Activities That Contribute to the Future of Society
Our group has established a "Social Contribution Policy" in our Sustainability Basic Policy, and as a good corporate citizen, we are engaged in various activities that will contribute to society in the future.
Afforestation in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture
Since 2022, our group has been conducting afforestation activities to ensure that our employees deeply understand that forests not only mitigate global warming by absorbing carbon dioxide, but also play a crucial role in conserving biodiversity by providing habitats for diverse organisms.
Details of our activities are available on our owned media, "MIRAI no ME".
Eradication of invasive species
As one of our initiatives outside of our regular business activities, we participate every year in an activity to eradicate the invasive alien species "Coreopsis lanceolata" in Komaki City, in collaboration with Komaki City's Natural Environment Observers (citizens registered with the city through a public application process) and neighboring companies.
Furthermore, since fiscal year 2024, Nittoku Spark Tech WKS Nino Plant has also been participating in the eradication of Coreopsis lanceolata in the Kukuri district of Kani City, Gifu Prefecture. We plan to continue these efforts in the future.
Diverse cleanup activities
Cleaning the city
The NPO HAPPY PLANET and our group employees (participation is voluntary) regularly conduct cleanup activities, primarily in Hisaya-Odori Park (Nagoya City), near our headquarters. We also support a smart action project in Omotesando (Tokyo) using the IoT smart trash can "SmaGO".
Cleaning around the base
Nittoku Smile, a group company of ours, cleans and plants a city road running along the left bank of the Kinoshita River in Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture, while Niterra North America, Inc. cleans the main road in front of its West Virginia plant. Both companies carry out cleaning and planting activities as part of their Adopt-a-Program, an initiative to clean and beautify public facilities such as roads and parks with the same love and responsibility as if they were their own children.
In addition, employees at each of our group's locations conduct cleanup activities in the local area and around the company premises.
Cleaning of beaches and riverbanks
The NPO HAPPY PLANET, local communities, and our group jointly conduct beach and riverbank cleanups twice a year.
Details of our activities are available on our owned media, "MIRAI no ME".
We organize family musicals that nurture children's hearts.
Since 2013, our company has been the naming rights partner for the Nagoya Citizens' Auditorium (Niterra HALL), where we annually host a family musical, inviting children from child welfare facilities and members of the local community. Our aim is to provide children with opportunities to experience the arts, fostering rich sensibilities and creativity, and supporting the growth of children who will shape the future.
Details of our activities are available on our owned media, "MIRAI no ME".
Supporting next-generation career education
Our group is committed to developing the next generation of talent at our locations around the world. This includes fostering interest in science through company visits for students, on-site lectures at schools, and workshops, as well as supporting idea contests in which students participate. Furthermore, we promote continuous support tailored to local needs and generations, such as providing technical training and seminars on life planning as employment support for young people.
Support for international students
To foster human resources who will contribute to international exchange and goodwill, our public trust fund, Niterra Overseas Student Scholarship Fund, provides scholarships to students from all over the world. Originally established in 2007 as the "Nittoku Asian Student Scholarship Fund," it was renamed to its current worldwide name in 2016, coinciding with its 80th anniversary. In fiscal year 2025, scholarships were awarded to 12 international students attending universities and graduate schools in Aichi Prefecture.
