CSR activities in FY2020
Relationships with Local Communities
and International Communities
Basic approach to contributing to local communities
One of the credos of NTN SPIRIT "Collaboration" states that "We take care of the natural environment and maintain coexistence with the local community." In addition to contributing to society through our business activities, we also work to help achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through various activities tied closely to local communities around the world.
People and Regions connected by "NTN Rotating School"
To promote a harmonious coexistence with local communities, the Company organized NTN Rotating
School in 2017 as a way to facilitate our employees' interactions with local people and
education for the next generation. This is a mobile school based on the concept of having
children who will lead the next generation learn about the environment and energy saving while
having fun.
So far, this school event has been held 40 times or more, and the total number
of participants has reached 17,000* or more. We have deepened ties with various people in each
region.
＊Target: Events managed by the head office
Click here for more information about NTN Rotating School → https://www.ntnglobal.com/en/rotatingschool/index.html
Monozukuri Experience Stadium Online
We exhibited at "Monozukuri Experience Stadium Online" sponsored by the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun,
MONODZUKURI Nihon Conference.
"Monozukuri Experience Stadium" is a hands-on event aimed at letting children, who will lead the
next generation, learn the joy of manufacturing and science. In fiscal 2020, it was held online
for the first time due to the impact of the spread of the new coronavirus. While we had no
choice but to refrain from face-to-face activities, we were able to introduce the "Rotating
Symphony," which is one of the programs of the "NTN Rotating School," at this event. This is a
program that allows participants to create a story (music) by exercising their imagination to
combine sounds of various instruments. You can use something familiar to you as an instrument
and parents and children enjoy making music together at home.
Click here to learn more about "Monozukuri Experience Stadium Online" (Japanese only) → https://mono-stu.jp/past/y2020_online.php
■"Rotating Symphony" that parents and children can enjoy together
Initiatives in Each Region
Japan
NTN Kinan Corp. held a workplace tour for elementary school students, and 25 students visited
the corporation to learn about manufacturing. During the tour, sufficient measures against
infectious disease were taken, such as wearing masks and holding a question and answer session
outdoors. (March, 2021)
First, NTN Kinan introduced the business content and bearings, and the children were surprised
to learn that bearings are a component that is used a lot around them and that one of the
world's leading bearing makers is in their town. At the second plant, one representative pressed
the switch to open the cover of the forging part of the world's largest horizontal hot forging
machine, and to see the movement of the large machine. Students commented, "I wanted to go on
the tour again" and "I was surprised that the machines are expensive" and on the tour, the
students could learn a lot about manufacturing.
■Workplace tour for elementary school students
Elementary school students on the tour wearing a cap with the NTN logo
Americas
NTN BEARING CORP. OF CANADA LTD. has added a gardening plot to their headquarters in
Mississauga, Ontario. The garden provides employees with the opportunity to till, seed and
harvest a small communal plot while following COVID-19 workplace health and safety procedures,
including masking and social distancing. All produce, from crisp lettuce to vine-ripened
tomatoes, is donated to feed the hungry at the Haven Toronto Shelter in hopes of helping the
homeless receive fresh, nutritious meals to improve their diet and overall health. Shelters,
like Haven Toronto, are reporting a shortage in food donations required to help vulnerable
people survive the COVID-19 crisis. NTN's community garden has provided an opportunity for over
200 people per day at the Haven Toronto Homeless Shelter to enjoy nutritious food at no
cost.
Through community involvement and a genuine desire to help the homeless population, NTN's
employees are excited about establishing their Community Garden. The benefits of community
gardening – fresh air and exercise, green space, and the chance to build the NTN community
spirit has made the effort well worth it.
■NTN community garden Planting for Homeless Shelters in Need
Europe
ICSA Industria Cuscinetti S.P.A..(hereafter, ICSA＊), an Italian manufacturing site,
donated 30 PCs to local elementary and junior high schools. (Sep. 2020)
These elementary and junior high schools are located near the plant of ICSA, and they are
familiar to ICSA, because employees' children also go to these schools.
In the plant of ICSA, there were PCs that are no longer used due to facility upgrades at the
plant, and all of these PCs are fully equipped with monitors, keyboards, and other accessories.
Therefore, employees in the IT department proposed to donate them to the schools to help their
education for the next generation. Initialization and other necessary settings were made prior
to donation. The donated PCs are used for information education of children. ICSA will continue
to contribute to local communities through exchanges with local educational institutions and
children.
＊ICSA is a manufacturing base located in Turin in northwest Italy and became an affiliated
company of the NTN Group in 2013.
■Donating PCs to local elementary and junior high schools
Donation ceremony after taking sufficient measures against infectious diseases.
Donated 30 PCs
Asia
NTN BEARING-THAILAND CO., LTD. held hands-on workshops at schools which are located in the
neighborhood for children with hearing disabilities. (Oct. 2020)
As schools for children with disabilities in Thailand do not receive enough support from the
government, the number of teachers is also insufficient, and Thailand cannot provide adequate
education and equipment for the students. As part of social contribution activities, the
employees asked the schools if there was anything they could do for the children, and as a
result, they decided to hold various workshops for the children. Employees held workshops on
making notebooks using recycled paper and taught children about the importance of the
environment and natural resources. Children made their own notebooks by drawing pictures on the
cover as they liked. Also, they held workshops on traditional dyeing in Thailand and gardening
at the school. The children looked cheerful the whole time, and both employees and children were
able to interact with each other as children taught sign language to employees. It was also a
great opportunity for employees to think about the importance of interacting with local
communities.
■Scene from hands-on workshop for children with hearing disabilities
Garden created on the school ground was named "NTN Garden"
Taking a picture of those with dye they made
Online dialog with college and high school students
As part of our CSR activities, we are actively interacting with students who will lead the next
generation. Due to the spread of the new coronavirus , the activity was implemented using online
conference tools instead of a face-to-face meeting.
In October 2020, under the theme of "employment of persons with disabilities," we advised
students of Osaka Prefectural Senri High School about the law concerning employment of persons
with disabilities and the actual situation of NTN such as "Dream Workshops" in our plant, and we
explained that we accelerate the transformation by promotion of diversity. In December, we
introduced what we should do for society from the perspective of ESG under the theme of "ESG
initiatives at NTN" to Doshisha University students, and will contribute to solving social
issues through our business activities in the future. The opportunity to hear students' thoughts
formed from a fresh perspective is also very meaningful to us. We will continue to deepen
exchanges with educational institutions and contribute to the development of the region.
■Students expressing their opinions in group discussions
Support for measures against the new coronavirus in various regions
Business sites in NTN Group around the world are providing support for the measures against the
new coronavirus. NTN Group provided masks to medical institutions in Japan and the Americas, and
NTN-SNR produced face shields in France using their 3D printers and supplied them to facilities
in the surrounding region.
NTN Group not only continues its business activities even in emergencies, but also endeavors to
maintain coexistence with local communities.
■Support case
Face shield manufactured by NTN-SNR
NTN Singapore conducted blood donation
■Details of support that spreads around the world
