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The JGC Group is keenly aware of its social responsibility as a corporate citizen.
We seek a harmonious coexistence with society and aspire to contribute to local communities and society at large through our business activities. |
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| KAUST Industry-University Collaboration Program |
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In Saudi Arabia, JGC is a member company of the KAUST Industrial Collaboration Program (KICP), an industrial collaboration program at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST), which opened in 2009.
 KAUST is a graduate-studies level university established by an initiative of King Abdullah to serve as a research base in advanced technology fields including resources development, energy, water and environmental studies, biological and life sciences, catalyst- and nanotechnology, and computer science. With support from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), JGC has already been working for three years on academic and cultural exchanges between Japan and Saudi Arabia. However, as a member of KAUST/KICP, JGC is now providing the technologies and know-how it has accumulated over years in the field of plant construction. By this means, JGC supports the creation of next-generation technology and training of personnel that will contribute to both Saudi Arabia and the international community.
In September 2010, Japanese instructors offered 12 "Japan Courses" to present the technology and culture of their country. In total, 335 persons participated in this program, which was highly praised by many of the students and teachers who participated in the courses. |
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The staff of KAUST |
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| Building of Road Drainage Channel in Front of an Elementary School |
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The island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines has a tropical rainforest climate. Heavy rains cause severe flooding at an elementary school situated close to a nickel refining plant construction site on the island, to the point that children have difficulty commuting to and from school. Therefore, JGC personnel involved in construction work at the plant conducted road improvement work on a volunteer basis to better protect the road from flooding.
The builders received a Certificate of Appreciation from the local community for the 50-m long drainage channel they built in front of the school as a service to the community. In addition to the road improvement work, an ambulance vehicle used by personnel who work on the plant construction site has also been made available to local people in the event of an emergency. A wide range of other volunteer contributions were also made to the local community, including repair of broken school desks and chairs before the beginning of the school term, re-painting of school buildings, etc. |
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Left: The Certificate of Appreciation from the local community
Right: The drainage channel built at no charge |
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| Work Experience for Junior High School Children |
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The Environmental Science Laboratory (Yokohama) of the JGC Group company Japan NUS Co., Ltd. is certified to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems standard. As part of its activities to present the environmental efforts of the company in the environmental field, the laboratory is providing work experience to students and offering internships. In fiscal 2010, work experience was provided to two students from Hama Junior High School, Yokohama. This year is the fifth year that the laboratory has been accepting students from this school.
Learning about marine ecosystems, the children used a microscope to observe eggs and larval fish collected by a research ship. They also performed biological analysis to determine species based on their morphology, and genetic analysis to determine species based on DNA extracted from piece of fish muscle. Using the Internet, they collected accurate information on relevant environmental problems such as sick building syndrome and dioxins. They also studied the purpose and role of ISO 14001.
Although the two children looked nervous on the first day, they concluded the hands-on activities of the second day with a promising message, commenting that from now on they would "think more about the environment." |
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| Participation in "Exciting Children's Classes" |
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Freezing flowers with liquid nitrogen |
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In September 2010, four employees of JGC Catalysts and Chemicals participated as instructors in "Exciting Children's Classes" held at the Akasaki Community Center, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu. They presented their company and scientific experiments (paper chromatography with a water-based rollerball pen, freezing with liquid nitrogen, creation of slime) to 20 children from elementary schools of the area. Even though disinterest in science among children is a recent social concern, these classes conveyed the wonders of science to children through fun experiments and exchanges with the employees. |
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| JGC-S Scholarship Foundation: Support for the Next Generation |
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Through the JGC-S Scholarship Foundation, JGC contributes to the cultivation of scientists and the advancement of science and technology in Japan and overseas.
The foundation was established in March 1968 with an endowment by JGC founder Masao Saneyoshi. Its principal undertakings include provision of educational loans to Japanese university and graduate school students majoring in science and technology fields, grants to foreign students studying in Japan, and research funding assistance for young researchers.
Up to 2010, the foundation has provided educational loans to a total of 13,354 students, educational grants to 4,846 students, and research funding assistance to 1,986 researchers. Annual disbursements have reached 351 million and 650 thousand yen. To help universities (designated by the foundation) that suffered extensive damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011, the foundation has also established a special framework by significantly extending the normal framework through which grants are provided, to support students affected by the disaster.
In addition, over the course of this year, the foundation has completed the procedures to become a public interest incorporated foundation. Having received government accreditation, it has made a new start on April 1, 2011. |
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Investiture of scholarship loan recipient eligibility certification for fiscal 2010 |
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| Grants to social welfare activities by the JGC Social Welfare Foundation |
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The JGC Social Welfare Foundation develops and provides welfare equipment for persons with physical disabilities, as well as funding for support groups and volunteer organizations for senior citizens and persons with disabilities in Kanagawa Prefecture. Since its establishment in March 1994 until fiscal 2010, the foundation has made 514 contributions to support groups, 335 contributions to volunteer organizations, and 25 contributions to other groups. In fiscal 2010, the foundation made 39 contributions to support groups, 21 contributions to volunteer organizations, and two contributions to other groups. |
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