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Environmental Protection Subcommittee
To help build a society coexisting with nature and a society where all residents can live comfortably, the Environmental Protection Subcommittee promotes various activities from a broad perspective, including community clean-up activities and white stork conservation activities in Toyooka City.
Under the vision: "In an environment where storks can thrive, humans can also feel safe and secure and build a truly fulfilling, sustainable society," Toyooka City, located in the northern part of Hyogo Prefecture, has been promoting activities, through public and private partnerships, to protect oriental white storks, which are an endangered species.
KYOCERA Document Solutions' business activities are based on the management philosophies of "living together with society," "living together with the world," and "living together with nature." In keeping with our management philosophies, we have decided to support Toyooka City's white stork conservation activities. We have been involved in the effort to restore and maintain wetlands, home to diverse small animals on which the white storks feed. Specifically, we cut down mousou bamboos (a non-native species) growing wild around Toshima Wetland, where white storks live, to restore forests covered with broad-leaved trees.
Restoring broad-leaved forests
On July 4, a total of 32 Kyocera Mita employees (from Headquarters and the Hirakata Plant ) and their families participated in biodiversity conservation activities on Mount Mikusa in Nose Town, Osaka Prefecture. Participants engaged in various activities with the help of volunteer staff from Osaka Green Trust and local residents. Of 25 species of the Neozephyrus japonicas butterfly found in Japan, 10 species inhabit Mount Mikusa. In particular, Favonius latifasciatus is a rare species, and Mount Mikusa forms the eastern limit of its habitat in Japan.
In the morning, participants helped the restoration work of paddy fields that had been abandoned for 10 years and were infested with resistant weeds. Participants also performed pest and disease control in the paddy fields to prevent the growth of rice from being hampered. In taro fields, they removed weeds to promote the healthy growth of taro potatoes. In the afternoon, participants climbed Mount Mikusa to watch butterflies and other wildlife. Participants felt the importance of conserving biodiversity by observing and interacting with nature.
Since April 2004, the Hirakata Plant has participated every year in the "Adopt a Road Program" and "Adopt a River Program," both of which are organized by Osaka Prefecture. Under the Programs, the Hirakata Plant workers cleaned the streets from the main gate of the plant to JR Fujisaka station every month (Road Program) and the left bank trail beside the Hotani River along the plant every three months (River Program). In fiscal 2010, a total of 213 workers participated in clean-up activities.
Many employees participate in a clean-up of the streets from JR Fujisaka station to the main gate of the Hirakata Plant
On March 31, 2011, after regular working hours, 45 employees from the Tamaki Plant gathered at Tamaru Castle to mow the grass and pick up fallen leaves.
Castle clean-up is performed on a regular basis, so participants are all familiar with clean-up work procedures. Thanks to their efficient work and good teamwork, the area for which they were in charge was cleaned beautifully in a short time before sunset. The Tamaki Plant employees plan to conduct clean-up activities every two months until September, so that visitors can enjoy strolling around the castle grounds and relaxing in a beautiful setting.
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