Social Contribution

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Social Contribution Activities

The Obayashi Philosophy stipulates "contributing to the realization of a sustainable society" and has established the "Obayashi Social Responsibility Policy" as one of its initiatives. Among them, we have identified four priority areas that are highly relevant to Obayashi's business and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society, in order to promote social contribution activities as good corporate citizens and strive to solve social problems. These areas are closely related to "sustainability of 'the planet, society, and people,'" which is defined as the ideal state in 2050 in Obayashi's long-term vision "Obayashi Sustainability Vision 2050," and we are actively working to realize this vision through social contribution activities.

Obayashi Social Responsibility Policy

Obayashi Social Responsibility Policy guides our efforts to contribute innovative solutions to address global issues. As a good corporate citizen, We are determined to help build a sustainable sociery.

  • 1 Our Commitments
    • We take a global perspective on everything we do to fulfill our social responsibilities, making the most of all the resources available to us around the world. Our business itself contributes solutions to address global issues, and we also undertake special initiatives that go beyond the reach of our business.
    • We coordinate our work to address social issues with local communities, non-profits, NGOs, governments and other key actors, capitalizing on the unique strengths of every entity and every person involved.
    • We work hard to ensure that our approach to social responsibility is clearly understood and that our efforts to build a better society are widely known.
  • 2 Employees Participation
    We recognize that our employees can have a major impact on the society. We support their growth as people and the development of their local communities by encouraging them to serve voluntarily as agents of change. We support employee involvement and volunteerism.
  • 3 Group Company Activities
    All of our group companies are fully committed to upholding the Obayashi Social Responsibility Policy. As such, they are actively engaged in social contribution initiatives. We look to create synergies of impact by bringing together the unique resources of each company.

Main Priorities

  • Global Environmental Responsibility
    We provide solutions to global environmental issues by helping to build low-carbon, recycling-oriented, sustainable societies that respect natural rhythms and resources.
  • Disaster Readiness and Post-Disaster Reconstruction
    We fulfill one of the core missions of a construction company by effectively utilizing our resources to ensure disaster readiness and to facilitate restoration and reconstruction after a disaster.
  • Good Citizenship in Local Communities
    We strive to be a responsible citizen of the communities where we operate. We listen to the voice of local residents, and make every effort to incorporate their wishes into our activities.
  • Inspiration for the Next Generation
    We convey the joy of craftsmanship in the construction industry to the young people who will be the leaders of tomorrow.

Established July 1, 2011

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Initiatives for Our Main Priorities

Global Environmental Responsibility

We provide solutions to global environmental issues by helping to build low-carbon, recycling-oriented,
sustainable societies that respect natural rhythms and resources.

We own woodland that have been certified as one of the top 100 corporate projects for biodiversity preservation on the grounds of the Obayashi Technical Research Institute. These woodlands are home to a large number of endangered Japanese kinran orchids. We hold annual viewing of the orchids inviting local nature conservation groups.

Disaster Readiness and Post-Disaster Reconstruction

We fulfill one of the core missions of a construction company by effectively utilizing our resources to ensure disaster readiness and to facilitate restoration and reconstruction after a disaster.

Kumamoto Castle, located in Kumamoto Prefecture, was damaged by the Kumamoto Earthquakes in April 2016. We performed an emergency construction project to prevent its five-story Iida Turret (Iidamaru Gokai Yagura) from collapsing. Supported only by a few stones in one corner, known as the "miraculous single stone pillar," the turret had fortunately escaped collapse. With the turret still on the brink of collapse, we accomplished the challenging project of positioning a "steel arm" made from bridge beam for temporary installation in the empty space under the turret.

We have been working together with Tohoku University on an experiment in Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture for removing the salt from farmlands left with salt damage by the tsunami in the Great East Japan Earthquake. In this experiment, we mix disaster-debris woodchips and soil remediation agents into the farmland, applying a technology that relies solely on rainwater and natural drainage to remove the salt. After launching the experiment in April 2012, we planted canola seeds in the soil in October. These seeds sprouted a full bloom of canola flowers in April 2013, proving the effectiveness of the technology.

Good Citizenship in Local Communities

We strive to be a responsible citizen of the communities where we operate. We listen to the voice of local residents, and make every effort to incorporate their wishes into our activities.

We support Obayashi Cup U-12 Soccer Festival in Kijimadaira by F.C. Tokyo as a special sponsor. The event not only enable players to improve their soccer skills and strengthen their teams, but also promoted children's mental health and physical development by enabling them to experience nature and interact with other teams.

We are operating Shimane Asahi Rehabilitation Program Center as our Public-private cooperation business. At this rehabilitation program center, we have introduced a guide dog puppy raising program with cooperation of the Japan Guide Dog Association and the ministry of justice.

Inspiration for the Next Generation

We convey the joy of craftsmanship in the construction industry to the young people who will be the leaders of tomorrow.

Obayashi supports the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the Children's Rights and Business Principles (CRBP). We respect the four pillars of the UNCRC: the right to survival, the right to development, the right to protection and the right to participation of children. We have proclaimed the development of the next generation as a priority area of social contribution and are working on this as part of these activities.

We hold tours at construction sites and the Obayashi Technical Research Institute in Kiyose City, Tokyo, for students, citizens, and other interested parties. Tours give participants a better understanding of construction by showing cutting-edge construction technology, the state of dynamic construction, and the real joy of building.

Our group company Naigai Technos holds woodworking classes for parents and children when the children are on summer vacation. Participants build chairs, despite having little or no experience handling tools like saws and hammers. Through the class, children learn how to use such tools and how much fun woodworking can be.

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Other Initiatives

Support for sports activities

Obayashi Corporation supports sports activities as part of its social contribution activities. Following the recruitment of alpine snowboarder Eri Yanetani in 2012, through the "Asnavi" program, which supports top athletes, we have employed ski jumper Haruka Iwasa since April 2019.

Obayashi Foundation Scholarship Program

The Obayashi Foundation offers assistance for urban planning research and international conferences. It also operates an award program for researchers in the field. In addition, the foundation provides scholarships to students studying to become urban planning professionals or researchers.

Matching Gift Program

Obayashi introduced the Matching Gift Program in October 2014. In this program, we donate the same amount as each employee donates. We have invited our officers and employees to participate in it.

We give donations to the four main priorities of our social contribution: to provide support for disasters, to be environmentally responsible, to be a good citizen in local communities and to inspire the next generation.

We have so far donated to 33 groups.

In addition, we provide emergency support funds to those who have suffered damage when an earthquake, typhoon or other natural disaster causes an especially large amount of damage.

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