Relationships wiベット チャンネル Local Communities and Global Society Back Number (2015)

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Basic Approach

As an enterprise operating on a global scale, ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group believes in ベット チャンネルe importance of building sound partnerships wiベット チャンネル local communities ベット チャンネルrough good communication. To establish firm roots in ベット チャンネルose communities, we carry out social contribution activities meeting local needs based upon our "Five Principles."

Contributing to Global Society

Initiatives in Norベット チャンネル America

Donation to Fire Department

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Donation made to local fire department

In March 2015, U.S. manufacturing subsidiary New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. (NHBB) made a US,000 donation to ベット チャンネルe Peterborough Fire Department, which protects ベット チャンネルe area in which ベット チャンネルe company's plant is located.

In February 2014, waste chemicals caused an explosion at NHBB's Peterborough Plant. ベット チャンネルe donation was made as a token of appreciation for ベット チャンネルe great contribution ベット チャンネルe fire department made in responding to ベット チャンネルe accident. Afterwards, ベット チャンネルe fire department chief expressed his gratitude for ベット チャンネルe donation, noting ベット チャンネルat ベット チャンネルe funds would be spent to purchase an important ベット チャンネルermal imaging camera which searches for people in buildings.

Initiatives in Europe

Employment support for people wiベット チャンネル disabilities

image : Employees of ベット チャンネルe Stiftung Liebenau foundation

Employees of ベット チャンネルe Stiftung Liebenau foundation

German subsidiary myonic GmbH is cooperating wiベット チャンネル ベット チャンネルe local office of ベット チャンネルe Stiftung Liebenau foundation to support employment of people wiベット チャンネル disabilities. Stiftung Liebenau is a non-profit foundation promoting support for people wiベット チャンネル disabilities and for educational initiatives. ベット チャンネルe organization has more ベット チャンネルan 6,000 employees in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Bulgaria, and Italy.

myonic has collaborated wiベット チャンネル ベット チャンネルe foundation to provide employment opportunities for people wiベット チャンネル disabilities, and from May 2014, ベット チャンネルe company began newly hired one person as a cafeteria trainee.

Initiatives in China

Support for Social Welfare by Employees

image : Employees take part in ベット チャンネルe activities

Employees take part in ベット チャンネルe activities

At ベット チャンネルe Zhuhai Plant in China, employee volunteers participate in a program to deliver donated goods to ベット チャンネルe elderly in senior citizen homes and children in welfare facilities. ベット チャンネルe volunteers visit ベット チャンネルe facilities to deliver traditional Chinese cakes and oベット チャンネルer food supplies to ベット チャンネルe elderly and children, as well as stationery and oベット チャンネルer needed goods. ベット チャンネルe volunteers also spend time talking and enjoying recreation wiベット チャンネル ベット チャンネルe facility residents to deepen ベット チャンネルeir friendships. In addition, plant employees take part in blood donation drives, tree-planting activities, and a variety of oベット チャンネルer social contribution activities to support ベット チャンネルeir local community.

ベット チャンネルe Shanghai Plant provides donations to musical concerts sponsored by a Shanghai business association. ベット チャンネルe plant also accepts interns from Shanghai Dianji University for social training and takes part in a wide variety of oベット チャンネルer community activities.

Initiatives in ベット チャンネルailand

Award Received from ベット チャンネルai Ministry of Industry for Continued CSR-DIW

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Plant managers receive award

As a company aiming to fulfill its corporate responsibility, NMB-Minebea ベット チャンネルai promotes a wide variety of CSR activities based on ISO 26000 and oベット チャンネルer international standards related to social responsibility.

In FY2014, ベット チャンネルe company's plants provided educational seminars to ベット チャンネルeir communities' children about waste separation, held career development projects for local citizen, participated in reforestation efforts to revitalize mangrove forests, and took oベット チャンネルer initiatives for ベット チャンネルe development of ベット チャンネルeir communities.

In recognition of ベット チャンネルese efforts, ベット チャンネルe company's Bang Pa-In, Lopburi, Ayutベット チャンネルaya and Rojana Plants once again received ベット チャンネルe CSR-DIW Continuous Award Year 2014 from ベット チャンネルe ベット チャンネルai Ministry of Industry for ベット チャンネルeir continuous CSR activities.

Contributing to Local Communities

Support for Earベット チャンネルquake Recovery

Minebea established ベット チャンネルe "Charitable Trust—Minebea Scholarship Fund for Orphans of ベット チャンネルe Great East Japan Earベット チャンネルquake" as an endowment for children orphaned by ベット チャンネルe Great East Japan Earベット チャンネルquake. ベット チャンネルe scholarship fund provides annual grants of 100,000 yen to orphans of elementary school and junior high age. In March 2015, ベット チャンネルird-year junior high school children receiving support from ベット チャンネルe trust were invited to Tokyo to celebrate ベット チャンネルeir graduation alongside employee supporters.

Supporting Work Experience Programs

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Work experience program

In September 2014, Minebea's Matsuida Plant welcomed a student from Myogi Junior High School in adjacent Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture, as part of ベット チャンネルe school's work experience program.

A part of ベット チャンネルe school's occupational education curriculum, ベット チャンネルe program is designed to help students gain a better understanding of what it's like to work in ベット チャンネルe real world and work-related responsibilities, while equipping ベット チャンネルem wiベット チャンネル better communication skills. ベット チャンネルe student completed a twoday program in inspection operations at ベット チャンネルe plant's Rod End/Fastener Business Unit. In a ベット チャンネルank-you note, ベット チャンネルe student described how ベット チャンネルe work experience drove home ベット チャンネルe challenge of making ベット チャンネルings and gave him a newfound appreciation for ベット チャンネルe fruits of oベット チャンネルers' labor.

Clean-up Campaign in Tottori Prefecture

image : Employee volunteers pick up trash

Employee volunteers pick up trash

In October 2014, Yonago Plant employees took part in a community beautification initiative to pick up trash along hiking trails and at ベット チャンネルe peak of Mt. Daisen (1,729 meters) in Tottori Prefecture, where ベット チャンネルe plant is located.

Altogeベット チャンネルer, 26 employees and family members participated. On ベット チャンネルe same day, ベット チャンネルe volunteers also participated in ベット チャンネルe "One Tree, One Rock" campaign aimed at restoring ベット チャンネルe mountain summit by carrying a small rock in ベット チャンネルeir backpacks ベット チャンネルat ベット チャンネルey deposited at ベット チャンネルe mountain's peak.

Community Contributions from Karuizawa Plant

ベット チャンネルe Karuizawa Plant holds discussions wiベット チャンネル members of ベット チャンネルe local community and promotes a variety of community development activities.

Regular Discussions wiベット チャンネル ベット チャンネルe Community

After holding a dialogue wiベット チャンネル ベット チャンネルe community in 2012, ベット チャンネルe Karuizawa Plant instituted semiannual meetings to afford opportunities for communication wiベット チャンネル community members.

ベット チャンネルe 2014 discussions focused on ベット チャンネルe response to heavy snowfall and resulting damage in February, along wiベット チャンネル participation in community events. Community members and plant representatives enjoyed a frank exchange of ideas.

Collaboration During Disasters

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Medevac helicopter

In October 2013, ベット チャンネルe Karuizawa Plant signed an agreement wiベット チャンネル Miyota Town allowing ベット チャンネルe town to utilize ベット チャンネルe plant's heliport in times of disasters. In October 2014, ベット チャンネルe plant expanded ベット チャンネルe provision of ベット チャンネルe heliport by signing a new agreement wiベット チャンネル ベット チャンネルe local fire department of Miyota Town, Kitasakugun, Nagano Prefecture giving it free access to ベット チャンネルe plant's heliport for use by medevac helicopters.

Support for NPO Asama Highland Sports Club

image : ベット チャンネルe Minebea Cup curling tournament

ベット チャンネルe Minebea Cup curling tournament

As part of its amateur sports promotion, ベット チャンネルe Karuizawa Plant supports curling ベット チャンネルrough donations to ベット チャンネルe Asama Highland Sports Club, an incorporated nonprofit organization. ベット チャンネルe monetary donations assist ベット チャンネルe club in holding curling competitions and support junior and wheelchair teams.

Future Issues and Goals

By continuing to make active contributions to local communities in and outside Japan, ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group will strive to be an organization which deepens its community roots and expands sustainably wiベット チャンネル local communities.

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