The Oji Group's domestic mills carry out cleaning activities and other activities to coexist with local communities.
In December every year, employees of Tomakomai Mill of Oji Paper carry out year-end cleanup activities, snow removal, and other volunteer activities at welfare facilities in Tomakomai City. These activities commenced in 2000 and have become an annual event.
The Kasugai Mill of Oji Paper cleans up the river near the facility in spring and autumn by cooperating with the local neighborhood association, the citizens’ organization, and the municipal government. This activity is carried out as a partnership activity with the local citizens and government.
The Oji Paper Yonago Mill carries out coastal clean-up activities twice a year, collecting and sorting the rubbish that washes up on the beaches around the mill.
Located on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, the Kure Mill of Oji Materia operates daily with benefits from the sea for the acceptance of raw materials, the shipment of products, and other operations. To give thanks for the ocean, employees of the mill participate in the beach cleanup activity that is organized by the local fisheries cooperative on Marine Day in July every year. They pick up, sort, and cut driftwood and garbage and carry out other tasks to clean up the harbor area.
At Oji Group mills and plants, maintaining good relationships with the local residents and government has been a core principle of their operation, under which they have been proactive in participating in local events and volunteer activities.
In October 1995, the Oji Group joined the Japan Groundwork Association at the time of its establishment as its first corporate member.
We used our participation in the Groundwork Association as an opportunity to make “promotion of Groundwork activities” the policy for the entire Group and are now developing a variety of activities in line with the characteristics of each region.