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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - SCOA FOUNDATION
SCOA Foundation Continues to
"Contribute Broadly To Society" in 2016
S
C's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) vision is in the heart of SCOA Foundation's work. The
corporate vision has declared "we aim to be a global organization that constantly stays a step
ahead in dealing with change, creates new value, and contributes broadly to society."
As a global citizen, SC initiates that vision through projects that foster more sustainable development,
reflecting a legacy that can be traced back to the Besshi copper mines' reforestation projects in 1894.
To that end, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas helps fulfill this promise through SCOA Foundation, its
philanthropic arm that is dedicated to providing financial support to a broad range of cultural, educational, research and community activities and institutions in the United States, as well as disaster relief.
CSR Is in Our DNA
"Sumitomo Group has more than 400 years'
history, and long before the term 'CSR' emerged,
Sumitomo Group took responsibility for contributing
to environments and communities in which
Sumitomo had a presence," explained Masahiro
Sugiyama, SCOA Senior Director of Corporate
Planning and General Affairs. "In the 1800s, when it
became understood how the emissions from the
Besshi Mine, Sumitomo's largest mine at the time,
were adversely affecting local people, Sumitomo
moved the smelter to a remote island. Despite
the large cost, Sumitomo restored the original
land through reforestation, and then built a school
and a hospital for that community. The management
of Sumitomo took those steps because they
believed they should do it for the surrounding
community, and this philanthropic spirit is fulfilled
by us and remains unchanged in our business
approaches today.
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Above: CJEB Annual Conference in Tokyo; in celebration, SCOA
sponsored a special congratulatory reception following CJEB's
annual conference in Tokyo in May
30 Years Supporting CJEB
SCOA Foundation celebrates its 30th year of
funding the Columbia Business School Center on
Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), acting as
Lead Corporate Sponsor for the center at Columbia
University in New York. CJEB was established in
1986 with the mission to promote knowledge and
understanding of the Japanese economy and business
systems in a domestic, East Asian, and global context,
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