A Global Tosoh Community
Members of Tosoh Group companies in Japan and overseas engage in
volunteer initiatives for the betterment of the local communities in
which Tosoh operates. Some of their activities include:
Japan
Public-interest activities in Japan include year-round plant tours at
our Nanyo and Yokkaichi Complexes that are fun and educational for
school classes and other groups. We lend our support, meanwhile, to
community activities, such as sporting events and festivals. And we
participate regularly in community forums where company representatives
field questions and comments about the company’s operations and
undertake follow-up countermeasures as warranted. That includes
participating in community dialogue meetings convened under the auspices
of the Japan Responsible Care Council. Employees at several Tosoh
plants in Japan, frequently joined by family members, participate in
neighborhood cleanups and watershed maintenance activities.
United States
For over a decade, Tosoh Group companies in the United States have
banded together to increase the well- being of their communities. They
participate in various activities and encourage all of their employees
and their employees’ families to join in.
American Red Cross
The Red Cross blood drive comes to Tosoh in Grove City, Columbus, Ohio,
every two months. In 2010, employees from Tosoh companies in Grove City
donated 162 units of blood, sufficient for potentially saving 486 lives.
As of July 2011, Tosoh companies in Grove City report 125 units
collected, potentially saving 375 lives. Multiple employees have also
reached a milestone of nine gallons of blood donated per individual.
Christmas “Giving Tree”
Every year before Christmas, members of the Social Activities Committee
(SAC) at Tosoh’s Grove City location in Ohio visit select needy families
to ask them their Christmas wishes. The committee members then set up a
Christmas tree in the company cafeteria with ornaments revealing the
“wish list” for each member of the families visited. The ornaments
include the name and the age of the child or adult. In 2010, the SAC
contacted the local schools and picked four families said to be
particularly hard hit by the weak economy. Tosoh employees then donated
more than 150 gifts valued at over $800 to 17 children in those four
families.
Philippines
Tosoh Group company Philippines Resins Industries, Inc., serves its
community in the Philippines in several ways. On a continuing basis, the
company participates in scholarship programs and tree plantings. It
also provides donations to local communities for such activities as
church construction, gift giving during the Christmas season, “fiesta”
celebrations, and tourism. And as an active member of the Bataan Coastal
Care Foundation, the company has participated in regular coastal
cleanups, mangrove planting and reforestation, and emergency
preparedness forums.