In 2011, Nikon Inc., a member of the Nikon Group, added
the Project F.L.A.S.H. (Families Lending Advice, Support
and Hope) social contribution initiative to the many CSR
programs it already runs. One of the project’s partners is
Sunrise Day Camp, an institution which invites children
with cancer and their siblings to its camp at no cost. Nikon
Inc. organizes charity events with SDC, and company
employees also help in general cleaning and maintenance
tasks at the SDC facility.
Nikon Inc. also helps support Ronald McDonald House
of Long Island. RMH provides a program called “homeaway-
from-home” for
families so they can stay
close-by their hospitalized
child at little or no cost.
Company employees will
often help prepare meals
at the House.
caption: Cleanup activities at Sunrise Day Camp
The charity walk held at Ronald McDonald House of
Long Island (co-sponsored by Nikon Inc.)
|
| more |
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
In March 2013 the Kirin Holdings group launched
a new initiative — the Sri Lanka Producers Support
Project — for the company to work together with local
agricultural communities to improve further the sustainability
of local resources. Under the project the company provides
financial assistance to Sri Lankan growers of the black tea
which provides the great taste of Kirin’s Gogo no Kocha
(afternoon tea) bottled drink who are seeking to acquire
Rainforest Alliance Certification¹ for
sustainable agriculture. In the initial stages
of the project, the company will provide
assistance to tea plantations already
engaged in the Kirin Beverage Sri Lanka
Friendship Project.²
Note 1: Acquiring Rainforest Alliance Certification involves a stringent process requiring farms
and other growers to meet some 100 environmental and social standards. Acquisition
of Certification, however, allows the producer to use the RAC seal, which identifies that
the products are eco-friendly and have been produced from products or ingredients
sourced from certified growers, and to sell his produce at a fair price.
Note 2: Started in 2006 to mark the 20th anniversary of the launch of Kirin’s Gogo no Kocha
bottled drink, this program donates books to children attending schools in Sri Lanka’s
tea plantations.
|
|
|
 |
|
|
