Initiatives as a Member of the Local Community
The JVCKENWOOD Group undertakes various efforts tailored to local needs to strengthen its relations of cooperation and trust with local residents and contribute to the communities it serves.
Health Promotion Activities in the Local Community (Malaysia)
As part of its initiatives to build a healthier local community, JVCKENWOOD Electronics Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia) holds fun run activities to bring joy - and promote healthy lifestyles - to the children and employees of Taman Sinar Harapan. These activities aim to provide enjoyable and meaningful experiences to children in difficult circumstances, as well as encourage the community to lead healthy lifestyles.
Donations to Food Banks (Yamagata Prefecture)
JVCKENWOOD Yamagata donates foodstuffs through the Tsuruoka City Social Welfare Council to replenish the supplies of food banks and makes deliveries on request. It also delivers bottled water for use at children's canteens and disaster volunteer centers. We will continue to share these positive examples with employees, raise awareness of them, and continue our social contribution activities.
Promotion of Community Contribution Activities (Nagano Prefecture)
JVCKENWOOD Nagano has been registered as a Nagano Prefecture SDGs Registered Partner since 2021. The Nagano Prefecture SDGs Registered Partner is an original "registration" system for companies based in Nagano Prefecture to gain awareness of the relationship between the SDGs and their business activities and to promote specific actions to enhance the value and competitiveness of companies in Nagano Prefecture. One of our priority initiatives is the promotion of community contribution activities, and we aim to achieve a 100% participation rate when holding community contribution activities by 2030. Specifically, we participate in the Tenryu River Environmental Picnic (held every May), dispatch employees to be instructors to the Kami-Ina Children's Science Craft Workshop (held every February), provide work-study programs for second-year junior high school students, and participate in the Career Fest. The Career Fest is a day for learning about the community, interacting with local people, and thinking about the future of the community. It brought together approximately 540 students from six junior high schools in Ina City.
Nagano Prefecture SDGs Registered Partner logo
Donation of Products to a NPO that Provides Clown Therapy (Italy)
JVCKENWOOD Italia S.p.A. (Italy) donated products to a charity bazaar for Associazione Veronica Sacchi (AVS), a group that offers continuing, free clown therapy to bring happiness and smiles to people who are suffering in hospitals, centers for the disabled, nursing homes, prisons and other places of physical, mental and emotional discomfort. Sales from the charity bazaar and personal donations are used to cover the costs of local clown therapy programs.
Donation to Public Health Center to provide additional food for babies (Indonesia)
PT. JVCKENWOOD Electronics Indonesia donated to support government health program, intended for mothers and children, we give monthly donation to Public Health Center nearby the company to buy additional food for babies during health treatment.
Community Cleanup Activities (China)
Shinwa Industries (China) Ltd.and Huizhou Shinwa Optical Co., Ltd.(China) occasionally holds eco-walking activities at their respective sites, where employees exercise while picking up litter and sorting it into recycling bins. Through these initiatives, we strive to raise awareness of the SDGs among employees in both their work and daily lives.
Leave system for employees participating in Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV)
JVCKENWOOD has established a leave program for employees participating in JOCV* to contribute to the SDGs and to support their social contribution activities. The program is designed to support employees' social contribution activities, with participants receiving support during their leaves of absence. As a general rule, there are able to return to their previous workplaces after returning to work.
*Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV): Activities in which volunteers are dispatched by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) to live with local people in developing countries and contribute to solving problems in such countries from the same perspective.
