In 2009, some interested members from the Asahi Kasei retirees association formed "Hagemashitai" (Encouragers), a volunteer group for providing support with schoolwork, and began providing help with math and science schoolwork to junior high school students in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture. In 2012, Hagemashitai was incorporated as an NPO and is expanding in size and continuing its activities still today. We support the NPO.

The Asahi Kasei Group supports the active participation of employees in community fellowship activities. In addition, we participate in the One-Percent Club of the Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), and convert our social contribution activities into monetary value by a method set forth in its annual Survey of Expenditure for Corporate Philanthropic Activities. The total value of our donations in fiscal 2021 (including community investments) was ¥1,317 million.^*

• *The results of the activities of the entire Group were converted into monetary values based on the methodology of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) “1% Club” Value of Community Fellowship Activities Survey.

Since fiscal 2008, the Asahi Kasei Group has been a corporate partner of Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation. As a corporate partner, we work together with Miraikan to help cultivate interest in science and technology among children and other visitors.
Under this partnership, we have exhibited at exhibitions held by the Miraikan, provided products for use in demonstrations, and participated in various events.

The Asahi Kasei Group was again the sole sponsor of The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper's Japan Student Science Awards for fiscal 2021, including the Asahi Kasei Award, which are given in recognition of outstanding study of science at junior high schools and high schools.
The award ceremony was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We had been conducting tree-planting activities every year at the Asahi Forest at Hayahi Ridge in Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, but in fiscal 2021 this was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic (photo from fiscal 2019 shown).

Art appreciation bus tours are held twice a year for viewing performances held within the prefecture and neighboring prefectures. For those who do not have access to transportation to the venue, we offer a discounted bus and ticket package, which has always been very popular with the tour participants on each occasion.

Throughout the year, Corporate Communications co-sponsors, sponsors, and supports performances, primarily those held in northern Miyazaki Prefecture, as well as informs locals about cultural events held in the region.

In fiscal 2013 we constructed two evacuation towers within our plant grounds in Nobeoka and Hyuga, Miyazaki Prefecture, to enable people to quickly reach a safe height in the event of a tsunami. The evacuation towers are available for use not only by our personnel, but also by nearby community members.

We have installed independent drinking water supply systems at our plant sites in Moriyama, Suzuka, and Nobeoka. The systems utilize our microfiltration membranes to purify deep well water. While serving to supply drinking water to personnel working at these sites on a daily basis, these systems also provide a vital independent backup as a secure source of safe drinking water for local communities in the event of a disaster.

In Nobeoka, we have a disaster volunteer organization consisting of our personnel and retirees to perform disaster drills and emergency response support for the local community.

To support "Contributing to life and living around the world," our Group Mission, the Asahi Kasei Group cooperates with the Japanese Red Cross Society to run blood donation drives as an easily accessible community fellowship activity.
We aim to hold the blood donation drive at our Head Office in Tokyo between February and March, when donated blood tends to be in short supply. We hope to gain the cooperation of even more employees to take part in donating blood as an easily accessible community fellowship activity.

We received the “Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Blood Drive Activities, Ginwaku Branch Manager” from the Japanese Red Cross Society for our longstanding cooperation with blood drives in the Head Office area and the blood drives we held during the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
On January 19, 2022, Tsuneo Kato, Director of the Tokyo Red Cross Blood Center, presented a certificate of commendation to our Senior Executive Officer Toshiyasu Horie.

To alleviate future blood shortages, which are a concern due to the declining birthrate and aging population, our Group actively fulfills requests for corporate cooperation with blood drives to supplement those done in public, and we conduct blood drives for employees in each region.

Together with Asahi Kasei Corp., our affiliate Asahi Kasei ZOLL Medical Corp. sponsored the Kanazawa Marathon 2021 held on October 31, 2021. The Kanazawa Marathon is a full marathon event that encourages participation by the public and features a course that allows participants to fully enjoy the attractions of Kanazawa, as well as famous athletes serving as guest pacers and the hospitality of volunteers.

Since 2016, Asahi Kasei ZOLL Medical has been a special Gold Sponsor of the Kanazawa Marathon, providing automated external defibrillators (AEDs) throughout the course and conducting AED life-saving training in advance for first aid volunteers for the event.
On October 29 and 30 that same year, prior to the event, a booth was set up at the Kanazawa Station East Motenashi Dome Underground Plaza where visitors could get hands-on experience doing chest compressions using an AED training machine.

At the booth, visitors could learn the procedure for providing primary life-saving care in the event of a person collapsing in front of them, as well as experience performing chest compressions (cardiac massage/CPR) at the appropriate speed and depth using the AED training machine and mannequins. An exhibition area for ZOLL Medical’s AEDs and AED trainer units was set up as well.

In support of UNICEF’s activities to protect the lives and health of the world’s children for future generations, we delivered 51,000 bars of hand soap to children around the world in September 2021 through the UNICEF Inspired Gifts program conducted by the Japan Committee for UNICEF.
The UNICEF Inspired Gifts program is a way to support UNICEF by designating UNICEF supplies to be given to children in developing countries. We selected hand soap as our gift because it can help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
This support was determined based on the number of entrants and the feedback they provided in the Sustainability Photo Contest^* held in 2021 for Group employees.

• *Sustainability Photo Contest We invited submissions based on the theme of “Care for People, Care for Earth” to inspire people to think about and act on sustainability from a familiar viewpoint. Care for People, Care for Earth expresses the Group’s commitment to a sustainable society. We received over 2,300 wonderful photograph submissions from our Group locations around the world.

Employees participate in an annual charity event called the Heart Walk (sponsored by the American Heart Association) to save people from heart disease and stroke.

Employees participated in a meal package program run by Rise Against Hunger, an international non-profit hunger relief organization. The program packages meals for those in need around the world.

In South Carolina, people participated in the “TreesUpstate” tree planting event.

In addition, to contribute to local communities, the company supports classes for young people to learn about technology and advance their careers at the Career Center (a vocational school).

Each year, the company hosts high school students from Livingston County, Michigan, for a tour of its offices and to introduce them to the potential of the manufacturing industry. Giving students tours of our facilities allows us to nurture their interest in the manufacturing industry and contribute to excellent human resource development for the future.

In addition, the Fowlerville Family Impact Center in Michigan provides a list of families in need of gifts, and each year we welcome four to five of those families during the holiday season to provide them with Christmas gifts and necessities. Employees use the list to donate toys, art supplies, electronics, clothing, and other items. We also donate food to the children for their New Year meals.

The company participated in a charity marathon organized by a hospital and other organizations in Ayutthaya Province.

The company performed charity work that involved installing artificial turf at a nearby school for children.

The company has conducted cleanup activities in its surrounding areas.

A total of €10,000 was donated in July 2021 to areas in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany, that were severely affected by torrential rains.
From 2019 onward, the physical Christmas cards that used to be sent were exchanged for digital cards, and the approximately €2,500 in savings (card purchase costs, transport costs, etc.) were donated to an organization that provides books, stationery, and other items to underprivileged children.