List of Daikin's Social Contribution Activities

"Forests for the Air" project
Forest protection in Indonesia

(C) Conservation International / Photo by Anton Ario

Reforestation volunteer activities in Shiretoko

Tree planting around the factory

Supported the Oak Promenade Restoration project hosted by an environmental conservation organization

Donated to the Pilsen Zoo

Participated in Earth Hour (turned off unneeded lights for one specified hour) hosted by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Hosted a contest for children to make Christmas ornaments using recycled materials

Hosted an event to reduce commuting by personal car among employees

Purchased nests for small insects and installed them on factory premises as an initiative to preserve biodiversity

Participated in garbage clean up event

Held environmental problems seminar

Conducted tree-planting inside industrial park

Cleanup activities around plant

Tree-planting activities at a local school

Reusable bag created to help reduce plastic use

Participation in tree planting festival

Conducted event aimed at improving environmental awareness targeting employees

Garbage clean-up around Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge

Outdoor group running event conducted to promote energy consumption and GHG emissions reduction among employees

Participation in World Car Free Day

Dongtaihu Eco-cycling event conducted to promote the use of bicycles and public transit

Environmental conservation hike for garbage clean-up

Tree planting in a peat swamp forest reserve

Planted 3,500 trees in a national park

Held beach cleanup activities in collaboration with government agencies

Coral replanting activity in the ocean

Tree planting activity at Boonyarasri Temple

Held mangrove rejuvenation activities

Conducted tree plating and fry releasing with local businesses and schools

Tree planting around the factory

Construction of a water resource recovery facility and pond in a nearby village to help store rainwater

Participated in the Adopt-A-Country Mile (AACM) program (trash removal to maintain cleanliness on community roadways)

Held community cleanup activities

Hosted recycling event for electronics waste

Voluntary recovery of chemical substances and support to recycling

Participated in street cleanup program activities and environmental management system related volunteering

Implemented composting program that recycles organic waste from the factory cafeteria

Collected and cleaned up garbage and promoted the importance of environmental conservation together with other companies in the same industrial park

Held "Circle of Life" environmental education program for elementary schools

Held science experiment classes at elementary schools

Took part in program with Osaka Prefecture University to foster next generation of scientists

Support for the Sakai Rugby School

The Kanaoka Factory lends its field three times a month to the Sakai Rugby School

Contributed to developing rugby players in kindergarten, elementary and junior high schools

In fiscal 2017, 192 students took part
In fiscal 2018, 183 students took part
In fiscal 2019, 213 students took part
In fiscal 2020, 222 students took part

Factory tours to educate local elementary school students about working society

In fiscal 2017, 218 students from three elementary schools took part
In fiscal 2018, 266 students from three elementary schools took part
In fiscal 2019, 455 students from four elementary schools took part
In fiscal 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

We conducted an interactive lecture remotely by connecting the audio-visual room of a nearby elementary school to the reception room of the plant
In fiscal 2020, 52 students from one school participated

Provided factory tours and environmental learning opportunity to elementary students in the city
In fiscal 2020, 549 participants from six elementary schools and one group in Kusatsu City took part

Daikin employees give lessons at local elementary schools
Starting in autumn 2010, employees led fluorochemical experiments for upper-class elementary school students
Conducted for 38 participants from two classes in fiscal 2019
The event was cancelled in fiscal 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Contributed products for practical training to technical schools

Gave presentation on the impact of global warming and initiatives to prevent environmental destruction to local school students as environmental education

Conducted factory tours for junior high school and university students

Hosted internship for high school students and training program for university students

Attended the Corporate Day event and presented our business activities to students studying mechanical engineering and business

Invited students on factory tour in collaboration with Mechanical Engineering Department Energy Research Center of Brno University of Technology

Collaborated with the online new student event at Masaryk University

Participated in summer school project for students of Nottingham Trent University, U.K.

Participation in JobChallenge, an online career fair for university students and graduates

Sponsored recycling project hosted by the local community and schools for students and their families

Continued hosting the Clean Air Ambassador Program which aims to promote environmental conservation among children

Supported vocational school students participating in a robotics contest

Received visitors and trainees from the welding department of Hunan Industrial Technicians College

Received visitors and trainees from schools of architectural environment and energy and power engineering of Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Hosted student training for mechanical and electrical engineering and molding students from Wuhan Technical College

Hosted the family eco-handmade creativity contest using eco-materials

Hosted visit from students of the construction environment and equipment engineering from Suzhou University of Science and Technology

Donated backpacks and stationery supplies to elementary schools

Collaborated with local schools as an initiative to secure human resources and foster technicians

Conducted training for employees of the section chief class

Conducted Japanese seminar for employees

Conducted the Air Conditioner Certified Technician (ACCT) Program to cultivate air conditioner installers

Hosted trainees via the apprenticeship program

Hosted students on a factory tour

Reinforced school building and donated education equipment to a school in an agricultural area in support of the school in collaboration with six Daikin Group companies in Thailand

Provided infrastructure support to three schools on their posts, flooring, tooth brushing area, and roofs

Donated air conditioners to a vocational school, and hosted a workshop on air conditioner installation for lecturers and students

Held factory tours for students

Participated in a student event and assembled bookshelves for the library

Donated computers to schools

Established nine technical education centers

Established the Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM) with the aim of developing human resources in Japanese manufacturing processes

Established the Daikin Japanese Institute of Manufacturing Excellence (DJIME) to promote the positive aspects of Japanese manufacturing frontline among employees and foster outstanding human resources

Provided assistance to internship program in cooperation with universities

Held homestay program in Japan for American high school students

Supported the tour of chemistry major students at the Water Supply Environmental Training Center

Donated US$175,000 to a local, non-profit museum of natural science

Donated school supplies and backpacks for 50 students and employees conducted science experiments with the students

Held homestay program in Japan for American high school students
Conducted a cultural program locally to enhance understanding of Japanese culture this fiscal year

Hosted an environmentally themed art contest for children

Conducted skill enhancement training for future employment of workers

Implemented factory tour for elementary school students

Hosted university students on a factory tour

Conducted the young apprentice program

Made donation to local theater

Collaborated with hockey club KOMETA BRNO

Donated to international men's basketball game

Made donations to support construction of facilities for softball

Continued participation in "Adopt a Road" cleanup initiative Under Sakai City's public cleanup campaign, employees took turns cleaning up the streets once a month
At the Kanaoka Factory, employees took part in monthly clean up activity of the children's playground and surrounding area of the factory in aims to enhance interaction with the community
Employees of the Rinkai Factory continued their efforts with cleaning up areas surrounding the factory and picking up litter on the median dividing the main street

Continued implementation of community cleanup activities
Areas around the site cleaned up (once a month)
Employees took part in cleanup of local waterways (twice a year)
Area around main and west gates (near bus stops) was cleaned up (everyday)

Cleanup
Litter was picked up around the plant (once a year)

Participated in Lake Biwa clean up (once a year)

Holds a summer festival
We received a thank you letter for the 10 units of air purifier donated to the City of Kamisu that are installed in locations that will serve as evacuation sites in the event of an emergency

Cleanup around the plant conducted monthly
Collected scattered leaves on roads and walkways and cleaned up drainage ditch to prevent road flooding from backed up drainage during the time of leaves falling

Participated in a career fair held at a local university

Supported organizations helping persons with mental disabilities within Oostende

Participated in War on Cancer Marathon for cancer fundation

Held Family Day

Donated two units of air purifier for each of four orphanages

Supported the Strom splněných přání"/Tree of fulfilled wishes program that provides financial support to orphanages

Jointly donated neonatal treatment equipment to St. Anne's University Hospital Brno with another company

Conducted a virtual charity run in order to donate to Hospic sv. Alžběty

Conducted woodwork workshop for employees with mental disabilities

Visit to our factory by the Mayor of Brno

Donated 20,000 CZK to the city hall of Brno-Slatina for the mayor-hosted summer festival

Donated to the volunteer firefighter training program targeting children

Blood donation

Held blood donation drive

Held traffic volunteer activity during rush hour

Installed the Free Cleaning Booth for Daikin Air Conditioners at the charity event hosted by the Cultural Office of Shanghai Xinzhuang Industrial Zone

Cleanup activities

Blood donation drive

Visited to local fire department

Visited underprivileged residents of a village nearby the factory

Visited an orphanage and donated daily commodities for children

Participated in the International Volunteer Day of the industrial zone

Contributed to the World Cleanup Day activity with garbage cleanup

Provided volunteers to direct traffic around school zone during commute hours

Dispatched employees as production volunteers at mask factories with a labor shortage

Participated in a corporate welfare society on Nursing Day and visited healthcare staff

Donated daily necessities for underprivileged children

Donated 10 wheelchairs to the wheelchair support program of a Malaysian welfare association

Hosted DAMA Kaizen Award Year in order to enhance employees' motivation for improvement

Hosted Daikin Charity Run and supported Chonburi Cancer Hospital

Joined blood donor clinics for the Thai Red Cross

Conducted safety activity for passenger transport van at Wat Huai Prap School

Implemented recreation and reception at a labor rehabilitation center

Held blood donation drive

Distributed dried foods to underprivileged people and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Distributed 10,000 pre-cooked food package to underprivileged people and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Donated sanitary products, including hand sanitizers, face masks, and hand wash to underprivileged people and communities and infected patients at the Neemrana Government Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic

Held a toy drive to donate to a shelter for children taken from homes experiencing domestic violence

Donated to hospitals, cancer associations and community events

Hosted a charity golf tournament and supported a charity organization

Donation made to local community as part of the commemorative events of the 25th anniversary of Daikin America's founding

Conducted volunteer yard work for local hospice patients

Built a barrier-free ramp for the community together with the volunteer center of Morgan County

Donated snack baskets to show appreciation for the dedicated staff of Decatur Morgan Hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic

Donated new clothes, shoes, and toys to children in poverty for Christmas

Donated new bicycles to children in poverty for Christmas

Donated toys to the Toys for Tots campaign, which distributes presents to children who cannot receive presents from their own parents for Christmas

Sponsored a youth sports program and scholarship fund

Supported cancer eradication activity with Daikin Dash

Supported Phoenix MCP, St. Mary Food Bank

Donated toys to children in poverty

Donated foods to underprivileged areas

Donated air conditioners to the city of Waller for the new city hall

Established scholarships for science majors

Implemented company tour event for children of employees

Collected bottle caps in support of dogs training centers and patients with various illnesses

Collected stamps in support of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of the Netherlands

Assembled an organization to help home alone children pass time by building cabins, having campfires, and playing games

Presented gifts for underprivileged families, wounded veterans and war victims

Donated two industrial size washing machines to the Social Protection Center in Hung Yen Province

Delivery of Christmas gift baskets to the local community

Contributed to fund for victims of Houston hurricane

Donated to for Izmir Earthquake damage relief

Donated one million RMB for measures against COVID-19

Established the Daikin Cares Fund to support employees affected by an unexpected natural disaster