Social Report

Together with Local Communities

LINTEC Group’s Approach

Recognizing that it is part of society and local communities, the LINTEC Group is engaged in various initiatives to contribute to society while ensuring harmonious co-existence with society.

Social Contribution Initiatives of the LINTEC Group

The LINTEC Group carries out social contribution activities in various communities. In fiscal 2022, restrictions on various activities continued from the previous year. In this situation, the Group performed activities in Japan as listed below, some of which are highlighted on the following pages.

  • Activities by the Entire LINTEC Group
    Group blood donation, cleanups, collection of plastic bottle caps and used postage stamps, and donation
  • Support for the Development of the Next Generation
    Offering plant tour and workplace experience opportunity
  • Support for sports
    Sponsoring Saitama Prefecture’s “Saitama Musashi Heat Bears” baseball team
  • Community Safety Activities
    An AED Workshop, disaster prevention drill, support to local fire brigade, the Shikoku Chuo Region Women’s Association for Rehabilitation Aid, Warabi Fire Prevention Association’s autumn fire prevention campaign, Tatsuno Fire Prevention Association’s firefighting competition, Tomisaka Police Station Partnership Training, the 31st Volunteer Firefighting Team Initial Firefighting Drill Competition
  • Environmental Preservation
    Kumagaya Eco-Life Fair, tulip bulb planting, Konan Administration Center’s measures to address global warming, Kumagaya Eco-Life Fair 2023
    (The following activities were cancelled in fiscal 2022)
    Participation in NPO Tatsuno Akatombo-wo-fuyasou-kai, Hotaru-wo-hogosuru-kai firefly festival
  • Support for Persons with Disabilities
    Bread sales / purchase by welfare facilities for people with disabilities, training on employment of people with disabilities
    (The following activities were cancelled in fiscal 2022.)
    Fureai Concert, inviting disabled persons to a baseball game at Tokyo Dome
  • Support for Community Festivals
    The Uchiwa (fan) Festival in Kumagaya, Kumagaya Fireworks, Warabi City Waranchu Festival, Nakasendo Bushu Warabi-shuku Shukuba Festival, praying for safety at the Rokujo Hachiman Shrine, Rokujo Hachiman Shrine Autumn Festival, for three district children’s clubs at Rokujo Hachiman Shrine, Sosa Tulip Festival, Otsuka Shrine donation, Asahi Culture Center Festival, Daiso Residents Association, Iyomishima Autumn Festival, Doi Shikoku Chuo City Fireworks, Kosui (lake) Festival, Minato Festival Fireworks
    (The following activities were cancelled in fiscal 2022.)
    Higashi Agatsuma Furusato Festival, Konada Residents Association Summer Festival, Kumagaya Ebisu Commerce Festival, Awa Dance Festival
  • AED: A medical device designed to return a heart undergoing ventricular fibrillation to its normal condition by applying an electric shock.

Community Support Expenses

In fiscal 2022, expenses for educational support accounted for more than 68% of the total. We also provided support for welfare and sports.

Breakdown of Community Support Expenses

Breakdown of Community Support Expenses

Social Contribution Initiatives

Fureai Concert

In 2022, LINTEC planned to hold the LINTEC Fureai Concert at Itabashi Culture Hall, inviting persons with disabilities and their helpers living in Tokyo’s Itabashi City, as well as people from neighboring areas, but cancelled it for two consecutive years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, giving first priority to safety of visitors and performers.

Global Activities

The LINTEC Group carries out social contribution activities in locations where it operates.
We will continue our community-based social contribution activities.

VOICE My Next Stage

We participated in Job and Family Service Christmas for Kids, an annual donation drive held during the Christmas season in Miami County, Ohio, U.S.A., where SPINNAKER PRESSURE SENSITIVE PRODUCTS LLC is located. For more than 15 years, we have been supporting this program, which gives gifts to children under the age of 12 from families in need so that they can have a joyful Christmas. This time, we asked 14 children from four families what they wanted. We made a list of their wishes, and our employees purchased gifts based on the list. In addition, we collected donations within the company and gave their parents gift certificates for local shops, much to the delight of the families. We will continue this activity as an annual event to support the community.

 Julie Hill (right) of SPINNAKER PRESSURE SENSITIVE PRODUCTS LLC handing the gifts to the event organizer
Julie Hill (right) of SPINNAKER PRESSURE SENSITIVE PRODUCTS LLC handing the gifts to the event organizer
Needed gifts were put on the company Christmas tree, gathered through the kindness of many members.
Needed gifts were put on the company Christmas tree, gathered through the kindness of many members.
Mark Cuenot
Mark Cuenot
SPINNAKER PRESSURE
SENSITIVE PRODUCTS LLC

Beautification Projects and Cleanups

The LINTEC Group carries out neighborhood beautification projects and cleanups around all its factories. The Kumagaya Plant and the Tatsuno Plant performed riverside cleanups and beautification activities along the Arakawa and Ibogawa rivers, respectively. Other plants carry out cleanups in areas around their sites as well. In fiscal 2022, a total of 1,602 employees from domestic sites participated in these activities. In cooperation with neighbor companies and local residents, the LINTEC Group has been actively committed to cleanups of the local environment as part of its social contribution initiatives.

A total of 1,602 participants in local beautification and cleaning activities

Fiscal 2022 community cleanups

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Business site Date Content Participants
Agatsuma Plant Twice a month Picking up trash around the plant 48
Kumagaya Plant October 2022 Arakawa riverside cleanup 186
November 2022 Arakawa Clean Aid 26
Research Center June 2022 Picking up trash on public roads around the Research Center 48
TOKYO LINTEC KAKO April 2022 – March 2023 (once or twice a month) Cleaning up in and outside the properties 25
Total of 500 persons
Chiba Plant May 2022 Midoridaira Gomi-zero Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
July 29, 2022 Undergrowth cutting in Jingujihama 3
Tatsuno Plant Once a month Cleaning up around the plant 275
November 18, 2022 Ibogawa riverside cleanup 30
Shingu Plant 10 times a year Cleaning around the plant 341
May 11, 2022 Cleaning around the plant 14
Mishima Plant Every Tuesday Ditch cleanup around the Mishima plant 100
June 26, 2022 Volunteer beach cleanup at Sangawa Toyooka Seaside Park 6
Total 1,602

Blood Donation

The LINTEC Group conducts blood donations at all its business sites across Japan in cooperation with the Japanese Red Cross. As a social contribution activity that can be performed right at the work site, blood donation has been embraced by employees, and the program will be continued.

Fiscal 2022 blood donation results

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Business site Number of days Participants
Mishima Plant 4 114
Tatsuno Plant / Shingu Plant 2 41
Research Center 2 62
Chiba Plant 2 36
TOKYO LINTEC KAKO 2 11
Kumagaya Plant 2 59
Osaka Branch Office 2 10
Head Office 1 25
Total 17 358

Community Safety Activities

Every year, the Kumagaya Plant participates in the Self-Defense Forces incipient firefighting training event hosted by the Kumagaya City government to learn practical skills in handling extinguishers and other equipment and in incipient firefighting, improving employee skills together with other companies in Kumagaya City.
In 2022, the event was held in the rain, and the team was awarded a fourth-place finish. We will continue our efforts to win prizes at the next event.

Support for Persons with Disabilities

Every year, LINTEC planned to invite persons with disabilities and their helpers to a professional baseball game held at Tokyo Dome.
However, in fiscal 2022 we cancelled the plan for two consecutive years as a result of the spread of COVID-19, giving first priority to the safety of the proposed invitees.

Support for Local Festivals

Every year from July 20 to 22, the Uchiwa (fan) Festival is held in the city of Kumagaya, where the Kumagaya Plant is located. In fiscal 2022, the festival was held on a smaller scale than usual, with measures against COVID-19 implemented. The plant dedicated fans to the Yasaka Shrine in support of the festival.

Festival fans donated by LINTEC in fiscal 2022
Festival fans donated by LINTEC in fiscal 2022

Participation in Local Festivals

Every year, the Komatsushima Plant forms a team of voluntary members to participate in Tokushima Prefecture’s Awa Dance Festival, which is one of the biggest summer festivals in Japan. In fiscal 2022, the festival was held on a reduced scale due to COVID-19, with LINTEC cancelling its participation.

Communicating with Local Communities

Offering Plant and Facility Tours

Every year the LINTEC Group provides tours of its plants and facilities in Japan to numerous students, representatives of local authorities, NPOs, and community residents. In fiscal 2021, we scaled back these activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a total of 59 visitors being welcomed at six sites.

A plant and facility tour in fiscal 2022

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Business site Date Content Participants
Mishima Plant December 21-23, 2022 Internship program for 2nd grade students from neighboring high schools 4
July 21-27, 2022 Job seekers as new high school graduates-to-be in fiscal 2023 24
August 24-October 26, 2022 Job seekers as new high school graduates-to-be in fiscal 2023 4
TOKYO LINTEC KAKO   No plants tour for elementary school students due to COVID-19 pandemic  
Agatsuma Plant July 26, 2022 Job seekers as new high school graduates-to-be in fiscal 2023 6
August 18, 2022 Job seekers as new high school graduates-to-be in fiscal 2023 3
October 12, 2022 Visit by the Agatsuma Police, who was provided with videos taken by the parking site’s security camera in response to a theft that occurred in the neighborhood 1
November 28, 2022 Visit by the Agatsuma Police to conduct dialogue on how to prevent technology leaks 1
Kumagaya Plant August 5, 2022 Job seekers as new high school graduates-to-be in fiscal 2023 13
Chiba Plant August 9, 2022 Job seekers as new high school graduates-to-be in fiscal 2023 1
Tatsuno Plant   No Trial Week or internships due to COVID-19 pandemic  
May 30-June 17, 2022 Training for special-needs school 1
Ina Technology Center July 29, 2022 Job seekers as new high school graduates-to-be in fiscal 2023 4
Total 62

Dialogue with Local Residents

Supporting events organized by Itabashi City

As part of its social contribution initiatives, LINTEC sponsored the commemorative event for Itabashi City, which celebrated the 90th anniversary of its establishment in 2022. The event was held from October 3 to December 1 at several venues, starting with the main building of the city office. In addition to applying floor markings resembling paint palettes to the floor of each venue, we also provided bird-shaped message labels with a releasable adhesive. Visitors to the city office and other venues were asked to write down their thoughts on the future ten years from now on the labels and paste them on the Future Tree, which added fun to the event.
At food distribution events held by Itabashi City and the social welfare council of the ward for families in need of assistance, we offered 20 five-kg rice packages in September and gift coupons redeemable for fried chicken in December, which were greatly appreciated. Although our activities were restricted by COVID-19, we will continue to engage in social contribution activities from various aspects.

Labels placed on the Future Tree
Labels placed on the Future Tree
Applying floor markings
Applying floor markings

Development of Next-generation Human Resources

Development of next-generation human resources is an important theme for LINTEC, a company that develops new products with its unique technologies. LINTEC supports the Kuramae Science Program Fushigi - Fushigi (Kura-Rika), a science lesson program for children hosted by the Tokyo Tech Alumni Association for the purpose of developing next-generation human resources and preventing children from losing interest in science. Kura-Rika provides on-site classes at children’s centers and local community centers nationwide. In fiscal 2022, as the impact of COVID-19 eased, over 430 on-site classes were held and over 8,700 children attended, recovering to over 80% and 60% of their respective peak levels. We will continue to nurture a rich sensitivity to science in children through our sponsorship and cooperation with Kura-Rika.
LINTEC’s activities are presented on the Kura-Rika website.