Community Involvement

The Yokogawa Group's various locations each work to benefit their local communities in ways to address their own specific needs.

Three Yokogawa Group companies in Singapore participated in the Economic Development Board's Heritage Relay on January 18, 2011, in order to mark the 50th anniversary celebration of Singapore Economic Development Board. Fifty companies were chosen to be part of the Heritage Relay, and Yokogawa was one of the 50 iconic sites across Singapore. Moreover, 30 runners from Yokogawa competed in the relay. We are honored to have been chosen as one of iconic sites, because it shows our significant contributions to Singapore’s economic development and growth over the years.

In August 2010, approximately 20 staff members of Yokogawa Engineering Asia Pte. Ltd. (YEA) signed up as volunteers to raise funds for “Lions Home,” a nursing facility for the aged, by selling flags to the public. Twenty YEA employees, along with 1,800 other volunteers, raised approximately S$81,000 for that day. The amount raised will be applied to holistic and comprehensive nursing care to the residents of Lions Home.

In November 2010, YEA held a cookie-baking workshop in its staff cafeteria. The event was performed with the local organization “Students Care Service Centre” of Singapore, aiming to help disadvantaged families. The event was designed to provide an opportunity for families to bond and share positive experiences. Approximately 20 employee volunteers participated in the workshop.

Labor-union members of Yokogawa Electric China Co., Ltd., visited a welfare facility for disabled children in Suzhou in May 2011, where they donated 140 pairs of summer shoes and 124 pairs of socks to the children living at the facility. The children in turn gave a dance performance featuring sign-language moves, and a remarkable friendship with the visiting Yokogawa employees was established.

In March 2010, 33 employees of Yokogawa Sichuan Instrument Co., Ltd. (CYS) planted trees at the Miaozigang Memorial Forest at Nanshan, in the city of Chongqing. Chongqing has actively created woodlands as a means to promote afforestation, restore the natural ecosystem and stabilize the surface soil. CYS planted more than 30 trees as part of the campaign, and will continue to take part in various environmental conservation activities in order to raise employee awareness regarding the importance of environmental protection.

Yokogawa Electric Korea Co., Ltd. (YKO) donated 6 million Korean won to a nearby primary school in March 2011. The amount will be used as lunch money for 12 students who require financial assistance. Each year YKO contributes money to help financially disadvantaged students attend school.

Yokogawa Electronics Manufacturing Korea Co., Ltd. (YMF-K) distributed briquette coal for heating to the nearby homes of elderly people living alone. Sixty-six volunteers, including the families of YMF-K employees, brought coal to the elderly. Each year YMF-K puts together events such as this as part of its effort to support the community.