Since March 2018, Hachioji General Plant has been running its Table For Two campaign. In the campaign, when employees purchase certain set meals or foods, a 20 yen donation is made, which, through an NPO organization, is then used to provide school meals to children in developing countries. At the Hachioji General Plant, we offer a Table For Two menu once a week, designating a fish dish rich in healthy EPA and DHA.
In addition, a Table For Two vending machine has also been installed which allows the user to make a donation with every purchase of a beverage, providing plant employees with the opportunity to easily make social contributions. In fiscal 2021, a total of 94,060 yen was given as donations.
Nissui is proud to announce its endorsement and support for the first time of the FY2021 ‘Onigiri Action 2021’ campaign. ‘Onigiri Action’ is an initiative in which people post photos of onigiri (rice balls) on SNS or the campaign website with the hashtag #OnigiriAction. For every photo posted, sponsoring companies donate the equivalent of five school lunches to children in need in various parts of Asia and Africa via TFT. The campaign began in 2015 to commemorate World Food Day (October 16), a day set aside by the United Nations for people around the world to think about food and food-related challenges. The Onigiri Action 2021 campaign has seen a total of 273,876 photos collected and 1,397,795 school lunches delivered to children in Africa and Asia.
From October 5, 2021, to November 5, 2021, Nissui conducted the “Onigiri Action Present Campaign with Yaki Onio,” featuring mascot character, Yaki Onio. A special website was set up to disseminate information on the campaign. In conjunction with this, Nissui Group employees planned and participated in special events which were publicized on Nissui’s SNS accounts to promote Onigiri Action, both within and outside the company. A total of 3,962 photos were collected through the Present Campaign and the Nissui Group’s events.
Photo mosaic art created with photos gathered through the Nissui Group’s campaign
The Fine Chemicals General Plant Tsukuba Plant periodically donates food products stockpiled to prepare against disasters that are close to the best-before date to a support organization in Tsukuba City. Items donated to the Children’s Future Office, Tsukuba Municipal Government, are utilized at six Minna no Shokudo (public cafeterias) in Tsukuba City (Tsukuba City’s version of “kids eat free” cafeteria ) and put to good use in assisting children who are facing financial difficulties in Tsukuba City. In fiscal 2021, the Tsukuba Plant also donated food products to the University of Tsukuba to assist students facing financial difficulties due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as Tsukuba Municipal Government’s task force against infectious diseases to assist in dealing with COVID-19 in Tsukuba City.
| Donation date | Recipient | Donated items | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2020 | Children’s Future Office, Tsukuba Municipal Government | Nissui’s food tins | 216 tins |
| October 28, 2020 | 144 tins | ||
| January 19, 2021 | University of Tsukuba (support for students) | 288 tins | |
| March 11, 2022 | Tsukuba Municipal Government’s task force against infectious diseases | Alpha rice | 150 units |
Furthermore, the Tsukuba Plant has installed a donation box in support of “Tsukuba Kodomo-no-Aoihane-Kikin (Tsukuba Blue Feather Fund for Children) ”, a new system to support children’s future established in Tsukuba City in 2019. The Plant’s donation track record is as follows.
| Past donations | |
|---|---|
| FY2020 donations | 33,029yen |
| FY2021 donations | 15,616yen |
Going forward, the Tsukuba Plant will continue to support children in the local community while collaborating with the Tsukuba Municipal Government and aim to resolve the poverty problem in Tsukuba City.
![[Picture] Support for the Problem of Child Poverty (City of Tsukuba)](/assets/img/site/157/157_262_img-01.jpg)
![[Picture] Support for the Problem of Child Poverty (City of Tsukuba)](/assets/img/site/157/157_262_img-02.jpg)
