Hikari Miso Co. Ltd., employees contributed \124,546 to the UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) Java earthquake relief fund as aid for the victims of the quake, which occurred on May 27th.
Previously, our company contributed cup miso and water wagons as aid for the Niigata Chuetsu earthquake, but concurring with UNICEF's philosophy “that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development imperatives that are integral to human progress,” we decided to use last October's Pakistan earthquake as an opportunity to cooperate as much as possible with UNICEF's efforts.
This time, we have entrusted UNICEF with \124,546, collected by our employees to support victims of the Java earthquake, in order to assist emergency aid efforts for the children affected by the earthquake.
In addition to relief funds to disaster areas, from the aspect of our company's social contributions, as a food manufacturer we (1) provide food aid for the needy, (2) participate in the UN World Food Programme (WFP)'s Japan Association for the United Nations World Food Programme which provides aid on a non-governmental level. Also, from the aspect of our commitment to environmental preservation (3) we participate in the “Adopt Lake Suwa” program, and (4) are a supporting member of The C. W. Nicol Afan Woodland Trust, and contribute to the regeneration of Japan's forests. |
