In order to fulfill our responsibility as a corporate citizen of the world, we engage in simple yet realistic CSR activities by starting where we can.

For many years now, as a token of our ongoing gratitude to Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture and its citizens, we have made donations to Art Tower Mito (ATM), a contemporary art complex. We also co-sponsor performances of the Mito Chamber Orchestra, the exclusive in-house orchestra of ATM.

We support the purpose of the Japanese Red Cross Society, which is engaged in humanitarian activities in a wide range of fields, and make donations every year. The Japanese Red Cross Society states that their mission is to “protect human life, health and dignity whatever the circumstances,” and they are engaged in medical operations, rescue work and relief work for conflicts and disasters.

We have introduced a system that provides our employees with the flexibility to design their own career path by choosing to become either careertrack employees or non-transferrable employees*. Moreover, we are continuously improving employee working conditions with measures such as promoting the employment of people with disabilities; enhancing support for female staff by introducing special pre-birth maternity leave and providing a childcare allowance, etc.; and providing a relocation allowance and company-leased housing.

Hoping to have the future work force learn the importance and excitement of work, we host experiential work-placement for junior high school and high school students. We did this a total of four times in fiscal 2010 and were honored by the participation of many students.

Part of the proceeds from sales of our sample products are donated to Peshawar-kai, which is engaged in various humanitarian activities in Pakistan and Afghanistan; The Children’s Cancer Association of Japan, which supports children battling cancer and their families; and Make-A-Wish of Japan, which makes dreams come true for children with hard-tocure diseases.

Nepalese stoles, which have a lot of fans among our customers, are one of the staple items sold every year at GLOBAL WORK stores. Each one of them is handmade by people in Nepal. As a token of our appreciation for their work, we donated a portion of our revenue from the sales of stoles to help improve education in the country.

As part of the JEANASIS 10th Anniversary campaign, Sai-Shoku Shugi (Be Wise, Live Smart), we conducted "One of a Kind Book Cover" charity auctions and sold "Charity '10' T-Shirts." A portion of proceeds from the sales was donated to the Japan Arts Council to support the promotion of various arts and cultural activities.