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MAZDA SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION REPORT 2019 Editorial Policy Mazda's Social Contribution Initiatives in Japan and Overseas Are Reported MAZDA SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION REPORT 2019 Editorial Policy Mazda's social contribution initiatives in Japan and overseas are reported. Report Coverage Organizations Covered: This report mainly covers Mazda Motor Corporation, as well as its domestic (Japanese) and overseas Group companies. Period Covered: The report primarily covers the period from April 2018 through March 2019 (on the basis of the accounting period of each Group company) CONTENTS 3 Basic Policy on Initiatives Activities Report ENVIRONMENT 6 "Mazda do good" Program [Thailand] MST 7 TREEmendous Project [New Zealand] MMNZ 8 Greening Activities in Collaboration with Communities [Japan] Mazda 9 Environmental Awareness for Children [Japan] Mazda 10 Support for Regional Forest Protection Activities [Japan] Mazda 11 Cleanup Activities [Japan·Canada] Mazda, Group companies, Dealerships, MCI 12 Support for Auckland Zoo [New Zealand] MMNZ SAFETY 13 Promoting seatbelt awareness [Japan] Mazda, Kobe Mazda, Okayama Mazda 15 Rasing Traffic Safety Awareness [Japan] Okayama Mazda, Mazda Autozam Ito, Tohoku Mazda, Hokkaido Mazda Sales, Hakodate Mazda and other dealerships HUMAN RESOURCES 17 Programming class for kids [Japan] Mazda 18 Supporting Youth Soccer Competitions [Japan·Mexico] Mazda, MMVO 19 Accepting Internships [Japan·Thailand] Mazda, Mazda Ace and other Group companies, Kobe Mazda and other dealerships, AAT 21 Vehicle carrier tour [Japan] Mazda 22 Mazda-Hiroshima City University Faculty of [Japan] Mazda Arts co-creation seminar 23 Accepting Field Trips [Japan·Mexico] Mazda, Mazda Logistics, Mazda Autozam Sena and other dealerships, MMVO 25 Supporting children for future prosperity [China] MCO, CMA 26 Recent Graduate Recruiting Project [Thailand] MPMT COMMUNITY 27 Support through [Japan] Mazda, Dealerships "Please Tell Us Your Opinion" Questionnaires 29 Santa Project [Japan] Mazda 30 Public Service at the Proving Ground [Japan] Mazda 31 Safety at School and HIV/AIDS Social Responsibility [Thailand] AAT 32 Donating toys during the holiday season [Mexico] MMVO 33 Hokkaido Kenbuchi Proving Ground Open Facility Event [Japan] Mazda 34 Mazda Ekiden Road Relay Race [Japan·Mexico] Mazda, MMVO 36 Supporting Hiroshima's Three Major Professional [Japan] Mazda Organizations 38 Mazda Specialist Bank [Japan] Mazda 39 Mazda Hospital [Japan] Mazda 40 Support for Welfare Facilities and People with Disabilities [Japan] Mazda, Kurashiki Kako 41 Participation in and Sponsorship of Local Events [Japan·Mexico] Mazda, Yoshiwa Kogyo and other Group companies, Dealerships, MMVO 44 Supporting Local Sports Teams and Events [Japan·Canada·Australia·Thailand] Mazda, Kobe Mazda and other dealerships, MCI, MA, MST 46 Installation of Community-Support Vending Machines [Japan] Mazda Parts, Mazda Ace, Kobe Mazda 47 Supporting Multicultural Coexistence [Japan] Japan Climate Systems Corporation 48 Working with SOS Children's Villages [Europe] MME, MMD, MAG, MAE, MMH 49 Art Exhibitions, Outdoor Opera Performances [Australia] MA 50 Medical Support [Australia·New Zealand] MA, MMNZ Please refer to P5 for the Company name of the Overseas Facilities. 2 Mazda Social Contribution Report 2019 SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS Basic Policy on Initiatives a a Three Pillars in Basic Policy on Social Contribution Initiatives Basic Principles As a company engaged in global business, Mazda is fulfi lling its responsibilities Environmental and Safety as a good corporate citizen through ongoing involvement in socially benefi cial Performance activities tailored to the needs of local communities, in order to ensure that its Responsibility as an automobile manufacturer business activities contribute to the building of a sustainable society. Plans for Future Activities Human Resources Community Proactive, ongoing responses to social needs through the core business Development Contributions activities of the Mazda Group in Japan and overseas Fostering people who will Responding to local be future leaders in the social needs as a good In collaboration with local communities, contribute to the development of a foundation of society and corporate citizen sustainable society through activities tailored to the needs of communities in business Emphasize and provide support for self-motivated volunteer activities by employees, and incorporate diverse values to foster a fl exible and vibrant corporate climate Proactively disclose the details of activities and engage in a dialogue with society Three Pillars Mazda promotes activities that are strongly rooted in local communities. Its social contribution activities are underpinned by the three pillars of environmental and safety performance, human resources development, and community contributions. Promotion Framework b b Promotion Framework In May 2010, Mazda established the Social Contribution Committee. The role of CSR Management Strategy Committee this committee, which meets regularly (twice a year), is to discuss issues facing the entire Mazda Group and share information, in line with the social contribution Social Contribution Framework for Committee implementation Hiroshima: Mazda policy and the CSR targets decided by the CSR Management Chairperson: Executive officer in Community Service Strategy Committee. charge of CSR, Environment and Committee General Affairs Domestic region The details of the actual activities are considered by a Working Group comprised Vice Chairpersons: Executive officers in charge of Domestic Overseas region of related divisions. Through the activities of the committee undertaken since Sales, in charge of Global Marketing, in charge of Global 2010, Mazda continues to enhance information collection and utilization from Human Resources, and of a global and Group standpoint. Individual activities are carried out based on the Oversight of Tokyo Office budget plan in each region or department.*1 Secretariat: CSR & FY March 2019 Major Results: Environment Department Set the CSR targets and the Mazda Green Plan 2020 (social contribution) Social Contribution Committee and took actions. Working Group (comprising related divisions) Carried out over 550 activities*2 in Japan and overseas (cost of social contribution activities: around 2.1 billion yen in FY March 2019). Established the Mazda Social Contribution Prize, selected based on evaluation indexes for social contribution programs, and continued implementing the PDCA (plan-do-check-act) cycle process. Evaluation Indexes for Social Contribution Programs In FY March 2015, Mazda established the evaluation indexes for social contribution programs. These indexes are used to evaluate and promote programs which resolve social issues and improve corporate values and created the PDCA (plan-do-check-act) process. They are designed to evaluate these social contribution programs from three *1 In Japan, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and perspectives: effect on society; effect on the Company; and Mazda uniqueness. South Africa, the Mazda Foundation in each country (To be more specifi c, the indexes comprise eight categories such as “the number separately undertakes various activities. *2 Social contribution activities: Monetary donation, goods of benefi ciaries,” “the number of participating employees,” “conformity with the donation, facility sharing, employee participation and dispatch, voluntary programs, and support for disaster- Three Pillars in Basic Policy on Social Contribution Initiatives,” etc.) stricken areas. 3 Mazda Social Contribution Report 2019 Establishment of the Mazda Social Contribution Prize c c 5th Mazda Social Contribution Prize In January 2015, Mazda established the Mazda Social Contribution Prize as a Activity name Cleaning convex traffic mirrors commendation system to recognize outstanding social contribution activities. The Grand (Okayama Mazda, Mazda Prize objective of the prize is to raise in/external recognition of the outstanding social Autozam Ito) contribution activities and support for increasing excellent social contribution activities. Donating toys to children in Based on the evaluation indexes for social contribution programs, members of the Special Salamanca Social Contribution Committee Working Group, the Mazda Workers’ Union and Prize (Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation) the Federation of All Mazda Workers’ Unions collaborate to evaluate candidate Collision experiment and quiz activities. The Social Contribution Committee then selects prizewinning activities, Special show - challenge with engineers! – each of which will be presented with a certificate of recognition in the name of the Prize (Mazda Motor Corporation, Tokyo Mazda Sales) Company President on the anniversary of Mazda’s foundation in January every year. Special Co-creation seminar 5th Mazda Social Contribution Prize Prize for (Mazda Motor Corporation) The 2018 prizewinning activities were selected from the social contribution Encouragement activities introduced in the Mazda Sustainability Report 2018 [Social Contribution Version]*1 (which covered the period from April 2017 through March 2018 ). Volunteering by Employees Mazda offers support to help employees become actively involved in volunteer activities. Providing volunteer opportunities (Specialist Bank, Volunteer Center, etc.) Subsidizing part of the cost of activities (Mazda Flex Benefits, etc.) Enabling employees to take leave for activities (volunteer leave such as the Special Warm Heart leave system, etc.) Providing volunteer training opportunities Support for Disaster-Affected Areas The Mazda Group provides various supports for the early recovery and restoration of areas
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