Mitsubishi Electric SOCIO-ROOTS Fund Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
2017年3月27日 - 11:20AM
ビジネスワイヤ(英語)
Matching fund has donated 1.2billion yen in a
quarter-century
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today
that the Mitsubishi Electric SOCIO-ROOTS Fund, a charitable
in-house undertaking through which the company matches employee
donations, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this April. Since
its establishment, the fund has donated a cumulative 1.2 billion
yen, or roughly US$ 12 million, in cumulative donations, to about
1,900 social-welfare organizations in Japan. To celebrate its 25th
anniversary, the fund will conduct commemorative fundraising
activities covering all Mitsubishi Electric business locations
during the fiscal year that starts in this April.
The Mitsubishi Electric SOCIO-ROOTS Fund was established in
April 1992 to support employee donations to worthy causes in
society. Open to all company personnel in Japan, the program
encourages employees nationwide to contribute to activities rooted
in local communities.
At the request of employees, donations have supported victims of
several natural disasters in Japan, including the 2004 Chuetsu
Earthquake, the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the 2014
Hiroshima landslide disaster. Most recently, more than 62.8 million
yen has been donated to help victims of the 2016 Kumamoto
earthquakes. Support for recovery initiatives following the 2011
Great East Japan Earthquake has included ongoing donations to
organizations that provide mental health services to children who
lost loved ones and safe playgrounds to replace parks and
schoolyards that have been repurposed for temporary housing and
other uses. Cumulative donations to such organizations will reach
133 million yen, or roughly US$ 1.3 million, in the current fiscal
year that ends this March.
The SOCIO-ROOTS Fund has become Mitsubishi Electric’s signature
initiative in the field of social welfare. Going forward, the fund
aims to support worthy causes aligned with evolving trends in
global society, such as the Sustainable Development Goals adopted
by the UN General Assembly held in September 2015.
The full document on Mitsubishi Electric’s financial results can
be accessed at the following link:
www.MitsubishiElectric.com/news
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