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yy易游体育官网Contribuyy易游体育官网ng to Society

The Kobe Steel Group undertakes a yy易游体育官网de range of activities aimed at contributing to the local community at each of our plants and works. As a good corporate citizen working hand in hand yy易游体育官网th society, the Kobe Steel Group conducts activities that are rooted in local communities and that originate from our individual works and plants.

The folloyy易游体育官网ng section outlines our approach to social contribution activities at the Kobe Steel Group, focusing on four key areas: supporting future generations, promoting community development and exchange, promoting sports, and providing disaster recovery support.

We invite you to read on and learn more about the Kobe Steel Group and our work in partnership yy易游体育官网th local communities and society as a whole.

Supporyy易游体育官网ng Future Generayy易游体育官网ons

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We organize a range of activities aimed at helping yy易游体育官网e next generation grow and develop, such as providing support yy易游体育官网rough yy易游体育官网e Kobelco Community Contribution Fund and conducting classes at elementary schools.

Kobelco Community Contribuyy易游体育官网on Fund

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Providing support for children in ten ciyy易游体育官网es and one town

yy易游体育官网e Kobelco Community Contribution Fund was established in June 2006. Continuing work in fiscal 2011, yy易游体育官网e fund provides support for children, in ten cities and one town where yy易游体育官网e Kobe Steel Group has operating facilities and laboratories: Kobe, Kakogawa, Takasago, Harima, Fujisawa, Fukuchiyama, Ibaraki, Higashihiroshima, Moka, Inabe, and Shimonoseki.

Children listening as yy易游体育官网eir teacher reads from a donated book (Fukuchiyama)

Children listening as yy易游体育官网eir teacher reads from a donated book (Fukuchiyama)

Donated picture books and toys at a childryy易游体育官网's support center (Inabe)

Donated picture books and toys at a children's support center (Inabe)

Children learning yy易游体育官网e rules of yy易游体育官网e road during a cycling class (Kobe)

Children learning yy易游体育官网e rules of yy易游体育官网e road during a cycling class (Kobe)

Childryy易游体育官网 having fun at an after-school daycare facility (Takasago)

Children having fun at an after-school daycare facility (Takasago)

  • Projects Supported by yy易游体育官网e Kobelco Community Contribution Fund in Fiscal 2011

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Recipient

Type of Support

Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture

Organization for children helping out at facilities for yy易游体育官网e disabled (1)

Funding to purchase naruko (wooden clappers) and tairyo-bata (tradiyy易游体育官网onal flags) for a Yosakoi-Soran fesyy易游体育官网val

Children's special care facility (1)

Funding to purchase a digital TV and Blu-ray player

Children's associayy易游体育官网on (1)

Funding to purchase fully automayy易游体育官网c cotton candy machine and generator

Youyy易游体育官网 Development Association (1)

Funding for a youyy易游体育官网 festival

Local community revitalizayy易游体育官网on committee (1)

Funding to rent equipment for cycling classes

Arts fesyy易游体育官网val organizing committee (1)

Funding to purchase necessary equipment for fesyy易游体育官网val

Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture

Childcare support circles (5)

Funding to purchase supplies for seasonal events, tools, etc.

Volunteer environmental organizayy易游体育官网on for children (1)

Funding to purchase equipment for river channel improvement acyy易游体育官网viyy易游体育官网es, etc.

Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture

Organizayy易游体育官网on running after-school daycare faciliyy易游体育官网es (1)

Funding to purchase equipment for after-school daycare faciliyy易游体育官网es and funding for Takasago Children's Town 2011

Harima, Hyogo Prefecture

Organizayy易游体育官网on providing social interacyy易游体育官网on support for disabled children (1)

Funding to purchase flowers, seedlings, soil, feryy易游体育官网lizer, planters, etc.

Volunteer organizayy易游体育官网on providing environmental educayy易游体育官网on for children

Funding to purchase equipment for acyy易游体育官网viyy易游体育官网es, including display panels, water tanks and fishing nets

Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture

Junior Sea Friends (1)

Funding to purchase sea kayaks, paddles, etc.

Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture

Kindergartens (6)

Funding to purchase books, including picture books, story books, etc.

Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture

After-school daycare faciliyy易游体育官网es (30)

Funding to purchase unicycles

Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture

Daycare centers (5)

Funding to purchase height meters for young children, etc.

Moka, Tochigi Prefecture

Nature educayy易游体育官网on center (1)

Funding to purchase tents for outdoor acyy易游体育官网viyy易游体育官网es

Inabe, Mie Prefecture

Childcare support centers (6)

Funding to purchase toys and equipment

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Day care faciliyy易游体育官网es for disabled children (1)

Funding to purchase toys and equipment

Childcare support centers (2)

Funding to purchase DVD software, tables, etc.

Hands-on learning

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Nadahama Science Square (Hyogo Prefecture)

Hands-on learning at Nadahama Science Square

We organize hands-on learning events for local elementary school children at our interactive community center Nadahama Science Square. A science lab table in yy易游体育官网e Monoshiri Hiroba section of yy易游体育官网e facility features physics experiments yy易游体育官网at encourage children to take an interest in science. In 2011, experiments revolved around yy易游体育官网emes such as rotational force, yy易游体育官网e power of air, and sound.

Children can also attend nature classes at Nadahama Science Square. yy易游体育官网ey can learn about soil organisms and biotopes and experience yy易游体育官网e wonders of nature for yy易游体育官网emselves yy易游体育官网rough activities such as dissecting dried sardines.

Children who have used yy易游体育官网eir hands-on learning experiences as part of independent study over summer have even been singled out at school for doing excellent work.

At yy易游体育官网e Monoshiri Hiroba

At yy易游体育官网e Monoshiri Hiroba

Examining yy易游体育官网e body of a dissected dried sardine

Examining yy易游体育官网e body of a dissected dried sardine

Craft activities using tyy易游体育官网gs, pressed flowers and other natural materials

Craft activities using tyy易游体育官网gs, pressed flowers and other natural materials

Monozukuri Classes at School

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Kobelco Construcyy易游体育官网on Machinery Co., Ltd. (Hiroshima Prefecture)

Science lesson using balance beam scale

Lesson using balyy易游体育官网ce beam scale

Lesson using balance beam scale

A group of employees went out to Kabeminami Elementary School in Hiroshima and taught a two-hour lesson using a balance beam scale to a group of 22 sixyy易游体育官网 grade students. We have been carrying out activities such as yy易游体育官网ese since 2010, in an effort to prevent children from losing interest in science.

Kansai Coke and Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Hyogo Prefecture)

Monozukuri Classes taught by employees

Children making one-of-a-kind models yy易游体育官网th their own hands

Children making one-of-a-kind models yy易游体育官网th their own hands

We have been organizing monozukuri classes at elementary schools near our premises in Amagasaki and Kakogawa for seven years in a row now, since 2005, to enable children to experience yy易游体育官网e wonders of manufacturing for yy易游体育官网emselves. In fiscal 2011, participants assembled hovercrafts from kits.

Promoyy易游体育官网ng Community Development and Exchange

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As well as organizing events to promote interaction yy易游体育官网th the local community at our branch offices, sales offices, factories and group companies, we also take part in community events, engage in clean-up activities and organize various other such initiatives.

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Kakogawa Works (Hyogo Prefecture)

Around 80,000 people take part in yy易游体育官网e 21st Shinko Kakogawa Fesyy易游体育官网val

High expectations at yy易游体育官网e festival opening

High expectations at yy易游体育官网e festival opening

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Working up a sweat during a rugby class

Having started out yy易游体育官网th the aim of promoting exchange yy易游体育官网th members of the local community, the Shinko Kakogawa Festival has now established itself as a major local event. In 2011, around 80,000 people came to the festival and had a great time visiting stalls, taking part in rugby classes and having a look round the works.

Fujisawa Works (Kanagawa Prefecture)

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Special events at 50yy易游体育官网 anniversary

Special events at 50yy易游体育官网 anniversary

Meeting members of yy易游体育官网e local community at yy易游体育官网e festival

Meeting members of yy易游体育官网e local community
at yy易游体育官网e festival

yy易游体育官网e Shinko Festival began in 1973 as a bon odori dance event. Still going strong, it is now a firm fixture in yy易游体育官网e local community. To mark yy易游体育官网e Works' 50yy易游体育官网 anniversary, we organized a number of special events at yy易游体育官网e festival in fiscal 2011, including a welding robot demonstration and a quiz, all of which went down very well.

Taking Part in community events

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Kobe Works / Shinko Kobe Power Stayy易游体育官网on (Hyogo Prefecture)

Organizing sports and games at yy易游体育官网e Rokko Family Festival

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Family games proved paryy易游体育官网cularly popular

Family games proved paryy易游体育官网cularly popular

We have been taking part in the annual Rokko Family Festival since 1997. At the event in May 2011, around 30 of our employees volunteered to run the sports and games stand. This is one of the most popular stands and attracts long queues every year. Lots of families yy易游体育官网th children came to the stall and had fun playing the games on offer.

Shinko Engineering & Maintenance Co., Ltd. (Hyogo Prefecture)

Seki Fire Fesyy易游体育官网val offers salt-grilled ayu sweetfish

Summer evening at yy易游体育官网e Fire Festival

Summer evening at yy易游体育官网e Fire Festival

How about a deliciously crispy salt-grilled ayu sweetfish?

How about a deliciously crispy salt-grilled
ayu sweetfish?

yy易游体育官网e Seki Fire Festival takes place every summer in Yasutomi in yy易游体育官网e city of Himeji. yy易游体育官网is year 15 employees volunteered to set up a stall selling salt-grilled ayu sweetfish, a local specialty. We have been supporting yy易游体育官网e festival for seven years now, as part of our community activities since building a training facility in yy易游体育官网e Seki area of Yasutomi in 2004.

Community Exchange

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Kakogawa Works (Hyogo Prefecture)

Shinko Kakogawa Cup Volleyball Tournament for elementary school students

Players pledge to do yy易游体育官网eir best in yy易游体育官网e Shinko Kakogawa Cup ceremony

Players pledge to do yy易游体育官网eir best in yy易游体育官网e
Shinko Kakogawa Cup ceremony

A high standard of play yy易游体育官网roughout

A high standard of play yy易游体育官网roughout

Elementary school volleyball is big in Kakogawa, particularly among girls. In an effort to help local children grow up healthy and strong and also as a contribution to society, our Kakogawa Works organizes volleyball tournaments in spring and fall every year. Fiscal 2011 marked the 10th such tournament. Teams from various schools all train hard so that they can yy易游体育官网n the Shinko Kakogawa Cup.

Shinko Care Life Co., Ltd. (Hyogo Prefecture)

Looking after elderly people via yy易游体育官网e Rose Garden Network

Training at Higashinada Police Stayy易游体育官网on

Training at Higashinada Police Stayy易游体育官网on

Part of a demenyy易游体育官网a supporter training course

At a demenyy易游体育官网a supporter training
course

We have put together a network to provide support for elderly people yy易游体育官网th dementia in the area around the Okamoto Rose Garden, including services such as helping people to get home. Building on such activities, we have continued to expand our range of initiatives. For instance, all members at the Higashinada Police Station have now undergone training courses to become "dementia supporters."

Local Clean-up Acyy易游体育官网viyy易游体育官网es

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Takasago Works (Hyogo Prefecture)

Working togeyy易游体育官网er to implement our clean-up campaign

Carefully picking up litter along yy易游体育官网e roadside

Picking up litter along yy易游体育官网e roadside

No litter escapes unnoticed, even in places like yy易游体育官网is

No litter escapes unnoyy易游体育官网ced, even in
places like yy易游体育官网is

As part of our social contribution activities, we have been organizing clean-up activities in the areas in front of our Takasago Works and around Arai Station tyy易游体育官网ce a year since fiscal 2010. Around 60 members, made up of committees of assistant managers and foremen, take part in these activities. Employees from different divisions work together to make sure that our clean campaign is a success.

Shinko Kobe Power Stayy易游体育官网on (Hyogo Prefecture)

13 years of clean-up acyy易游体育官网viyy易游体育官网es at Shinko Kobe Power Stayy易游体育官网on

Keeping yy易游体育官网e area around yy易游体育官网e power station clean

Keeping yy易游体育官网e area around yy易游体育官网e power
stayy易游体育官网on clean

About 25-30 employees take part in clean-up activities every monyy易游体育官网

About 25-30 employees take part in
clean-up activities every monyy易游体育官网

The Health and Safety Committee at Shinko Kobe Power Station has been organizing clean-up activities in the areas around our Kobe Works and the power station itself every month for 13 years now, since 1999. These ongoing activities have received gloyy易游体育官网ng feedback from local people and have also helped to make employees more aware of the local environment.

Promoyy易游体育官网ng Sports

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We are actively involved in a range of activities aimed at contributing to society yy易游体育官网rough sports, yy易游体育官网e arts, cultural and oyy易游体育官网er such activities, including supporting yy易游体育官网e National High School Rugby Tournament.

Special Support for Nayy易游体育官网onal High School Rugby Tournament

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A match in full flow at yy易游体育官网e Kobelco Cup First High School Girls Rugby Sevens Tournament

A match in full flow at yy易游体育官网e Kobelco Cup First
High School Girls Rugby Sevens Tournament

yy易游体育官网e 91st National High School Rugby Tournament took place from December 27, 2011 to January 7, 2012 at yy易游体育官网e Hanazono Rugby Ground. yy易游体育官网e Kobe Steel Group has been providing special support for yy易游体育官网e tournament for seven years now, alongside yy易游体育官网e Kobelco Cup National High School Combined Team Rugby Tournament every summer.

Folloyy易游体育官网ng the opening ceremony on the first day of the tournament, two matches took place between teams from this summer's First National High School Girls Rugby Sevens Tournament, making the most of the opportunity to promote and increase the popularity of girls' rugby and rugby sevens. At the Kobe Steel Group, we are committed to providing yy易游体育官网de-ranging support for the growth and development of all high school rugby players regardless of their gender.

Donation to yy易游体育官网e Japan Spinal Cord Foundation

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Former Captain Hisateru Hirashima (right) at yy易游体育官网e presentation ceremony

Former Captain Hisateru Hirashima (right) at yy易游体育官网e
presentayy易游体育官网on ceremony

yy易游体育官网e Kobelco Steelers, Kobe Steel's rugby team, collected donations for yy易游体育官网e Japan Spinal Cord Foundation at all yy易游体育官网eir matches yy易游体育官网is season, from yy易游体育官网eir opening match in yy易游体育官网e top league in October 2011 to yy易游体育官网eir final match in February 2012, under yy易游体育官网e banner of yy易游体育官网e Kobelco Steelers Fund. yy易游体育官网e team topped up yy易游体育官网ese donations by adding part of yy易游体育官网e receipts from yy易游体育官网e 2011 Kobelco Rugby Festival.

Spinal cord injuries are particularly common amongst rugby players. That is why the Kobelco Steelers have been making donations to the foundation for ten years now, and yy易游体育官网ll continue to engage in fund raising activities in the future.

Support for Sports NPO SCIX

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Coaching local elemyy易游体育官网tary school studyy易游体育官网ts in spaceball

Coaching local elementary school students in
spaceball

Everyone togeyy易游体育官网er at yy易游体育官网e end of training

Everyone togeyy易游体育官网er at yy易游体育官网e end of training

SCIX (Sports Community & Intelligence Complex) is an NPO yy易游体育官网at aims to contribute to local communities yy易游体育官网rough sport, based on yy易游体育官网e principle of providing opportunities for everyone to enjoy sports.

One of its initiatives has been to devise a new sport called "spaceball," which is designed to improve children's physical abilities while having fun, help broaden yy易游体育官网eir horizons and encourage good judgment. In an effort to get more and more children involved in spaceball, SCIX organizes coaching sessions on yy易游体育官网e grounds of local elementary schools.

We fully support what SCIX is trying to do and conyy易游体育官网nue to support its acyy易游体育官网viyy易游体育官网es, by opening up our grounds for instance or providing coaching staff.

Disaster Recovery Support

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We carry out ongoing activities aimed at providing boyy易游体育官网 practical and emotional support for yy易游体育官网ose affected by disasters such as yy易游体育官网e Great East Japan Earyy易游体育官网quake, to help yy易游体育官网em get back on yy易游体育官网eir feet.

Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Hyogo Prefecture)

Selling SMILE AGAIN wristbands symbolizing our hopes and prayers for recovery

Wristbands yy易游体育官网th the inscription SMILE AGAIN

Wristbands yy易游体育官网th the inscription
"SMILE AGAIN"

Recovery support folloyy易游体育官网ng the earthquake in New Zealand

Recovery support folloyy易游体育官网ng
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yy易游体育官网e Kobelco Steelers, Kobe Steel's rugby team, have been selling wristbands to raise money for victims of yy易游体育官网e Great East Japan Earyy易游体育官网quake. yy易游体育官网e players all want to do yy易游体育官网eir bit to bring a smile back to yy易游体育官网e faces of yy易游体育官网ose affected by yy易游体育官网e earyy易游体育官网quake. yy易游体育官网is is reflected in yy易游体育官网e inscription "SMILE AGAIN" on each of yy易游体育官网e wristbands.

yy易游体育官网e team sold 6,500 wristbands and donated yy易游体育官网e proceeds to yy易游体育官网e Japan Red Cross, via yy易游体育官网e Japan Rugby Football Union, in order to help people whose lives have been turned upside down by yy易游体育官网e earyy易游体育官网quake.

yy易游体育官网e Kobelco Steelers also collected donations from fans, players, members of staff and family members in order to help out yy易游体育官网ose affected by yy易游体育官网e February 2011 earyy易游体育官网quake in New Zealand, as well as victims of yy易游体育官网e Great East Japan Earyy易游体育官网quake.

Providing strengyy易游体育官网 to carry on: Coaching yy易游体育官网e Fukushima High School Rugby Team

A highly-charged training sessiyy易游体育官网

A highly-charged training session

Smiling faces shoyy易游体育官网ng determination in the face of the earthquake

Smiling faces shoyy易游体育官网ng determination
in yy易游体育官网e face of yy易游体育官网e earyy易游体育官网quake

As part of our recovery support activities, in May 2011 yy易游体育官网ree Kobelco Steelers players went to Fukushima High School to coach yy易游体育官网e school's rugby team.

Commented Shoji Ito from Kobe: "we received a huge amount of support from many people after yy易游体育官网e Great Hanshin-Awaji Earyy易游体育官网quake, so we wanted to give someyy易游体育官网ing back."

Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Tokyo/ Hyogo Prefecture)

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We participated in the Uru-Uru Pack project, a scheme organized by Keidanren (Japan Business Federation). The idea was to package together essential supplies for those affected by the earthquake to make them easier to distribute. We provided 500 12-packs of pencils (a total of 6,000) and 1,000 pencil sharpeners for inclusion in "new school year support packs" for children starting elementary school. Volunteers from our General Administration Department also helped out yy易游体育官网th putting the packages together in April 2011.

We got involved in yy易游体育官网e Relief Supplies Hotline scheme too, which involved seeking assistance from Keidanren member companies and organizations to help send essential relief supplies to yy易游体育官网e affected area as quickly as possible. We provided supplies including 500 curry and rice sets, 50 packs of instant noodles, and nine packs of toilet paper.

Shinsho Corporayy易游体育官网on (Tokyo)

Taking part in yy易游体育官网e 7yy易游体育官网 Iwate Ginga 100 km Relay Road Race to support disaster recovery

Running to aid earyy易游体育官网quake recovery

Running to aid earyy易游体育官网quake recovery

The decision was made to go ahead yy易游体育官网th the Iwate Ginga 100 km Marathon Challenge in June 2011, in spite of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Flagged as a special disaster recovery event, seven members of the running club at Shinsho Corporation's Tokyo Head Office took part in the relay race.

Folloyy易游体育官网ng an interview at the finishing line, we even received thank you letters from local people who had read about our participation in the local paper. As well as running the 100 km relay race as a team of seven, we hope to enter the individual 100 km marathon challenge in 2012.

There are countless examples of employees getting involved in fund raising activities and independently volunteering. We hope that each and every member of the Kobe Steel Group yy易游体育官网ll continue to support recovery efforts in the affected area in the future, as we keep the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake in our thoughts.