Basic Policy
Together with Local Communities (Responsibility to Local Communities)
As a good corporate citizen, the MEC Group continues to be a corporate group that respects the cultures and customs of the countries and regions in which it operates, and contributes to the development of local communities.
Sponsoring an online social study site
We supported and endorsed the objectives of the online social studies site "Shigoto no Tobira" (literally Door to Work)*, which is a joint project of Gakken Kids Net, a content portal site for elementary and junior high school students, and Kids Challenge Expo, which aims to revitalize local communities through education and industry. The Company’s articles and videos have been published.
"Shigoto no Tobira" is a project that aims to help children learn about society and the jobs they want to do in the future through videos and article content. This program aims to help elementary and junior high school students feel "work" and "society" firsthand, learn about the system, and think about their future voluntarily through interviews with employees and understanding the conditions of factories and workplaces of companies nationwide.
Contributing to society through donations
Donations are made through the Japanese Red Cross Society and other organizations to support disaster areas in the event of a large-scale disaster.
In 2022, we made a donation for humanitarian crisis response in Ukraine.
In 2023, we made a donation for earthquake relief funds through the Japanese Red Cross Society and others in response to the devastating Turkey-Syria Earthquake.
Most recently, we made a donation to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake Evacuee Fund in response to the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, which caused extensive damage to the region.
Other initiatives
MEC’s activities related to forests
As a manufacturer of chemicals for electronic substrates, we use large quantities of water in our business activities.
In the belief that we could make a contribution to the local community and environment, we grow forests to create water sources which will help to prevent global warming. We are growing forests in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, where our Nagaoka Factory is located, and also in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, where our headquarters is located. Employees and their families participate in these activities under the guidance of local governments.
In 2024, the Nagaoka MEC Forest was heavily affected by heavy snowfall from the previous year. We worked to ensure the healthy growth of the forests by thinning trees and developing waterways. We will continue helping to create biodiversityfriendly forests.
Temporary Shelter Use During Disasters
|Evacuation Drill for Nursery School|
The Amagasaki Plant is designed to minimize damage from possible earthquakes, tsunamis, etc., based on hazard maps published by local governments. In addition, we provide more food, beverages, and other items to prepare for emergencies than necessary. For this reason, we provide guidance to neighboring municipalities so that they can be used as temporary evacuation centers in the event of a natural disaster. In 2024, we again conducted an evacuation drill for a neighborhood nursery school by providing the headquarters as an evacuation site. Since Christmas was around the corner at that time, a person dressed as Santa Claus made the drill a fun event, such as by performing magic tricks and handing out candy as gifts.
Community contribution activities at the Nagaoka Factory
As an effort to contribute to the local community, our Nagaoka Factory, located in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, has long sponsored the Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, part of the Nagaoka Festival held to mourn the victims of the Nagaoka Air Raid. It also engages in various activities, such as joining cleanup efforts in the industrial park where it is located, managing the Nagaoka MEC Forest activities and calling for participation in them.
Cleanup of Archaeological Sites by MEC SPECIALTY CHEMICAL (THAILAND)
The Ayutthaya district of Thailand is home to many valuable archaeological ruins that have been designated as World Heritage sites. In order to contribute as much as possible to the environmental improvement of these sites, we recruited volunteers to participate in cleanup activities in 2024, continuing from last year.
