Corporate citizenship activities
Basic approach
Based on Management Philosophy of "Truly inspired," Idemitsu Kosan has formulated guidelines for the promotion of corporate citizenship activities in order to enrich the lives of people in the countries and local communities in which we operate, and we have established guidelines for the promotion of corporate citizenship activities. We are engaged in civic activities.
Policy
By 2022, we have clarified the significance and purpose of our corporate citizenship activities, the priority areas of our activities, and what we value in line with Management Philosophy and vision, and in order to realize personal growth and contribution to society through our activities. We have formulated the following corporate citizenship activities promotion guidelines
Corporate Citizenship Activities Promotion Guidelines
Based on our Management philosophy, "Truly inspired," Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. engages in corporate citizenship activities with a focus on "Environment" and "Culture" for the purpose of enriching and bringing peace to the daily lives of the residents in the countries and communities where we conduct business activities.
1. Focus Areas
"Environment" Protect the global environment now and in the future
"Culture" Foster an enriched mind
2. Key Activities
Activities to conserve and regenerate the regional natural environment
Activities to connect people, communities, and the next generation through arts
3. Our values in action
(1) Employee participation
To support the voluntary participation of employees and bring the boundless potential of the human beings for the benefit of the society
(2) Connection with the local communities
To respect the environment and culture of each region, and conduct activities with the people living in the region in mind
(3) Leveraging the Group's Strengths
To utilize the Group's strengths, such as assets and know-how
(4) Co-creation with the stakeholders
To work in tandem with diverse stakeholders to co-create values
Governance
Initiatives
Achievements in corporate citizenship activities
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*For FY2022, the following information has been compiled.
Idemitsu Music Award, Idemitsu Art Award, Environmental Photo Contest ``My Town's ○ and ×'', Idemitsu Music Events“Performing the future”, FURUSATO PROJECT, Japanese Language Learning Support in Vietnam, Hokkaido Idemitsu Children's Drawing Contest, Idemitsu Living Expedition Team, Donations (Japanese Red Cross Society, Idemitsu Museum of Art, Munch Museum of Norway, construction of Bogabrai regional child care center in Australia, other charities, etc.)
Environment: Initiatives to protect the future global environment
Marine debris recycling activities
A total of 65 people, including employees and family members of our group, as well as employees of Munakata City, conducted a beach cleanup on the coast around the Okitsu Shrine Harukaisho of Munakata Taisha, a world heritage site on Oshima, Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture. We collected approximately 100 kg of marine debris such as fishing gear and plastic bottles.
Approximately 40 kg of the garbage picked up was plastic. This collected marine plastic waste was jointly converted into oil by Kankyo Energy Co., Ltd. and our group company Chemical Recycle Japan Co., Ltd., producing over 30L of produced oil, of which 15L was delivered to Munakata City.
This initiative was undertaken as part of our corporate citizenship activities to leverage the strengths of our group's people in response to the growing importance and social needs of further promoting the recycling of plastic Resources.
Beach cleanup activity
Delivering produced oil to Munakata City (Left: Munakata City Deputy Mayor Katsuya Kono, Right: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. Kyushu Branch Manager Mikiya Jinno)
Beach cleanup activity
Delivering produced oil to Munakata City (Left: Munakata City Deputy Mayor Katsuya Kono, Right: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. Kyushu Branch Manager Mikiya Jinno)
Beach cleanup activity
Delivering produced oil to Munakata City (Left: Munakata City Deputy Mayor Katsuya Kono, Right: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. Kyushu Branch Manager Mikiya Jinno)
Marine debris cleanup activities in the Philippines
Cleaning activity
Idemitsu Lubricants Philippines, established in 2018 as a lubricant sales company in the Philippines, is engaged in corporate citizenship activities rooted in the community.
Following the tree-planting activity held in Tanay, Rizal Province in 2021, 23 employees of Idemitsu Lubricants Philippines participated in December 2022 at Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach along Roxas Avenue, near downtown Manila. We conducted a marine debris cleanup activity. This activity aims to improve the water quality of Manila Bay and raise awareness of beach care. After learning about the history of Manila Bay and how this cleanup program started, we conducted a cleanup activity.
From fiscal 2023 onward, we will continue our activities aimed at contributing to the region through conservation and restoration of the natural environment.
Forest regeneration activities in Indonesia
Idemitsu Lub Techno Indonesia, which was established in 2004 as a lubricant manufacturing and sales company in Indonesia, has regularly conducted corporate citizenship activities.
Starting in fiscal 2022, we will be working with the local NGO OISCA Indonesia to plant mangroves on the northern coast of Java Island. In this area, mangrove forests have been cut down for shrimp farming, which has had an impact on fishing and other activities, so we are working with the local community to restore the forests. In fiscal 2022, we planted 10,000 seedlings in an area of 1 hectare.
We will continue to carry out activities rooted in countries and regions that contribute to the restoration of the natural environment.
Tree planting activity
Tree planting activity
Tree planting activity
Culture: Initiatives to foster spiritual richness
Idemitsu Music Award
The Idemitsu Music Award was established in 1990 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the music program ''Untitled Concert'' provided by our company. This award supports the activities of promising young and up-and-coming musicians to help improve Japan's musical culture. The award winners have since gone on to achieve remarkable success both domestically and internationally. Our company considers ''culture,'' which fosters spiritual richness, to be one of the pillars of our corporate citizenship activities, and will continue to create a history of the ''Idemitsu Music Award'' that connects people and the next generation.
Idemitsu Art Award
The Idemitsu Art Award is a public art award that will be held for the 52nd time in 2023. Established in 1956 as the Shell Art Award, it was renamed to the Idemitsu Art Award in 2022.
This art award is for young artists who will lead the next generation, and has been based on a completely open recruitment system since its founding. Today, it is highly regarded in the art world as a "gateway to success for young artists."
Environmental Photo Contest “○ and × of my city”
Environmental Photo Contest has been held every year since 2005 with the support of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Ministry of the Environment, with the aim of providing an opportunity for elementary school students to high school and technical college students to raise their awareness of environmental issues. Masu.
Each student views environmental issues from their own perspective, takes pictures of the "〇" landscapes that they would like to preserve for the future, and the "x" landscapes that they would like to improve, and creates works of art with comments, which further brings out the potential of children and students. I look forward to seeing you there. In recent years, many schools have been using it in classes and summer vacation assignments as part of environmental education such as the SDGs.
Idemitsu Music Events“Performing the future”
Concert scene
We have been holding concerts on an ongoing basis since 2006 to express our gratitude to the local community for their cooperation in our business activities. We carry out activities with the hope of creating opportunities for young musicians to perform, as well as providing opportunities for children to experience and enjoy music.
FURUSATO PROJECT
Japanese drum experience
We have been holding the "FURUSATO PROJECT" at elementary schools around the country since 2018, with the hope of providing the children who will lead the next generation with the opportunity to play traditional instruments by Japanese instrument players, experience hands-on learning, and commemorate the planting of cherry blossom trees.
Initiatives overseas
Initiatives to solve local social issues in Australia
At Idemitsu Australia Resources (Brisbane), one of our coal business bases, we are promoting initiatives that contribute to resolving local social issues from a long-term perspective, based on the following four policies determined at the management level.
・Environmental management policy
・Energy management policy
・Cultural heritage policy
・Stakeholder engagement policy
Activity results in 2022
Construction of Bogablai Regional Child Care Center
We are building facilities to take care of preschool children and after-school care, and provide them to local governments. (opened in June 2021)
Rescue helicopter and support to local hospitals
We support the improvement of emergency medical care in rural areas and the enhancement of local hospitals.
Over the long term, we plan to continue to support initiatives that contribute to maintaining local populations and creating rich communities.
Japanese language learning support in Vietnam
Japanese language course completion ceremony
Since 2015, our Hanoi office in Vietnam has been supporting Japanese language learning at Tho Hoan Junior High School in Hanoi every year as a social contribution activity. In previous years, the completion ceremony was attended by many people, including Japanese language students, the school's principal, teachers, and staff, and in 2022 it was held in May. In addition to presenting commemorative gifts to top performers, we also hold a tour of the IDEMITSU Q8 PETROLEUM LLC SS after the ceremony.
In addition, as a similar corporate citizenship activity, we have been sponsoring the "Hanoi Japan-Vietnam Cultural Exchange" since 2018, which aims to help students become familiar with Japanese culture.In 2022, the event will be held on December 11th. it was done. This event is a Japan-Vietnam cultural exchange event for junior high school students, attended by the Hanoi City Education and Training Bureau, school officials and students from 10 schools in Hanoi. Each school held an internal preliminaries in advance, and representatives from each school participated in the finals on the day to compete on their performance. We will continue to support this event as a place to re-introduce Japanese culture and get people familiar with it.
Initiatives at Refineries/Complexes
Since the start of operations at each of our Refineries/Complexes, we have valued our ties with the local community and engaged in various local activities as a corporate citizen.
For details on the initiative, please see the linked page.
Details of initiatives at group Refinery are posted on the linked page.