Earth One

Earth One is the SCSK Group’s social contribution activities, in which initiatives such as fostering the next generation, promoting an inclusive society, encouraging international cooperation, protecting the global environment, and conserving biodiversity are taken to build a society where anyone can feel happy. Earth One was launched in 2008 as a system for employees' voluntary social contribution activities.

We have been actively involved in numerous issues confronting society by raising employees' awareness of social issues through initiatives such as jointly hosting charity events with NPOs, holding online lectures by inviting organizations addressing social issues, and participating in social contribution activities.

Earth One Activities and Donations (April 2009 to March 2024)

• *1 The number of activities and the number of participants in the activities are cumulative totals for all past activities.
• *2 Matching gift is a program under which SCSK matches employee donations. It is a measure to encourage voluntary social contribution activities by employees.

Purposes of Earth One Activities

• Providing employees with opportunities to be exposed to social issues
• Contributing to resolving social issues
• Supporting employees' voluntary activities carried out from the viewpoint of resolving social issues

Operating Structure

• *1 Matching gift: A program under which SCSK matches employee donations. It is a measure to encourage voluntary social contribution activities by employees.
• *2 Volunteer leave: Employees are allowed to take three days of annual paid leave to engage in activities that contribute to society, such as welfare activities, disaster-relief activities, and donor activities.

Employees' Participation and Local Contribution

SCSK Group employees and their families participate in Earth One activities as volunteers.
The activities allow them to be aware of things related to social issues and diversity, provides them with a sense of fulfillment, and serve as opportunities for them to use the skills they have cultivated through business. In addition, employees contribute to local communities by providing ongoing support for social contribution organizations acting locally in our business locations.

Social Activities Which Contribute to "the Happiness of People"

Development of Next Generation
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Cooperation with International Society

Development of Next Generation
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Cooperation with Local Communities

Promotion of an Inclusive Society

Environmental Protection

Cooperation with Local Communities

Development of Sustainable Local Communities

Development of Next Generation x Cooperation with International Society

Provision of PC Rooms to Junior High Schools in Cambodia and Interactions with Students of One of the Schools via the Internet

Earth One donated classrooms and dozens of PCs and peripherals for PC education to two junior high schools in Cambodia (Donti Junior High School in Tboung Khmum Province and the SCSK Prey Veng School for Dreams in Prey Veng Province). The donation was aimed at providing children in a developing country with opportunities to receive IT education, thus promoting stable employment and helping children go on to access further education. We have provided the SCSK Prey Veng School for Dreams with an internet environment. About once a month, we interact with students of the school via the internet, giving them opportunities to communicate in English. We also provide them with online English conversation lessons, which are given by professionals in English education, to improve their English proficiency.

In addition to interacting with students from the junior high school in Cambodia that we support, we are engaged in activities that allow us to contribute to resolving social issues while having fun. They include an activity of donating translated picture books for children in developing countries and participation in the WFP Walk the World, a charity walk event.

Development of Next Generation x Cooperation with Local Communities

Participation in activities of e-Net Caravan

The recent popularization of smartphones and game consoles with communication function has greatly changed the environment where children are exposed to information from the internet. This has led to an increase in cases where children are involved in trouble. We therefore participate in activities of e-Net Caravan to deal with internet-related trouble that involve children. Employees who have received training to be certified as lecturers from the Foundation for MultiMedia Communications visit schools in various areas -- such as places where they work, where they live, and where they are from -- to give classes as volunteer lecturers. We are also committed to spreading the activities, such as holding e-Net Security Class, an internal online class where we exchange opinions about the environment surrounding children.

Promotion of an Inclusive Society

Support for the activities of Special Olympics Nippon

We support the initiatives taken by the Special Olympics, an international sports organization that delivers sports training and competitions to people with intellectual disabilities throughout the year. We support its activities carried out in various regions. In addition, we launched Yell Run, a charity event featuring a unified run, jointly with Special Olympics Nippon (SON) in 2011. We have continued to hold this event each year jointly with other companies, through a steering committee with them.

In addition to collaborating with Special Olympics Nippon, we participate in activities in support of social participation by people with disabilities, activities to support children from orphanages, and activities for children with intractable diseases.

Environmental Protection

To protect the global environment, we participate in local environmental activities and support field research in Japan conducted by Earthwatch Institute, Japan as a volunteer.

Cooperation with Local Communities

We support the operation of local events to cooperate with local communities.

Development of Sustainable Local Communities

A lecture meeting held, themed on development of sustainable local communities

We held a lecture meeting by inviting Mr. Takakazu Kameyama, the representative of Hamanone, a general incorporated association. Mr. Kameyama established Hamanone in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi, to reconstruct the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. We exchanged opinions about what we can do for the Hamagurihama area while living in urban areas, as well as the future vision of the area.

Earth One has been supporting the reconstruction of areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Kumamoto Earthquake.
When the areas were affected by the disaster, we implemented a number of activities, including support for Project Yui, an initiative to watch over children, hosting of Shinonome Flower Studio for providing solace to people who were displaced due to the disaster, the provision of a playground for children from affected areas through CAMP Workshop as social contribution activities of the SCSK Group, and pro bono activities carried out using IT. These activities made us aware of the importance of disaster prevention and many social issues that have emerged due to the disaster, such as depopulation occurring in various parts of Japan.
More than ten years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, we are driving activities together with NPOs working for the local communities, aiming to develop sustainable local communities.

• *1 Click here to go to the website of CAMP, social contribution activities of the SCSK Group.