Social Contribution Activities
The Sumitomo Warehouse Group has been engaged in various social contribution activities.
Contribution to Local Communities
Cooperation with firefighting training
A two-day firefighting training course was held in January 2014 at our warehouse located at the Toda Terminal of the Tokyo Branch, which was going to be demolished due to the redevelopment project around Toda Station on the JR Saikyo Line.
This training course was organized by the Toda City Firefighting Headquarters, simulating a great earthquake and fire. We offered our warehouse to the firefighters to conduct practical drills, such as concrete floor breaching practice as part of the rescue activity and water discharge activity using fire extinguishing agents.
Examples of social contributions through the real estate business
The Company contributed to half of the construction expenses of Ukiniwa Bridge (opened in 2008) built by Osaka City as a landmark for the Dotonbori River Waterfront Project as part of the Aqua Metropolis Osaka redevelopment project. The Company is operating a restaurant complex (Canal Terrace Horie) on the northern shore of the river where Ukiniwa Bridge is located. It is used by many people and is contributing to the vibrancy of the area.
Environment beautification activities of local communities
The Company continues to implement cleaning activities by volunteer members. Cleaning was carried out around the Head Office located in the Sumitomo Nakanoshima Building and carried out cleaning of the Tokyo Sumitomo Twin Buildings with neighboring companies in the Tokyo Branch. In addition, the Company conducts cleaning activities during the Osaka Marathon Clean-Up campaign hosted by Osaka City ahead of the Osaka Marathon not only around the Osaka Head Office, but also around the business locations in Minato-ku and Suminoe-ku.
We also participate in the Suma Beach Cleanup activity in Kobe City. With focus being placed on the marine plastic waste issue, there efforts are characterized by not simply collecting waste, but also investigating how much or what waste is produced, and linking the results to resolving environmental issues to cut off the production of waste at its source.
We will continue with cleanup activities centered on areas around our business locations to contribute to the beautification of local communities.
Support for areas affected by natural disasters
We offered Heiwajima Terminal Warehouse No.1 as a temporary storage facility for supplies handled by World Vision Japan (WVJ) for one year from March 2011. The WVJ is a specified nonprofit organization that has been engaged in supplying relief goods to those affected by the earthquake. We also cooperated in receiving and shipping relief goods as well as transporting them to affected areas.
Sumitomo Warehouse also made donations through industry groups, etc. to help the recovery of areas affected by natural disasters such as the Kumamoto earthquakes in 2016 and the heavy rainfall in Western Japan in July 2018.
Activities in education
The Company is implementing initiatives through industry groups aimed at promoting understanding of the logistics industry and securing personnel such as dispatching teachers to endowed university courses and accepting tours of warehouses by local junior high school students.
As a Member of the Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee
Our company is a member of the Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee, which is engaged in activities to gain and retain trust and affection towards the "Sumitomo" corporate group. Our efforts include planning and implementation of various kinds of events.