Sustainability

Social Contributions

In addition to developing social contribution activities common to the Teijin Group, we also engage in social contribution activities that take advantage of the individuality of each business unit and business site.

The Teijin Group established the Basic Policies for Social Contributions based on its SDGs Approach Policy.

Teijin Group Basic Policies for Social Contributions

Teijin Group System to Promote Social Contribution Activities

Based on its Code of Conduct, the Teijin Group promotes social contribution activities in each business group and business site from the standpoints of science and education, culture, health and sports activities, environmental preservation activities and disaster prevention activities.

In addition, the Sustainability Development and Engagement Department plays a central role in supporting volunteer activities and proposing Groupwide social contribution programs in which employees can easily engage. Through these programs, we are fostering human resources who can participate independently in and promote social contribution activities.

Expenses of Social Contribution Activities in FY2022

Since joining the Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) 1% Club in FY2003, the Teijin Group has been aiming to set aside at least 1% of ordinary income for social contribution costs. Expenses of social contribution activities in FY2022 were approximately 386 million yen, 4.2% of ordinary income.

Expenses of social contribution activities in FY2022

Expenses of social contribution activities in FY2022

Breakdown of expenses of social contribution activities in FY2022

Item Description Amount
(millions of yen)
Monetary Monetary donations and other expenses for social contribution activities 262
Donations of goods Donations of our products and other goods to social welfare organizations 17
Free renting of company facilities Expenses for free renting of company facilities such as gyms and playgrounds 28
Participation/Dispatch of employees Personnel expenses for employees who participated in philanthropic activities during their work hours, such as joining local events as part of their work, and employees who gave lectures at meetings 79
Total   386
  • *Data for all Group companies, based on the Keidanren "Procedures for Implementing FY2018 Survey on Results of Corporate Philanthropic Activities".

Supporting the Development of Local Communities

Science and education

Scholarship system in Japan and China

Since 1953, the Teijin Group has offered the Teijin Kumura Scholarship named after Seita Kumura, a pioneer in the Japanese chemical fiber industry, with the aim of passing on and developing an original R&D spirit and fostering young scientists who will contribute to social development and the creation of new culture (reorganized to the Teijin Scholarship Foundation in 2011). One of the oldest scholarships in Japan established and operated by a private company, it has supported more than 1,700 science and technology students for approximately 70 years.

Establishment of the Nantong Teijin Charitable Scholarship Fund

In April 2014, Nantong Teijin Co., Ltd. established the Nantong Teijin Charitable Scholarship Fund for students enrolled in junior and senior high school and university in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China. Nantong Teijin is the Teijin Group’s manufacturing and sales base for textiles in China. This fund was established with the aim of contributing to the community of Nantong by providing economic assistance to local students; it was the first charitable fund associated with a company name in the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone. In FY2022, we extended support of about the same amount of 18,000 yuan to the Nantong Teijin Charitable Scholarship Fund.

Cosponsor of the All Japan Science Koshien

Aiming to foster human resources for science and technology by integrating industry-government-academia research groups,
the Japan Science and Technology Agency established the Science Koshien in FY2011.

The Teijin Group has cosponsored the Science Koshien for senior high school students since FY2011, and also began sponsoring the newly established Science Koshien Junior for junior high school students from FY2013. The Teijin Award is a special award given to the highest-scoring team among teams that include three or more girls.

The All Japan Science Koshien Junior for junior high school students was held in December 2022, and the All Japan Science Koshien for senior high school students was held in March 2023. At the competition for senior high school students, the representative team from Kanagawa Prefecture won first place, and the representative team from Iwate Prefecture won the Teijin Award. Although the All Japan Science Koshien for senior high school students in 2022 was limited to only a writing competition that was held separately by region due to the pandemic, representative teams from high schools across Japan gathered together for the 2023 competition, participating in all events.

Sports activities

Cosponsor of the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament

A soccer ball made with Cordley® artificial leather

On the basis of its corporate philosophy of "enhancing the quality of life" and growing "in harmony with society," the Teijin Group has cosponsored the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament since 1991 in line with its goal of contributing to society by supporting amateur and youth sports.

Every year we donate soccer balls using Cordley® artificial leather to the participating schools representing each prefecture in Japan.

Supporting youth football in Southeast Asia

Teijin Polyester (Thailand) Limited (TPL) has been an official sponsor of the Japan Dream Football Association (JDFA) since 2012. The JDFA is an organization set up in 2011 by Masao Kiba, former captain of the Gamba Osaka professional soccer team. By conducting football workshops and other activities in Southeast Asian countries, the JDFA aims to inspire children to pursue their dreams for the future, along with spurring the development of soccer in Japan and Asia.

Environment

Cosponsor of the Green Lane environmental diary project

The Teijin Group cosponsors the Green Lane environmental diary project, an environmental education initiative organized by Green Cross Japan for elementary school students in Japan. This project involves children keeping an environment-related diary for 12 weeks, thereby raising their awareness of the importance of the environment.

In FY2022, about 100,000 diaries were distributed to elementary schools and other facilities nationwide. The Teijin Group's initiative "Re: ism," which involved the recycling of materials from used fishing nets, was introduced in these diaries. Continuing on from FY2021, we held a diary contest in FY2022, where 4,120 entries were received from 114 organizations. Although the award ceremony was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, award certificates were sent to the recipients.

Exhibit at EcoPro 2022: Striving for a sustainable society by tackling environmental issues and achieving the SDGs

The Teijin Group exhibited at EcoPro 2022, Japan's largest environmental exhibition, raising environmental issues and presenting information on materials, products, and initiatives for solving problems.

We also showcased the Team Re: ism initiative, in which teams from 11 companies, including Teijin, made efforts to recycle used fishing nets made from polyester.

Fostering Volunteer Personnel

Groupwide activities

Promotion of Volunteer Support Program

In June 2011, we established the Volunteer Support Program. Under this program, the administration committee decides which volunteer activities are to be supported from volunteer activities that Group employees in Japan are engaged in, and partial financial support for the activities is provided via the Teijin Group Social Contribution Fund made up of donations from volunteer employees and directors as well as from companies.

Tokachi Soratabidan Hot Air Balloon Club
(Public Interest Incorporated Association)
Natural Environment Conservation Society
of Osaka

The fund donated operating money to the following eight nonprofit organizations (NPOs) in FY2022:

  • Ronald McDonald House Charities Japan (100,000 yen)
  • Tokachi Soratabidan Hot Air Balloon Club (100,000 yen)
  • Group to Enliven Kushiro with Marimo (100,000 yen)
  • (NPO) Kodomo e no Manazashi (100,000 yen)
  • (NPO) Matsuyama Suicide Prevention Center (100,000 yen)
  • Protecting the Nature of Hino Organization (100,000 yen)
  • Teijin Soccer School (100,000 yen)
  • (Public Interest Incorporated Association) Natural Environment Conservation Society of Osaka (100,000 yen)

Picture book donating activities-Book Dream Project

The Book Dream Project, which started in FY2008, uses money received in exchange for used items provided by Group employees in Japan to buy Japanese picture books and donate them to libraries overseas. Before donations are delivered, volunteer employees affix translated seals to the books so that they can be read in the local language.

In FY2022, we donated 51 picture books to a library, special-needs school, elementary school, and kindergarten in Indonesia. We also donated 51,182 yen of the money received from the exchange of books to a mobile library activity operated by Sikkha Asia Foundation in Thailand.

Support for Areas Affected by Disaster, Humanitarian Support

Support for areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake

To support the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Teijin Group has extended support of more over 500 million yen in total, including monetary donations; blankets, masks and other relief goods; and free provision of home healthcare equipment such as oxygen cylinders and oxygen concentrators.

"Minna no Ie" (Home-for-All) in Iwanuma City

In addition, we are also engaged in ongoing reconstruction support through our business activities. In 2013, the IT Business Group's Infocom Corporation opened a multipurpose facility "Minna no Ie" (Home-for-All) in Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. From this facility, Infocom is providing reconstruction support for agriculture utilizing IT and creating businesses to support ongoing reconstruction. We supported direct sales by farmers impacted by the disaster and worked to develop "sixth industry" products using produce grown directly by farmers.

Examples of support for areas affected by natural disasters

The Teijin Group makes donations and provides products free of charge with the aim of helping people and communities recover from natural disasters.

Evacuation shelter in Kurashiki City,
Okayama Prefecture (elementary school)
Main support in Japan
On July 20, 2020, Teijin Limited donated a total of 3 million yen as assistance for the region affected by torrential rainfall in that month.

On the occasion of the torrential rainfall in July 2020, Teijin Healthcare Limited, a member of the Teijin Group, giving top priority to ensuring the safety of patients, confirmed safety, sent oxygen cylinders, and installed oxygen concentrators and other equipment. In addition, on the occasion of a magnitude 7.1 offshore earthquake that hit Fukushima Prefecture on February 13, 2021, amid concern about the spread of COVID-19, Teijin Healthcare again placed top priority on the safety of patients and, after completing the confirmation of safety as quickly as possible, implemented emergency response support.
A certificate of appreciation received by
Teijin Automotive Technologies
from the Indiana Dream Center
Main support overseas
Teijin Automotive Technologies, a Group company, donated 200 U.S. dollar in food and toiletries and 700 U.S. dollar in cash to the Indiana Dream Center, a facility in Kentucky that was severely damaged in the tornado disaster that struck six states of the United States in December 2021.

In July 2020, Teijin Limited donated 500 kg of OLSORB, a high-performance oil-absorbent sheet, to assist the cleanup of fuel oil spilled when the freighter Wakashio ran aground off the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. (This amount would allow the absorption of about 10 tons of oil.) Teijin made the donation to the government of Mauritius through Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., which was in charge of tackling environmental recovery in the area.

Humanitarian support for Ukraine

The Teijin Group decided to donate up to 40 million yen in humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Based on this, Teijin made donations of 5 million yen each to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and Group companies in Japan and Europe also provided support, including a donation of €35,000 to a Dutch foundation made by Teijin Aramid B.V. (in the Netherlands).

Goods provided to refugees in Poland

Teijin Automotive Technologies provided financial assistance to directly employed Ukrainian employees to support refugee families with day-to-day and housing expenses. Teijin Carbon Europe and Ziegler provided clothing, bedding, medical supplies, and other goods to displaced families. Additional support will be provided on an ongoing basis.