Basic Approach to Social Contribution Activities

As the Shibuya Group works to fulfill its Vision of being A Leading Company Supporting Manufacturing for Everyday Life, we contribute to society through our business activities and the products we provide.

To realize this Vision, we aim to:

1. Become a company that innovates the manufacturing of products essential to people’s lives around the world
2. Become a company that realizes production activities that are considerate of people, society, and the global environment
3. Become a company that values diversity and grows together with all stakeholders

We also actively contribute to local communities by supporting sports and cultural activities, cooperating in safety, disaster preparedness, and crime prevention initiatives, and working to help solve social issues through industry-academia collaboration and joint research.

Support Initiatives

Sports
As an official partner, we support Zweigen Kanazawa, a J.League professional soccer team based in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, where our head office is located.

• We sponsor the Kanazawa Marathon, which is held annually in Kanazawa City.
• We support the Ishikawa Amateur Sports Association.

Culture

• We support the Ishikawa Music Culture Association.

Safety, Disaster Preparedness, and Crime Prevention

• We make elevated buildings available to the local community as temporary evacuation sites in the event of flooding.
• We provide access to well water for the local community in the event of a disaster.
• We support local volunteer fire brigades.
• As a member of the Kanazawa City Factory Fire Prevention Managers Study Group, we work to strengthen fire prevention at our facilities.
• We actively participate in organizations such as the Kanazawa Nishi Traffic Safety Association and the Kanazawa Nishi Safe Driving Managers Council to promote traffic safety.
• We participate in the Ishikawa Corporate Defense Measures Council and cooperate in efforts to prevent involvement by We sponsor local community events and festivals, including the Ekinishi Summer Festival, Midsummer Bon Odori Festival, Kasuga Shrine Spring and Autumn Festivals, and Wakamiya Shrine Spring and Autumn Festivals. crime groups.

Industry-Academia Collaboration and Joint Research

The Shibuya Group conducts joint research and technology development with a range of universities and research institutions, including universities in our local community.

By sharing and making effective use of our respective intellectual resources, human resources, and information networks, we work together to address a wide range of social issues, including those in fields such as regenerative medicine and industrial machinery.

Community Engagement

Community Engagement

• We sponsor local community events and festivals,including the Ekinishi Summer Festival, Midsummer Bon Odori Festival, Kasuga Shrine Spring and Autumn Festivals, and Wakamiya Shrine Spring and Autumn Festivals.
• We support the Ishikawa Forest Development Promotion Association and participate in forest maintenance activities.
• We support the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) in Ishikawa Prefecture.

Shibuya Science Culture and Sport Foundation

The Shibuya Science Culture and Sport Foundation aims to contribute to the development of local communities by supporting academic research at universities and promoting industrial education at high schools and colleges of technology.

The Foundation also works to promote cultural development by encouraging, supporting, and fostering cultural activities and exchange. Through sports activities, it supports the healthy development of young people in Ishikawa Prefecture and helps maintain and improve the health of residents.

Scope of Support

(1) Research Grants
Providing grants to support university research activities involving new technologies

(2) Scholarships
Providing scholarships to students enrolled in graduate schools

(3) Industrial Education Support
Providing grants and awards for industrial education at high schools and colleges of technology

(4) Cultural Promotion
Organizing and supporting events that contribute to cultural development, and providing grants and awards for cultural activities

(5) Sports Promotion
Organizing and supporting sports-related events that contribute to the healthy development of young people and the maintenance and improvement of residents’ health, and providing grants and awards for sports activities

(6) Cultural Heritage Preservation
Providing grants for activities that contribute to cultural development through the protection of cultural properties

(7) Health and Wellness through Sports
Providing grants for experiential activities through sports events that help maintain and improve the health of residents