Environment

CITIZEN ELECTRONICS has been participating in the Mt. Fuji cleanup activities organized by the Mt. Fuji Beautification Foundation since 2001. These activities not only help protect Mt. Fuji, which we cherish as a precious treasure, but also provide us with the valuable opportunity to strengthen our bonds with the local communities. By participating in these periodical cleanup activities, we aim to both protect the beauty of Mt. Fuji and raise public environmental awareness while valuing interactions with local people, rather than just serving the purposes of environmental conservation and regional contribution, thereby handing down beautiful nature to the next generation. We will continue to be engaged in these activities to build a sustainable future together with local people.

CITIZEN ELECTRONICS has been involved in the Fuji Yoshida-gate trail area cleanup activities organized by the Fujiyoshida Tourism Promotion Service.
By doing so, we aim not only to keep the trails comfortable and safe for all visitors to Mt. Fuji but also to raise environmental awareness among local people through interactions between participants, as well as taking advantage of these activities as the opportunity to learn about the value of nature together with local people.
We will continue to work hand in hand with the local communities to protect the natural beauty of Mt. Fuji.

Employees of CITIZEN WATCH MANUFACTURING’s Tohoku Soma Plant carry out beautification activities along National Route 6 each year. We collect empty cans and other trash while paying close attention to passing vehicles on both sides of a 2-kilometer stretch of sidewalk along National Route 6, which faces the center of the Soma Plant.

Since the first cleanup, CITIZEN WATCH MANUFACTURING’s Iida Plant has participated in the annual cleanup of the main branch of the Tenryu River from Tatsuno Town to Iida City, organized by the Nagano Industrial and Commercial Encouragement Organization at the end of every May. The number of participants averages around 90 people, including children of the workers. By picking up empty cans, bottles, etc., the participants strive to beautify the environment, deepen their understanding of the significance and importance of garbage separation, and recognize the current situation of the Tenryu River, thereby helping improve public environmental ethics and realize a recycling-oriented society.

Together with other companies in the Philippine Industrial Park, where the company is located, CITIZEN Machinery Philippines, Inc. conducts cleanup activities in nearby rivers every year as part of its environmental protection activities. We will continue contributing to environmental conservation through these cleanups and other activities.

In cooperation with the China Green Foundation, CITIZEN WATCH (CHINA) CO., LTD., (CCW) has supported afforestation activities in China since 2011. CCW holds an auction on its official website and donates the proceeds to the China Green Foundation. By June 30, 2024, it had donated a total of RMB 1,407,490. CCW's donations are helping to counter desertification by planting trees in the Alxa region of Inner Mongolia.

As part of the social contribution activities promoted by the entire CITIZEN Group, CITIZEN WATCH EUROPE participated in the activities of PLANT-MY-TREE, a tree-planting company, and planted 500 trees in a green space in Itzehoe, a town near Hamburg. A portion of the proceeds from the purchase of CITIZEN watches is used to pay for the tree planting, creating a win-win situation for all participants in this sustainable activity.

ROYAL TIME CITI and CITIZEN WATCH MANUFACTURING (THAILAND) have been conducting CSR activities, such as equipment donation to and fire drills at local schools, donation of caps hand-knit by employees to cancer patients, and in-house blood donation activities. In addition to these, in FY2023, employees of the two companies started conducting mangrove planting and garbage pickup activities in Samut Prakan Province of central Thailand. We will remain committed to CSR activities from the perspectives of both regional contribution and the conservation of the global environment.