As its employees maintain a keen awareness toward social challenges, Mitsui Chemicals provides support for them to remain human resources that voluntarily take it upon themselves to contribute to society.
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Social Activities
Support for Employees’ Participation in Social Activities
One-Coin Club
We set up the Mitsui Chemicals' One-Coin Club in November 2007. Employees who join the club choose an amount to be deducted from their salaries or bonuses, which is used to fund donations to organizations involved in social activities. The One-Coin Club Management Committee, formed by volunteer members, specifies the priority areas for support, and reviews and selects donation beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of the Committee’s management rules.
Priority Areas of Support
- Activities aimed at nurturing future generations/saving lives and protecting the livelihoods of children
- Activities aimed at supporting people with disabilities/contributing to patients with intractable diseases
- Activities that contribute to medical/maintenance disaster response systems
- Activities that protect the global environment
Criteria for Choosing Social Service Organizations
- The content of the organization’s activities corresponds to the content of the Group’s Social Activities Policy.
- The organization is a third-party beneficiary that is not a Group employee or related party.
- The organization’s activity details and financial condition are disclosed, so it is a highly transparent organization.
- The organization has promised that it will report the results of its activities to the Club after receiving support from the Club.
- The organization has no connection with specific religion, academic society, or political activity.
Donation Results for Fiscal 2025
As of October 2025, the Club has 747 members, who between them have contributed approximately 4 million yen to the fund in fiscal 2025.
In fiscal 2025, a total of 6.8 million yen was donated to 17 social activity organizations, combining 3.4 million yen from One-Coin Club and an equivalent company matching gift*.
*Matching gifts:
A program that supports employees’ social contribution activities whereby a company provides a matching donation of the same amount when an employee donates to a social or environmental organization.
Organizations that Benefited from Donations in Fiscal 2025
| Organization Name (In random order) | Priority Areas of Support | Past Donation History (Years) |
|---|---|---|
| United Nations World Food Programme (Japan) | (1) | 2008-2025 |
| Japan Committee, Vaccines for the World’s Children | (1) | 2008-2025 |
| Nanbyo Network | (1) (2) | 2009-2025 |
| Guide Dog & Service Dog & Hearing Dog Association of Japan | (2) | 2008-2025 |
| Japan Marrow Donor Registry Promotion Conference | (2) | 2008, 2010-2025 |
| Helicopter Emergency Medical Network (HEM-Net) | (3) | 2010-2025 |
| MEDECIN SANS FRONTIERES | (3) | 2014-2025 |
| Japan Environmental Action Network | (4) | 2015-2025 |
| Chance for Children | (1) | 2017-2025 |
| Kamonohashi Project | (1) | 2015, 2018-2025 |
| 5 years | (2) | 2018-2025 |
| Peace Winds Japan (PWJ) | (1)(3) | 2009, 2012-2017, 2019-2025 |
| The Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect | (1)(2) | 2020-2025 |
| WaterAid Japan | (1)(3) | 2020-2025 |
| Disaster Rescue Dog Network | (3) | 2021-2025 |
| The Nature Conservation Society of Japan | (4) | 2022-2025 |
| Shine On! Kids | (1)(2) | 2022-2025 |
Organizations that Participated in Activity Report Meetings and Implemented or Participated in Events (Fiscal 2025)
| Organization name | Event Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Environmental Action Network | April | Participated in Beach cleanup activities (Kugenuma Beach) organized by JEAN |
| United Nations World Food Programme (Japan) | May | Participated in a charity walk organized by the organization |
| Kamonohashi Project | July | Activity Report Session by the Kamonohashi Project |
| Japan Environmental Action Network | October | Participated in Beach clean-up activities (Kugenuma Beach) organized by JEAN |
| Nanbyo Children's Support National Network | November | Activity Report Session by Nanbyo Children’s Support National Network |
| The Nature Conservation Society of Japan | November | Implementation of Satoyama Conservation Activities |
| The Nature Conservation Society of Japan | March | Implementation of Satoyama Conservation Activities |
| Peace Winds Japan | March | “Protect Yourself” Series 4 and Online Reporting Session (conducted via a live connection with Suzu City) |
| Japan Committee, Vaccines for the World’s Children | – | Participated in collection of PET bottle caps (donated through collection agencies) (Osaka Branch, Mobara Branch Factory) |
Community Service Leave Program
In August 2008, we introduced a community service leave program to provide support for employees participating in social activities, by enabling them to take up to two day’s paid leave a year. In addition, half-day credits were introduced in fiscal 2020, and since 2011, we have allowed employees to take up to 8 days of special leave per year for social activities intended to support disaster relief efforts, among others. In fiscal 2025, 118 social activity leave days were taken (15 of which were half days).
Donations to Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Other Organizations Worldwide
The Mitsui Chemicals Group has long been engaged in ongoing donation and blood donation activities, taking the initiative to support Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world, as well as organizations engaged in similar activities, in accordance with the respective rules of each company and country.
Donations in fiscal 2025: Approximately JPY 69.27 million (including “One-Coin Club“)