japan. The opinions of the employees were collected via a survey in the intranet as to where the funds raised should be allocated.
Toshiba made donations to the Association for Aid and Relief, Japan, and the Bridge Asia Japan for the Myanmar cyclone 2008 relief effort.
Case Study: Used computer donation
In order to support the "informatization" of financially challenged organizations, Toshiba has been donating pre-owned computers to welfare organizations and citizen groups through eparts, a specified nonprofit organization. In fiscal 2008, a total number of 157 computers were donated, which makes an accumulated total of 436.
Case Study: Support for and Collaboration with Human Rights Protection NGOs
Sponsorship of an event concerning child labor (June 206)
In many countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, numerous children work on farms and in factories, without going to school, in order to help their families survive. To support Amnesty International Japan's work devoted to tackling this issue, Toshiba sponsored a series of events in the run-up to the World Day Against Child Labor on June 12, 2006. A symposium whose panelists included Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, a campaigner against child labor from India, and dialogues with junior high school students and high school students were held.
Sponsorship of a pre-release screening of a movie on human rights and social issues for companies' CSR staff (March 2007)
In co-sponsorship with Amnesty International, Toshiba held a pre-release screening of a movie on human rights and social issues in Africa, and a lecture with the aim of enhancing awareness of human rights issues.
In September 2007, a Toshiba employee participated as a panelist in an event “Talk Salon” concerning the theme of the movie, organized by the World Bank and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
To Top