Social Contribution Activities
The Chori Group Social Contribution Activity Policy
Under our corporate slogan of “Making your dreams come true,” the Chori Group shall promote social contribution activities that protect the future of our stakeholders based on our three priority areas of environmental consideration and protection, contribution to local communities, and education and development of the next generation.
1. Environmental Consideration and Protection
We shall strive to protect the future of our stakeholders by conducting activities that safeguard the environment and help realize a carbon-free society.
2. Contribution to Local Communities
We shall strive to shape the future of local communities by promoting activities that foster the development of the communities in which we do business.
3. Education and Development of the Next Generation
We shall enrich the future of the next generation by engaging in activities that help the youth of today pursue their dreams.
2023
The 8th IR Presentation Contest for University Students
Chori was a sponsor of the 8th IR Presentation Contest for University Students held on February 17, 2024. The contest is hosted by the Union of Student Investment Clubs (USIC), a cross-university organization established with the concept of improving the financial literacy of students. This year, 14 teams belonging to the USIC conducted 10-minute presentations based on their respective reports and research on a listed company, which they were assigned to at random. Participants presented their chosen company’s strengths and risks, pretending to be IR representatives from said company, and competed for the top ranking based on an evaluation by two judges.
Chori was represented by Breakouts!, an investment club of Meiji University, which won the Special Jury Award.
Support for the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
We donated \30 million to Ishikawa Prefecture to aid in relief efforts for damage caused by the earthquake that struck Noto Peninsula on January 1, 2024.
Contributing to Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forest
We have continued to donate to the cause since 2020.
Participation in Osaka Prefecture’s Waku-Waku Doki-Doki Junior SDGs Project
We visited Sayama Junior High School in Osakasayama City on November 13, 2023 and Minoh Second Junior High School in Minoh City on December 7, 2023, where we gave advice to students who had chosen an issue from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and had researched and thought up ideas to resolve the issue.
The Waku-Waku Doki-Doki SDGs Junior Project is promoted by the Osaka Prefectural Education Office. It utilizes the education program of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition to give public elementary and junior high school students in Osaka Prefecture the opportunity to learn about local and social issues and view them as their own personal concern, work with others to solve those issues, and engage in exploratory learning to develop the ability to proactively participate in society as creators of a sustainable society.
Shinagawa Halloween 2023
Chori was a sponsor of Shinagawa Halloween 2023, a community event in the Shinagawa Konan area of Minato Ward, where the Company’s Tokyo Head Office is located. At Shina Festa, an outdoor event held on Saturday, October 28, we held workshops for hand-dyeing eco-friendly reusable cotton bags using our SDG-oriented product Natural DyeTM.
The workshop was attended by around 80 children in costumes, who chose their favorite color dye from a selection of yellow, pink, and purple, derived from Japanese pumpkin, cosmoses, and pansies, respectively.. Using rubber bands and marbles in imaginative ways, the children thought up their own tie-dye designs and dipped them in a bucket to dye them. The workshop was filled with smiles from the children as they created their own original, one-of-a-kind bags.
Special Classes at Konan Elementary School
On October 16, 2023, a special integrated studies class was held for six groups of 6th graders at Konan Elementary School in Minato Ward, Tokyo, under the theme of “Multicultural Community Development,” in which one of our employees gave a special lesson on their experience being stationed overseas.
This activity was conducted in cooperation with Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd. and Shinagawa Intercity Management Co., Ltd., the owners of Shinagawa Intercity, the office building where the Tokyo Head Office is located. The students asked many questions, and it proved to be a great opportunity to deepen their understanding of what it is like to live in a culture and environment completely different from that of Japan.
The Toray Group’s Arakawa River Clean-aid Forum
On October 1, 2023, a one-hour cleanup event was held on the banks of the Arakawa River in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo. Five Chori employees participated in the event.
The initiative began in 2014 as part of the Toray Group’s CSR activities in cooperation with the NPO Arakawa River Clean-aid Forum. Participants search the riverbed while making a record of the types of litter they find on a survey card. They then thoroughly sort the litter, reflect on their findings, and discuss what can be done to address river pollution in the future. We believe that this process is very meaningful not only as a means to reduce litter along the riverbanks but also as a way for participants to communicate with one another to gain an interest in the nature and biodiversity around them while learning how the issue of plastic litter is connected to their daily lives.
【Types and volume of litter collected】
Combustible waste: 14 bags (45 liters)
Non-combustible waste: One bag (45 liters)
Plastic bottles: Nine bags (45 liters)
Glass bottles: Two bags (20 liters)
Cans: Four bags (20 liters)
16. Sponsorship of WFP Walk the World 2023
For the first time in four years, Chori cosponsored and participated in the World Food Programme (WFP) Walk the World event, which is a charity walk organized by the United Nations WFP Association aimed at ending child hunger and poverty in developing nations. Part of the proceeds gathered from the event’s entry fee are used by the WFP to provide support for school lunches. A total of 94 people from the Chori Group supported and participated in the Yokohama event and 109 people in the Osaka event.
| Date | Participant (CHORI) |
|---|---|
| 12, May, 2019（Sun）Yokohama 26, May, 2019（Sun）Osaka |
204 |
| 13, May, 2018（Sun）Yokohama 27, May, 2018（Sun）Osaka |
186 |
| 14, May, 2017（Sun）Yokohama 28, May 2017（Sun）Osaka |
185 |
| 15, May, 2016（Sun）Yokohama 29, May, 2016（Sun）Osaka |
202 |
CHOI ARUKI
In 2023, we held our second CHOI ARUKI charity walk in which we utilized an in-house walking app, keeping track of the total number of steps taken by each department and the Group as a whole, and donated funds in the amount equivalent to the number of participants who achieved a certain number of steps within a specific amount of time. The event, which aims to promote healthier lifestyles for employees of both Chori and its domestic subsidiaries and contribute to the betterment of society, attracted a record-high 284 participants.
2022
IR Presentation Contest for University Students
Chori was a sponsor of the 7th IR Presentation Contest for University Students held on February 17, 2023.
This contest is held by the Union of Student Investment Clubs (USIC), a cross-university organization that aims to improve the financial literacy of students. Thirteen teams representing investment clubs of universities affiliated with USIC conduct 10-minute presentations based on their respective reports and research on a listed company, whom they are assigned to at random. Each team presents the strengths of their company and the risks it faces by acting as IR representatives, which are evaluated by two judges to determine the participant’s ranking.
Chori was represented by Seinan Investment, an investment club of Seinan Gakuin University (Fukuoka City), which won the Special Jury Award.
Kohoku Fureai Street Dance Festival
On October 16, 2022, we participated in the Kohoku Fureai Street Dance Festival held at TRESSA Yokohama, a retail facility in Kohoku Ward, Yokohama. Under the theme of “a variety of flavors, all different, all good,” the event involves dance competitions for preschoolers through to junior high school students.
Nearly 700 children—comprising 72 teams in total—showed off their dancing skills and took part in solo dance battles. Chori’s mascot, Chori-kun, livened up the event by dancing with members of “JADE,” Keio University’s dance club.
The theme of the event was the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and we introduced our recycled polyester fiber initiative ECO BLUE™ by distributing plastic bottles containing the ECO BLUE™ logo, as well as handing out a children’s book.
We also collected plastic bottles at the venue.
The collected bottles were sent to Utsumi Recycle Systems Inc., where they were repurposed as recycled polyester resin.
CHOI ARUKI
United Nations World Food Programme Until 2019, Chori sponsored WFP Walk the World, a charity walk event organized by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in which a number of employees and their family members volunteered each year. Unfortunately, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult to continue holding the event, encouraging us instead to hold our own charity walk event, CHOI ARUKI, from April 2022. As part of holding this event, we utilized an internal walking app, keeping track of the number of steps taken together by each department and the Group as a whole, and donated funds in the amount equivalent to the number of participants who achieved a certain number of steps within a specific amount of time. The event, which aims to promote healthier lifestyles for employees of both Chori and its domestic subsidiaries and contribute to the betterment of society, attracted a record-high 260 participants in April 2022.
2020
Contributing to Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forest
Osaka-born architect Tadao Ando donated a building of his own design to the City of Osaka to establish Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forest as a cultural facility that nurtures children’s abundant ability for creation through exposure to books, the arts, and culture. Chori donated to the cause in support of its founding wish to convey the joy of reading to as many children as possible and have them fall in love with books.
For further details, please see the link below. (Advance reservation is required for entry to the facility.)
Support Activities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Chori delivered relief supplies to medical institutions, such as masks and protective clothing that were stockpiled as a radiation countermeasure at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
2019
Support in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake
We have held kurizome (plant dyeing) events using Natural Dye™ and made various donations to support the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Please see the following page for further details.
Japan Dance Competition
Special sponsor of the Japan Dance Competition, which is supported by the Japan Sports Agency
On June 23, 2019, the 7th Japan Dance Competition—supported by the Japan Sports Agency—was held at Culttz Kawasaki, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Kyoto Bunkyo Senior High School won the competition for the second time after first winning it over four years ago, for which they received the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology cup. Representing high schools from all over Japan, the 47 teams who made it through the preliminary rounds took part in a heated competition to determine the best team in the country, with approximately 2,000 spectators in attendance. The competition—the first of the Reiwa Era—was a great success. This nationwide educational dance competition is based on the idea that dance is a lifelong educational pursuit. As well as joining the contest to determine the best team in Japan, the dance teams are also invited to participate in an exhibition of Japan’s top-level dance teams of various genres and ages. The participating high school students not only perform their own dances but also can watch and learn from other teams’ performances. Chori strongly endorses the purpose of this dance competition, and as part of its CSR activities, it has been a special sponsor of the event since it was first held.
This event is a nationwide educational dance competition that views dance as a lifelong education. The competition selects the highest rated high school club teams in Japan, who compete to determine the best team, and invites dance teams from a variety of dance styles and age groups to participate in Japan’s top-level exhibition. These high school students not only present their own dances but also have the opportunity to watch and learn from the performances of other teams. Chori strongly endorses the purpose of this competition and, as a part of its CSR activities, has served as a special sponsor of the event since its inaugural year.
Our corporate slogan, “Making your dreams come true,” is also the competition’s tagline. Through these activities, we will continue to support the healthy development of young people and contribute to a society full of rich communication where fun and joy are shared.
Special sponsor of the 1st to 7th Japan Dance competitions
Title: Consolation Freestyle
Genre: Locking
As well as receiving a trophy and certificate, the winning school was also awarded the right to perform their work at Legend Tokyo.
The winner of this award received an original Chori T-shirt as a special prize.
Corporate Sponsor of UN WFP Walk the World 2019.
WFP Walk the World, a charity walk in support of the UN WFP school meals project, was held on May 12, 2019, in Yokohama, and May 26, 2019, in Osaka.
A total of 204 employees and family members from across Japan participated in the event, raising a total of \163,840. Around 5,400 children received school meals through the funds raised. School meals not only improve children’s nutrition and health but also can lead to better attendance and grades, providing a strong incentive for families to send their children to school every day. In support of the objectives of the UN World Food Programme, we have been a sponsor of WFP Walk the World since 2016. The donations received will help save people around the world from starvation.
Previous Walk the World Events
| Participation date | Number of participating Chori employees |
|---|---|
| May. 13, 2018 (Sun) Yokohama May. 27, 2018 (Sun) Osaka |
186 |
| May. 14, 2017 (Sun) Yokohama May. 28, 2017 (Sun) Osaka |
185 |
| May. 15, 2016 (Sun) Yokohama May. 29, 2016 (Sun) Osaka |
202 |
2018
Sponsorship of the 2018 Hansa Class World and International Championship
Chori sponsored the 2018 Hansa Class World and International Championship, a race held for Hansa yachts, which are designed on the principles of universal design. 2018’s race was held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan—the first time an Asian country has hosted the event. Hansa yachts can be easily operated by anyone, and we made a donation to this event in support of the purpose of this championship, which is to realize a society in which people live together in harmony with respect for one another’s personalities and individuality regardless of ability or disability.
| Date of donation | Recipient of donation | How the donation was used |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 2018 | Hansa Class World and International Championships | Advertising sponsorship, advertisement on sails and boats during race |
Relief activities for the July 2018 torrential rain disaster
Chori made a donation via the Japanese Red Cross Society for the damage caused by torrential rain in Western Japan in July 2018.
| Date of donation | Recipient of donation | How the donation was used |
|---|---|---|
| Jul. 2018 | Japanese Red Cross Society | Donation for the July 2018 torrential rain disaster |