For Communities
Social Contribution Activities
1.Support Activities for Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake
As a member of the AEON Group, we have been engaging in various initiatives to support the long-term recovery from the earthquake disaster. These initiatives include tree planting activities, dispatching volunteers, and various group companies’ support activities. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been conducting activities that allow us to connect with the community without visiting the affected areas, thereby deepening our interactions with residents.
Cotton Harvesting Volunteers
As part of our support efforts for the reconstruction of the Great East Japan Earthquake, we have been conducting "Cotton Harvesting Volunteers" in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, since FY 2017. This initiative is conducted in collaboration with the NPO “The People” and aims to cultivate and harvest salt-tolerant cotton in fields where rice cultivation has become difficult due to tsunami salt damage. The harvested cotton is then processed into products, helping to revitalize agriculture in Fukushima Prefecture and create local employment.
In FY 2022, 47 members from our group participated.
100 Santas Project
The "100 Santas Project" is an activity where we deliver gifts and bring smiles to children affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, in cooperation with the NPO “Tono Magokoro Net”. In 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we could not interact with the children in person, but we sent messages to them via an online message board, with 37 employees participating.
Hondana Charity Project
We collect unwanted books from employees' homes and workplaces, sell them, and donate the proceeds. In 2022, 602 employees participated, gathering 2,358 books, and the sales proceeds of 64,269 yen were donated to the NPO “Tono Magokoro Net”.
Fukkou Zokin Project
We support the "Fukkou Zokin Project," where skilled seamstresses who evacuated to inland areas due to the disaster hand-sew cleaning cloths for sale. Our activities involve collecting new face towels and embroidery threads at business locations nationwide and donating these materials to the project's managing organization. By donating materials for making Fukkou Zokin, we support the local community.
In FY 2022, 267 employees participated.
Online Workshop with Minamisanriku YES Factory
To provide more opportunities for employees to easily participate in social contribution activities from home amid prolonged restrictions on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we held online workshops conducted by a craft studio in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture. Employees and their children participated in a woodcraft program utilizing thinned wood from Minamisanriku, creating items like pen stands and photo frames while learning about forestry and forest management. In FY 2022, 29 employees participated.
Fukushima Sunflower Foster Care Project
We also engage in the "Fukushima Sunflower Foster Care Project," which involves planting sunflowers as a symbol of recovery in Fukushima Prefecture. Employees become "Sunflower Foster Care" participants by growing sunflowers at home and collecting their seeds. These seeds are then planted in various locations in Fukushima Prefecture, including elementary and junior high schools, and tourist spots. The sunflowers that bloom in Fukushima are harvested and used to produce biofuel for buses running in the prefecture. In FY 2022, 122 employees participated as "Sunflower Foster Care" participants.
2.Community Contribution Activities
In an effort to become a company closely related to local communities, we are working to contribute to those communities, by supporting volunteer activities in each region. Employees visit social welfare facilities near offices throughout Japan and continuously interact through seasonal events and other activities. In addition, employees actively participate in local festivals with the aim of contributing to the sustainable development of local communities.
Overseas, we have provided relief supplies to victims of the flood in Thailand. In Malaysia, we have conducted a traffic safety campaign that included the free exchange of 100 adult helmets and the free distribution of 150 children’s helmets.
(in Central and Eastern Thailand, with Thai Ministry of Health)
3.Donation and Fundraising Activities
Donations through Business Activities
In partnership with Cosmo Oil Marketing Co., Ltd., we issue the "Cosmo the Card Opus 'Eco'" card, where the donations collected from customers are donated to organizations engaged in environmental conservation activities. Additionally, we issue the "Yori, Sou, Chikara. Tohoku Electric Power Card" in partnership with Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc., and the "Japan Braille Library Card" in partnership with the Japan Braille Library. AEON Bank, Ltd. issues these cards, and AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd. undertakes the issuance operations.
Promoting Cashless Donations
In collaboration with various AEON Group companies, we promote cashless donations through credit card payments and points on the Living Money site.
AEON Group's Fundraising Activities
We participate in various fundraising activities conducted by the AEON Group, such as the 24-Hour Television "Love Saves the Earth" charity fundraiser, nationwide children's cafeteria support fundraisers, and emergency disaster relief fundraisers.
Overseas Companies' Initiatives
Overseas companies, primarily those listed in Hong Kong, Thailand, and Malaysia, are continuously committed to providing scholarship support and other assistance to students from Asia studying in Japan, as well as to students studying in various Asian countries.