Community Contribution Activities
MITSUI E&S Group believes that communication with local communities is important and it seeks to create a sustainable society through the environmental conservation activities of our employees and local CSR activities.
New industrial department established for nurturing engineering human resources in cooperation with Tamano City
Founded in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture in 1917, the Company, working together with Tamano City, has developed the Tamano Human Resource Regional Development Project centered on the establishment of a new industrial department at Tamano Shoko (Commercial and Industrial) High School for the purpose of nurturing young people to support the manufacturing industry. In addition to providing funds for the establishment of the school's mechanical engineering department, which was established in April 2018, MITSUI E&S provided a total of ¥100 million in support for training facilities and sending technical instructors, etc. Tamano City and the Company's efforts in this project were highly praised with both recently receiving the Ministerial Commendation for Local Revitalization Support Tax System (hometown tax for enterprises) established by the Cabinet Office. The school's mechanical engineering department is attracting attention as the first department in Japan to use a mechanical engineering training facility in a company, with students coming to learn not only from Tamano City but also from nearby Okayama and Kurashiki cities.
Practical training on the lathe
Dispatching instructors to conduct work experience classes for elementary school students
As a work experience class for sixth-year elementary school students in the vicinity of the Tamano Factory, employees of MITSUI E&S Group companies served as instructors, introducing students to business-related activities including cause of failure investigations for mechanical components, the measurement of hazardous substances in the air, and noise measurement. At the Oita Works, our employees are also dispatched to junior high schools as instructors for young career advisors organized by Oita City. Four of our employees gave lectures at a total of six junior high schools in Oita City, and the students enjoyed learning about our business and work through quizzes at each lecture.
Acceptance of elementary school students for factory tours
Elementary school students in the vicinity of the Tamano Factory are regularly accepted for factory tours.
Participating in community cleanups
The Tamano Works participates in the Refresh Setouchi (Shibukawa Beach Cleanup), held annually before the official opening of the beach season, and engages in cleanup activities. Also, the Oita Works continued cleanup activities in FY2023, conducting community cleanup activities on the footpaths and median strips that run an industrial road in front of the factory, in addition to cleanup activities inside the factory premises.