Environment

CITIZEN ELECTRONICS has been participating in the Mt. Fuji cleanup activities organized by the Mt. Fuji Beautification Foundation since 2001. While cleaning up the fifth and sixth stations of Mt. Fuji, the participants also ask tourists to cooperate in activities to beautify the mountain. Due to the pandemic, it had been canceled for several years, but in 2023, recruitment for participation resumed, and we participated as a group. We will continue to participate proactively in environmental preservation activities as an expression of our gratitude for being able to work in an area blessed with such wonderful natural beauty.

In 2023, we extended our commitment to environmental preservation by participating in the Fuji Yoshida-gate trail area cleanup activities organized by the Fuji Yoshida Tourism Promotion Service. In adherence to infection control measures, we maintained small groups with no more than five participants from each organization. On that day, 91 individuals from 21 organizations participated, successfully collecting 60kg of noncombustible waste and 360kg of combustible waste. Divided into teams, our organization focused on cleaning the stretch of the public road leading straight up to Mt. Fuji, a task we had also undertaken the previous year. Surrounded by lush greenery, we felt the embrace of nature as we worked to clean up several kilometers of the area. Our manufacturing site is fortunate to be located in such a naturally blessed environment, and we remain committed to actively participating in environmental preservation initiatives. We acknowledge that nature conservation is a shared social responsibility for companies and individuals.

Employees of CITIZEN WATCH MANUFACTURING’s Tohoku Soma Plant carry out beautification activities along National Hwy. 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 Prefecture Techno Foundation 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, help understand the significance and importance of garbage separation, recognize the current situation of the Tenryu River, improve morale, 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, 2022, it had donated a total of RMB 1,236,720. 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 PlantMyTree, 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, making this 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 donation activities to local schools and elderly people, in-house blood donation activities, etc. In FY2023, they also so started "mangrove planting and garbage pickup activities" in Samut Prakan province, Thailand. 52 employees from both companies participated and planted 1,000 trees in the first event.