Social Report Relationships with Local Communities and Global Society

Basic Approach Initiatives in Cambodia As an enterprise operating on a global scale, the Support for National Soccer Team MinebeaMitsumi Group believes in the importance of building Minebea (Cambodia) became an official partner of the sound partnerships with local communities through good Cambodia national soccer team and entered into a communication. To establish firm roots in those communities, sponsorship agreement with the Football Federation of we carry out social contribution activities meeting local needs Cambodia in June 2019. Soccer is one of the most popular based upon our “Five Principles.” sports in Cambodia, and by supporting competition and other activities by the national team Contributing to Global Society on the international Initiatives in Mexico stage, the company Support for Vocational Training is contributing to the Mitsumi Automotive de Mexico collaborates with a nearby further growth of the vocational school to raise the technical skill levels of students. younger generations The vocational school and plant cooperate to provide a dual who support the

program that enables students to study at both the school Cambodian economy. The Cambodian national soccer team uniform and the plant. The plant is the only Japanese-affiliated firm in the state of San Luis Potosi and hired approximately 50 Initiatives in Thailand students as employees, garnering high praise from both school Supporting Community Reinvigoration personnel and the students’ parents. In addition to studying NMB-Minebea Thai Ltd. constructed a new pedestrian bridge at the school, the students can gain practical experience, in front of its Lopburi Plant in collaboration with a nearby contributing to the shopping center in October 2018. solid grounding of The pedestrian bridge crosses a major, six-lane road with their learning including heavy traffic in an area where it can be dangerous to cross. This personal growth project was conducted and enhancement in cooperation with of technical skills as local residents as they become adult a memorial to King members of society. Bhumibol, who passed Students of the vocational school away in 2016. The bridge contributes to Initiatives in China the safety not only

Supporting Community Development of employees, but Completion ceremony for the pedestrian bridge MinebeaMitsumi Group plants in China undertake various also local community measures to support the development of local communities. members. Plants contribute and donate supplies to the elderly in welfare facilities and children in impoverished households, and employees make efforts to deepen relationships Contributing to Local Communities with local residents. In addition, in areas that have been Support for Earthquake Recovery affected by natural disasters such as typhoons, flooding, MinebeaMitsumi established the “Charitable Trust- and earthquakes, employees collect donations to support MinebeaMitsumi Scholarship Fund for Orphans of the rapid recovery and Great East Japan Earthquake” as an endowment for participate in cleanup children orphaned by the Great East Japan Earthquake. programs in the The scholarship fund provides annual grants of 100,000 affected regions. yen to orphans of elementary school and junior high age, Various programs and 300,000 yen upon graduation of junior high school. are conducted to Every March third-year junior high school children receiving support community support from the trust are invited to Tokyo to celebrate their development such as graduation alongside employee supporters. holding blood drives. Employees of Qingdao Mitsumi Electronics who visited a welfare facility for the elderly

27 MinebeaMitsumi Group CSR Report 2019 the CEO Commitment from VOICE Sponsorship of Sports Event Participating as an Employee Every year, the Yonago Plant supports the Yonago Supporter Citizens’ Memorial Regatta with the aim of contributing to

I participated as a supporter with local development. At the 50th Commemorative Regatta, the knowledge that we are providing held in FY2018, a special competitive race among the not just monetary support, but also five prefectures of the Chugoku region, was held for the emotional support to the children. The Products in Society MinebeaMitsumi Cup. MinebeaMitsumi moment we met for the first time, the nervous and straight-faced children A total of 88 teams entered the general participation began to smile, and they had an race, and many energetic and enjoyable time over the people enjoyed the two days. I was very happy hearing Noriko Uemura about their expectations and dreams regatta. The Yonago Tokyo Customer Group for their new lives starting in the spring. Plant entered five Customer Service Center I hope to continue efforts as an Domestic Sales Department teams in the regatta individual that will make it possible for and achieved good Special Feature 1 the company to continue supporting children, whether they are in Japan or results, placing in other countries. the top three in each

category. Presentation of the MinebeaMitsumi Cup

Zero Waste Event Regular Discussions with the Community

The Mitsumi Electric Tama Business Division conducted The Karuizawa and Yonago plants hold regular discussions Special Feature 2 cleanup activities in nearby areas on May 30, 2018, which with members of their local communities to facilitate continual was zero waste day. dialogue. This campaign is conducted every year in cooperation with The Karuizawa Plant holds semiannual discussions with other local businesses that are in agreement with the intent local community members. At the eleventh and twelfth regular of the program, and in FY2018, one additional company meetings held in May and November 2018, plant employees joined in, bringing the total to six. On the day of the event, 15 and community members exchanged ideas on a broad employees split into four teams to collect empty cans, plastic range of topics including disaster preparedness planning, Hot Topics bottles, cigarette butts, accident response drills, community development, and road and other domestic maintenance. waste. In FY 2018, The Yonago Plant held its fourth meeting in October 2018. the company was At the meeting, Yonago City Mayor Takashi Igi and three commended by other city officials the city of Tama participated, and ideas pursuant to the Tama were exchanged on Management Report City Environmental various themes such

Beautification Participants as reinvigorating the Ordinance. city, encouraging new residents to relocate to Support for Certified NPO Asama Highland the city, employment,

Sports Club and other topics. A Meeting with the community at the Yonago Plant Social Report As part of its amateur sports promotion, the Karuizawa Plant supports curling through donations to the Asama Highland Sports Club, a certified incorporated nonprofit Future Issues and Goals organization. The By continuing to make active contributions to local monetary donations communities in and outside Japan, the MinebeaMitsumi are used to assist the Group will strive to be an organization which deepens club in holding curling its community roots and expands sustainably with local Environmental Report competitions and communities. support junior and wheelchair teams.

The MinebeaMitsumi Cup curling tournament

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