Contribution to Society

Communication with Society

Establishment of the “ESPEC Smile Club” Employee Participation-based Donation System

In December 2020, as an aspect of our SDGs promotion activities, we established the "ESPEC Smile Club," a matching gift system* where the company adds donations to employee donations. With the goal of contributing to the achievement of the SDGs, the "ESPEC Smile Club" is an initiative in which employees and the company work together to support organizations working to solve social issues related to children and medical care.
In April 2024, "ESPEC Smile Club" donated a total of 893,400 yen to Save the Children Japan’s "Emergency Relief for the Gaza Strip" and "Emergency Child Support for the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake" programs.

* This is a mechanism whereby, when a company solicits donations or contributions for the purpose of contributing to society, the company contributes to each donation by adding a certain amount or a certain percentage of the amount received.

Received the Golden Order of Merit from the Japanese Red Cross Society

We received the Golden Order of Merit from the Japanese Red Cross Society at the 2023 Osaka Prefecture Red Cross Congress held in November. The Golden Order of Merit is awarded to individuals and corporations that have donated more than a certain amount toward funding the activities of the Japanese Red Cross Society.

Gold Medal of Merit from the Japanese Red Cross Society

Received a letter of gratitude from the President of the Japanese Red Cross Society

Espec received a letter of gratitude from the President of the Japanese Red Cross Society at the 2024 Osaka Prefecture Red Cross Conference in November. The President’s letter of gratitude is presented to individuals or corporations who have received the Golden Order of Merit and who continue to donate a certain amount or more to fund the activities of the Japanese Red Cross Society.

A letter of gratitude from the President of the Japanese Red Cross Society

Donation for Noto Peninsula Earthquake Relief

We donated 1,663,500 yen (including donations from ESPEC Group companies, directors and employees) to the Osaka branch of the Japanese Red Cross Society to be used for relief and recovery efforts in the areas affected by earthquake in Noto Peninsula on January 1, 2024. In April 2024, we donated a total of 446,700 yen to "Emergency Child Support for the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake" by Save the Children Japan through the matching gift program "ESPEC Smile Club."

Donation for the Gaza Strip

In April 2024, we donated a total of 446,700 yen to “Emergency Relief for the Gaza Strip” by Save the Children Japan through the matching gift program "ESPEC Smile Club" to be used for humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

Aid Donations to Areas Affected by the Libyan Floods

Adding donations from ESPEC Group companies, executives, and employees to our own, we donated a total of 735,500 yen to the Osaka branch of the Japanese Red Cross Society to aid relief efforts and reconstruction assistance in areas affected by the Libyan floods that occurred in September 2023.

Donating vegetables harvested from ESPEC Smile Farm, operated by persons with disabilities, to cafeterias for local children

We regularly donate vegetables harvested from ESPEC Smile Farm, which is operated by persons with disabilities, to cafeterias for local children in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture, where the farm is located. The donated vegetables are used as ingredients for meals that are provided for free to children.

ESPEC NORTH AMERICA, INC. Supports Children at Orphanages

In May 2024, our US group company ESPEC NORTH AMERICA, INC., in collaboration with the organizations Hope Packages (Michigan) and Packs of Hope (Colorado) that provide support for children at orphanages and similar institutions, donated backpacks full of daily essentials to these children in need.

ESPEC NORTH AMERICA, INC. employees and the donated backpacks

Environmental Festival Held at Office in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture

In March 2024, an “Environmental Festival” was held for the first time in four years at the Utsunomiya Technocomplex (Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture). This Environmental Festival is planned and managed by ESPEC employees, and its goal is to achieve interpersonal exchange with local community residents through ecological activities. The event was attended by around 90 local children who participated in activities like making paper out of milk cartons, making chopstick rests, and making their own reusable shopping bags (“eco bags”).

Utsunomiya Technocomplex staff who were responsible for event planning and management