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Social Contribution and Philanthropy

Basic Approach

We support the SDGs and the principles of the United Nations Global Compact and desire to contribute to the development and well-being of local communities while also fulfilling our corporate social responsibilities. Having smooth communication with local communities and building relationships of social trust with them will have a positive impact on the company’s long-term growth.
Article 18 of the Foster Group Code of Conduct for Staff states the following about social contribution activities.

  • ・Contribution to Society: As Good Corporate Citizen, Foster Group Directors and Staff actively participate in the social contribution activity and contribute to the development of the society.
  • ・We continuously execute the social contribution activity such as sponsorship of culture, art and sports, cooperation to regional community, participation in volunteer activity or contribution to international society and perform the role as a corporate citizen.

We engage proactively in effective communication and philanthropic activities in the countries and regions where we operate, aiming to be a company that develops together with people from local communities and that enjoys widespread trust.

Main Activities

Communicating with the community

In fiscal 2014, we acquired the naming rights for Akishima Community Hall. We used the renewal of the naming rights contract as an opportunity to give it a new nickname, FOSTER Hall. We will continue to create opportunities to communicate with the community. The blue parts of the new logo, FOSTER and ALL reflect our strong desire that the hall will contribute to the growth of all the people who use it.

In addition, we co-sponsor Akishima Kyodo Geino Matsuri (Akishima hometown entertainment festival) and Showa no Mori Music Festival through the activities of the Akishima Showa No Mori Arts and Culture Promotion Association and the Akishima Tourism & City Planning Association, in which we participate. Through these efforts we are promoting activities to enable people to encounter local traditional cultures. To revitalize the local area, we are cooperating with the Akishima Location Service, contributing to regional revitalization by attracting TV commercial producers, filmmakers, and similar professionals to the city as a shooting location for films, television shows and other videos.

Partnership agreement with Japan Goalball Association

In March 2024, we signed an Official Gold Partner agreement with the Japan Goalball Association (Headquarters: Adachi Ward, Tokyo, President: Michiko Kajimoto). Goalball is a sport designed for athletes with visual impairments. All athletes are blindfolded and throw and roll a ball with bells embedded inside it into the opponent's goal to score points.
The basic philosophy of the Japan Goalball Association, “Value hearing all the more for the absence of vision” is highly consistent with our mission, “To make contributions for future society through acoustics.” We support this organization, believing that it is linked to an inclusive society and diversity, a matter that is stated in the SDGs we respect.

The Foster Group’s social contribution activities and philanthropy