Environmental Contribution to Local Community

The Yokogawa Group companies and factories have been actively taking part in the environment protection and biological diversity activities in local communities.

In the city of Musashino, where the Yokogawa headquarter is located, an environmental campaign called "Protecting 2000 Big and Symbol Trees" has been ongoing since 1994 for protecting approximately 2,000 large trees in this town. Within the compound of Yokogawa headquarter, 49 large trees are specified for preservation. Now these big trees are under good protection in Yokogawa Electric headquarter compound.

Yokogawa encourages the employees and their family members of the Group companies to take part in the street cleaning activities (cleaning streets near Mitaka, Kichijyouji and Musashisakai stations) initiated by municipal government of Musashino city twice a year. Every year, a large number of citizens participate to raise the importance of maintaining a beautiful community environment by not littering the streets.

The employees of Yokogawa Electric’s Kanazawa office enthusiastically participated in the "Foresting at the Techno-Park" activities of Kanazawa city. The "Foresting at the Techno-Park" is one of the activities of "Hometown Foresting" initiated by the Kanazawa citizens and local enterprises. In the " Foresting at the Techno-Park" activity, people are using chainsaws and other tools to thin out the cryptomeria trees and bamboos, and maintain the forest walks in good condition.

Twenty employees of Yokogawa Manufacturing Kofu factory including their family members participated in the " Afforestation Event of Water Source Forest" sponsored by the Kofu city government. This activity was initiated from the viewpoint of wellhead protection and is carried out every year. About 300 citizens participated this year and 600 Quercus crispula trees were planted on a hill in Mitake-cho of Kofu city.

17 employees of Yokogawa Manufacturing Kofu factory and their family members participated in the "Volunteering Activity for Collecting Reusable Cups" in the athletic field of the Kose Sports Park in Yamanashi Prefecture. The collected reusable cups were also reutilized on the event of Yokogawa Manufacturing Kofu factory summer festival.