Being a Good Corporate Citizen

Daikin Sunrise Settsu

We value our relationship with the community and are taking steps to ensure we remain a trusted name in the business world. For example, providing employment for people with disabilities is a significant issue in today's workplace; we are addressing this issue by proactively hiring employees with disabilities.

Daikin Sunrise Settsu is a public-private partnership (51% owned by Daikin) established by Daikin in 1993 in Settsu, Osaka to promote the hiring of people with physical disabilities. Its main lines of business are the machining and assembly of pumps, distribution valves, hydraulic device parts, and air conditioner parts for automated lubrication systems used in construction. Daikin Sunrise has 49 employees, including four non-disabled support staff. The plant has established a special work environment that enables people with disabilities to perform all the work on their own and in teams. True to its name, Daikin Sunrise Settsu provides a lively and friendly workplace in which all can work with dignity.

The Slogans of Daikin Sunrise Settsu

1. Creating economic independence through individual effort and teamwork
2. Contributing to personal growth and community development through manufacturing
3. Creating a company in which employees, their families, and the region can take pride

External Awards

• "Model Improved Workplace Employing People with Disabilities," sponsored by the Japan Organization for Employment of Persons with Disabilities with the support of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare First Place Award (Labour Minister's Award, 1998), Outstanding Achievement Award (2002, 2003)
• First Asahi Corporate Citizenship Award (2004)

Donating to a Range of Causes

The Daikin Group donates money to numerous arts, culture, sports, and educational programs as part of its social contribution efforts. The diagram below shows Daikin's donations in FY2006.

Examples of dominations in FY2006

Examples of donations in FY2006