Relationship with Society Basic Concept ② Contribute to Society and the Environment Under the Group Action Guideline to “Contribute to society,” the Forestation Project ANA Group has been actively working on environmental and social Since 2004, the ANA issues as a good corporate citizen. Taking into account various factors Group has been involved including the ANA Group’s Corporate Philosophy, business activities in a ten-year forestation and management resources, the Group set forth three activity project in areas domains it should undertake: 1) support people through air travel, surrounding the approxi- 2) contribute to society and the environment, and 3) contribute to the mately 50 domestic community. In pursuing social contribution activities unique to ANA, airports it serves. In the the ANA Group attaches importance to active involvement of employ- fiscal year ended March ees in volunteer activities and creation of opportunities for joint, Forest thinning at Echigo Heiya Forest near 2011, employees and Niigata Airport empathetic activities with its customers. local volunteers worked together at four new airports in Nemuro-Nakashibetsu, Niigata, Komatsu and Hagi-Iwami, for forestation activities at a total of ① Support people ② Contribute to society ten locations. through air travel and the environment ◆ History of Forestation Activities ③ Contribute to the community (Fiscal Year Ended March 2011) Name Nearest Airport Frequency Details Shimafukuro Forest Nemuro-Nakashibetsu First time Afforestation The ANA Character Rinkoshi Forest Chitose Seventh time Undergrowth (Employees X Customers) cutting Echigo Heiya Forest Niigata First time Thinning Chiba Wakaba Forest Narita Third time Undergrowth cutting Relationship with Stakeholders Specific Initiatives Akakokko Forest Miyakejima Second time Afforestation Kiriko Forest Noto Second time Undergrowth ① Support People through Air Travel cutting Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake Ataka-no-Seki Forest Komatsu First time Afforestation Hamahirugao Forest Tottori Third time Undergrowth To fulfill its responsibili- cutting ties as a public transporta- Asahi Forest Hiroshima Sixth time Afforestation Takatsugawa Seiryu Hagi-Iwami First time Afforestation tion provider, the ANA Forest Group made its aircraft available for transportation of relief supplies, rescue ◆ Forests Planted near 50 Airports across Japan teams and medical experts, Nemuro- while giving top priority to Chitose Nakashibetsu Hot water supply using snow removal trucks in maintaining its flight net- Kushiro Minami Sanriku, Miyagi Prefecture Hakodate work. Group companies and their officers and employees also contributed donations and relief ANA forest Odate-Noshiro goods, and ANA carried out a charity mileage points campaign in Coral regeneration Naha project area which passengers cooperated. Other recovery support activities unique Noto to the ANA Group have been based on employee initiatives such as Yonago Niigata Yamaguchi- Komatsu utilizing snow removal trucks to provide baths at evacuation centers in Tottori Ube Hagi-Iwami Okayama Narita the affected area. Nagasaki Chubu Oita Hiroshima Hanedad Kumamoto Matsuyama KKansai Under the slogan “Forward together as one Japan,” the Group is Kochi promoting ongoing employee volunteer activities by its employees to MiyazakiM Kagoshima Miyakejima support a vibrant and thriving Tohoku region and Japan. Annual Report 2011 79 Team Tyura Sango ③ Contribute to the Community The rising temperature of seawater is threatening Okinawa’s As a member of the community, the ANA Group continues to coral reef with extinction. Team Tyura Sango, which was formed by undertake activities that contribute to it in every region. the ANA Group and businesses in Okinawa and other prefectures, has been working since 2004 to protect the coral reef community near Nurturing People in Asian Countries— Onnason, Okinawa. To provide an opportunity to learn about the The Okazaki Kaheita International importance of Tyura Umi (clean ocean), the ANA Group held the Team Scholarship Foundation Tyura Sango Festival in Onnason in October 2010, and held environ- In 2011, the Okazaki Kaheita International Scholarship mental classes for about 700 students at elementary schools in Tokyo. Foundation marked its 21st year of nurturing people in Asian coun- Team Tyura Sango website (Japanese only): tries, in line with the will of Kaheita Okazaki, ANA’s second president. http://www.tyurasango.com/ Every year the Foundation awards scholarships for several internation- al students from China, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar and Taiwan to study in Japan, and offers support for graduate studies. The Foundation has accepted a total of 93 international students. Many graduates of the scholarship program are pursuing careers in their home countries as teachers, civil servants or private-sector employees, while some are continuing their studies in Japan, the United States or other countries. In these ways, the Foundation is helping to nurture people who are contributing to the advancement of their home countries while promoting friendship and ties with Japan. Scholarship students plant a commemorative tree in Okayama Prefecture, Mr. Okazaki’s home province. 80 All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Relationship with Society Maintenance Facility Tours at the Airframe Maintenance Center Gratitude to the Community At its Airframe Maintenance Center, ANA offers free maintenance The ANA Group has received the support of its passengers facility tours for the general public that attract a wide range of for 25 years since inaugurating scheduled international service in participants, from students on school trips to families. With nearly 1986 with a fl ight from Narita to Los Angeles. In June 2011, the 60,000 visitors participating every year, the total number of visitors Los Angeles Offi ce held the ANA Kid’s Flight Academy. The event topped 650,000 as of October 2011. served as a bridge between Japan and the United States for the local children who will create the international society of the future, providing the opportunity to learn new things and create interest in the latest technology. Relationship with Stakeholders Airframe Maintenance Center tours website (In Japanese only) http://www.ana.co.jp/cp/kengaku Lily of the Valley—Sending Flowers of A pressed lily of the valley bookmark Happiness The tradition of giving gifts made from lily of the valley fl owers, signifying happiness and the return of good fortune, has cheered hospital patients for over 50 years since 1956. On June 6, 2011, ANA Visit to Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital Group cabin crew and ground staff at airports visited 55 hospitals na- tionwide, including Japanese Red Cross Medical Centers, to present in-patients with bookmarks decorated with pressed lily of the valley fl owers. This year they also visited Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital and the Japanese Red Cross Tokushima Hinomine Rehabilitation Center for the fi rst time. Every pressed-fl ower bookmark was handmade with great care by ANA Group employees across Japan using lily of the valley fl owers picked near New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido. Annual Report 2011 81.