Special Feature
The Citizen Group's CSR initiatives across the globe
CSR activities around the world
Asia
Walking for health and the environment
Since 2007, Citizen Watch (China) Co., Ltd. has been organizing annual walking activities called “Walk for Health, Walk for the Environment” in different parts of China. Each event includes tree planting and a workshop on environmental issues. For FY 2010, the event took place at Changbai Mountain in the province of Jilin. About 20 walkers took part, including people from outside the company.
China phoenix activities
Citizen Precision Guangzhou Ltd. independently carries out a 7S initiative as part of its structural and production innovations. Seven S’s consist of the original five S’s (seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu, and shitsuke) and two additional S’s, which are saho (good manners) and speed.
Acceptance of interns
Royal Time Citi Co., Ltd. accepted interns for periods of between two weeks and four months to employ new graduates from universities and vocational schools in the Ayutthaya region of Thailand.
Supporting the Taipei Marathon
The Taiwan Branch of Citizen Watches (HK) Ltd. supports the Taipei Marathon as official timer.
Tree planting
On June 5, 2010, which was the World Environment Day, Citizen Watches (India) Pvt. Ltd. conducted a tree planting exercise at K. R. Puram in Bangalore. The number of young trees planted matched the number of Eco-Drive watches released across India.
Europe
A donation to the Gold Kraemer Foundation
In November 2010, Citizen Watch Europe GmbH offered a donation to the Gold Kraemer Foundation, a German foundation that supports children with physical disabilities, as well as to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) by means of purchasing Christmas cards.
North America
Donations to Jewelers for Children
Citizen Watch Company of America, Inc. has long been offering donations to Jewelers for Children, a charity that provides support for children suffering from serious diseases and abuses.
South America
Donations to Luz de Vida, a facility for children with pediatric cancer
Citizen De Mexico, S.A. De C.V. donates watches each year to Luz de Vida and other private-sector support organizations. They are sold at charity bazaars and the proceeds to go providing street children with food and clothing as well as to funding the medical treatment of pediatric cancer.
Action towards meeting the United Nations Millennium Development Goals
As a United Nations Global Compact participant, the Citizen Group takes part in various events held in Japan with a view to meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
STAND UP TAKE ACTION
Officers and 200 employees in the Tokyo Works gathered during a lunch break to stand up against poverty in a worldwide coordinated action campaign.
Offer toothbrushes to underprivileged children in the Philippines
Staff members from 34 Citizen Group companies participated in the initiative to offer a total of 3,075 toothbrushes to Hello Alson, which is a group offering free medical treatment in poor villages in the Philippines.
End Hunger: Walk the World
A charity walk event for eradicating hunger, entitled “End Hunger: Walk the World” took place under the auspices of the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Japan Association for the World Food Programme on June 6, 2010. Twenty eight members of the Citizen Volunteer Club took part in the event.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Tokyo Office's campaign for saving mothers' lives
We offered products in cooperation to the “Thanks Mother” Message Contest on Mothers’ Day.
These activities provided us with opportunities to turn our eyes to global issues and to think about what we each can do to serve the society.
