Social Contributions
Local Communities (Efforts of the Kaneka Group)
Coexistence and Contribution with Local Communities
< Kaneka, all parent manufacturing sites, Group companies in Japan and overseas >
- Supporting local festivals, fireworks festivals, and various events through donations and sponsorship of advertising. Also offering products and beverages.
- Participating in and sponsoring regional sports tournaments
- Participating in and cooperating with local fire drills and activities.
- Participating in and donating to local communities.
Participating in a local sports festival
(Kaneka Tomatoh Manufacturing Site)
Community dialogue and plant tours
(Kochi Styrol Co., Ltd.)
Setting up stalls at local events
(Osaka Synthetic Chemical Laboratories, Inc.)
Volunteering at the local nature center
(Kaneka North America LLC)
< Kaneka >
- We sponsor and support the Japan Century Symphony Orchestra as a corporate supporter.
The orchestra focuses on community-rooted activities, including regular concerts, educational programs that let children listen to and enjoy music, and outreach concerts at hospitals and special-needs schools.
< Kaneka Sun Spice Corporation, Kaneka Solartech Corporation, GeneFrontier Corporation, Taiyo Yushi Corporation, Tochigi Kaneka Corporation >
- Participating in and supporting local fire drills, training sessions, and traffic safety campaigns.
< Kaneka Sun Spice Corporation >
- Editing and distribution of regional association newsletters, flyers, and posters.
< Kaneka Belgium N.V. >
- Supporting local choirs, parish festival committees, and soccer teams. Attending concerts and sporting events that bring together people of all ages, contributing to cultural development and community vitality.
< Showa Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd. >
- Sponsoring the local soccer team to support their activities.
Environmental Activities
< All parent manufacturing sites, Group companies in Japan and overseas >
- Regularly conducting cleaning and beautification activities around our plants.
- Participating in and donating to environmental protection activities.
Hokkaido Kanelite Co., Ltd.
Taiyo Yushi Corporation
Kaneka Foods Manufacturing Corporation
Kaneka Sun Spice Corporation
< Kaneka, Taiyo Yushi Corporation >
As a company using palm oil, gained full membership in the RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil), a global non-profit organization that aims to promote sustainable palm oil production and use, focusing on the environment and human rights.
Taiyo Yushi Corporation participated as a board company in the Japan Sustainable Palm Oil Network (JaSPON), founded to accelerate the procurement and consumption of sustainable palm oil in the Japanese market.
< Kaneka (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. >
- Participated in environmental exhibitions and conferences. Engaging in discussions about innovation toward a low-carbon society and initiatives for sustainable solutions, and introducing Green Planet™.
International Contributions
< Kaneka >
Supporting the Activities of the UN World Food Programme
Since 2013, Kaneka has continuously supported the UN World Food Programme (WFP) School Meals initiative as a partner company. In Africa, where our KANEKALON™ synthetic fiber is marketed, we support school meal programs aimed at improving school attendance and academic performance. In regions with low female enrollment, we also provide take-home food rations to encourage girls to attend school.
We sponsored the WFP Charity Essay Contest 2024, organized by the Japan Association for the World Food Programme (JAWFP). Kaneka and Kaneka Sun Spice Corporation also sponsored WFP Walk the World 2024.
WFP Walk the World 2024
Participating in TABLE FOR TWO Activities at the Company Cafeteria
Kaneka has been participating in TABLE FOR TWO (TFT) activities since 2010.
TFT is a social contribution activity aimed at addressing food imbalance, whereby developing countries suffer from hunger and malnutrition, while developed countries have problems with obesity and lifestyle diseases.
The employee cafeteria offers a menu with reduced calories to prevent obesity and lifestyle diseases. For each meal purchased, 20 yen is donated through TFT toward school meals for children in developing countries.
In 2024, we donated the equivalent of 8,531 meals (170,620 yen).
In addition to the TFT program at the employee cafeteria, Tochigi Kaneka Corporation has installed a donation-based vending machine called CUP FOR TWO. In FY2024, we delivered the equivalent of 6,714 meals (134,278 yen). We will continue our efforts to share meals and deliver hearty school lunches through our employee cafeterias.
Certification of appreciation
Awards & Recognition
< Kaneka Takasago Manufacturing Site >
- We donated a manga about Green Planet™ to Takasago City and received an award.
< Kaneka Kashima Manufacturing Site >
- Recognized as a “Sports Yell Company” for proactive efforts to promote sports including as a way of supporting employee health.
< Kaneka Hoken Center Co., Ltd. >
- Recognized as one of the 2025 Excellent Health Management Corporations (small and medium size corporation category).
< Taiyo Yushi Corporation >
- Through our soap-making classes, which encourage participants to “think about the global environment starting with a single bar of soap,” we received the First Kanagawa Decarbonization Award (Awareness and Promotion Category) in recognition of our environmental education and awareness activities on SDGs, decarbonization, and household energy-saving practices.
< Tochigi Kaneka Corporation >
- Received a certificate of appreciation for contributing to local employment promotion.
< Kaneka (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. >
- Won multiple awards at UMPSA Quality & Innovation Day 2024, including Best Industry Partner.
