Educational support activities
We have been supporting the Kitano Lifelong Education Advancement Foundation that promotes life long education in which “everyone can receive anytime, anywhere and as necessary”from preschool children to elderly citizens since its establishment in 1975. It was established by Takaharu Kitano, the founder of the company, at his own expense to help those who want to study while working and who want to continue to study throughout their lives.
- Overseas activities
- In China, Vietnam and the Philippines, the foundation hosts scholarship systems at designated high schools and universities, supporting students who have a love of learning. In the Philippines, it also supports the building of nursery schools. The foundation plans to expand the area of its support.
Educational support activities (overseas)
- Domestic activities
- The foundation offers scholarship systems for non-degree students, non-degree students at the Open University of Japan and regular students of the School of Graduate Studies of the Open University of Japan, provides subsidiaries to surveys and research on lifelong education, holds prize thesis contests for the general public every year since the foundation's establishment and hosts lecture, training and other meetings.
Educational support activities (domestic)
Support development and culture support activities
Ladies golf tournament
Round lesson
In order to develop a sport culture and social contributions, we have sponsored a professional golf tournament for ladies since 1980. (Suspended between 1996 and 2002).
Based on the purpose of sponsorship for sport and culture support, a part of the quota for recommended players is allotted for juniors, especially young amateur players. Also, during the tournament, a lesson by professionals is held for elementary and junior high school players. In consideration of the future development of a sports culture, we also contribute to the LPGA Junior Development Fund sponsored by the Ladies Professional Golf Association of Japan (LPGA). During the tournament, we invite disabled persons, contributing to a wide range of sports development and culture support.
As part of support of local development promotion, we contribute part of admission income to Susono City that hosts the tournament and the amount earned by the players during the tournament based on a unique point system to Shizuokakenshinren (Shizuoka Prefecture Forest Union Association).
In FY2011, under the slogan “With one heart” the Ladies Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan, we held the “Assistance for Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake tournament." With this theme, many people including players gave their approval, and there were many donations received for the affected areas through the Japanese Red Cross Society from the tournament.
Other social contribution activities
We conduct cleanup activities in the neighborhood of individual plants and waste reduction activities at plants, addressing the creation of a recycling society.
Cleanup activities
Waste reduction activities
To go to the “Environmental Reports”
To contribute to the restoration of areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, we donated LED bulbs to Miyagi Prefecture. The product are manufactured by Stanley Miyagi Works Co., Ltd. based in the disaster-stricken area and are used in temporary housing in the prefecture. To further assist the relief of affected people and the recovery of affected areas, we contributed 100 million yen via the Japanese Red Cross Society.
