The Tokyo Electron Group strives for harmonious relationships and mutual growth with local
communities wherever it operates.

Take child to work

Our Approach to Corporate Citizenship Activities
At the Tokyo Electron Group, we place the highest priority on gaining
the trust and acceptance of customers, suppliers, investors andcommunities throughout the world and therefore strive to be a faithfuland cooperative member of the communities and nations in which we
do business. Guided by these policies, we are engaged in a variety ofactivities as a good corporate citizen in Japan and overseas.

C o m m u n i c a t in g w i t h L o c a l C o m m u ni t i e sCommunicating with Local Communities(Corporate Citizenship Activities)

We will continue to build and maintain trusting relationships withthe local communities in which we do business, consistently aiming
for mutual growth.

with Japanese toys and study math and science. This annual event
helps the children develop a good understanding of different cultures
as well as of an impression of what it is like to work in a global

Tokyo Electron AT Limited, Tokyo Electron Tohoku Limited andcorporation. As a positive consequence, they generally take more ofTokyo Electron Kyusyu Limited invite their local neighbors on plant

an interest in what their parent does at work. For employees, this has

tours in the hope of boosting communication with local communities

shown to help their motivation levels.

and ensuring their neighbors are aware of their operations. Each ofthese tours attracted a good number of participants, who visited notCompany Tour for College Students (Taiwan)

only manufacturing plants but also employee cafeterias. We received

Tokyo Electron Taiwan Limited invited students from Nationala great deal of positive feedback from participants, including requests

University of Kaohsiung to the office on June 24, 2008. The
participants sat in on lectures that gave a basic outline ofopportunities to interact

semiconductors and watched a production demonstration thatwith local people.

utilized training equipment. The objective of this company tour is toWe will continue

provide an opportunity for students to learn about the semiconductor

to build and maintainproduction equipment business. We plan to place even greater focus

harmonious relationships

on such activities in the future.

with the local communities
Participants in plant tour

where we operate.

Christmas Charity Event (Europe)
Tokyo Electron Europe Limited (TEE) hosts a charitable lucky draw

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work(United States)

event as a part of its annual Christmas party. For the 2007 event, TEE

From 2003, Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings, Inc. invites children (agedRockinghorse donates life-saving medical equipment to sick children

from 8 to 12) of its employees to their parent’s workplace throughhospitalized in medical institutes in Sussex, where TEE is located.

the annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work event.

Interestingly, the number of medical devices donated by Rockinghorse

selected Rockinghorse Charity as the recipient of collected funds.

outnumbers those provided by the United Kingdom’s National HealthService. We invited our suppliers to support this charitable event andthe world. The event helps them see first-hand how numerous

received a total of 36 luxury prize items, including a television, cellular

cultures work together to make a company successful and thephones and a 19-inch PC screen. TEE employees bought a total ofimportance of cultural understanding and respect for others.

617 pounds worth of tickets, which were available for purchase up
until the day of theof proper use of resources. They were briefed on improving resource

event. Together withefficiency and recycling. They were then divided into small groups

a matching fund fromto create robots within a 20-minute period by using a variety of end-TEE, a 1,234-poundof-life products such as PET bottles, snack bags, gum wrappers, PC

donation was provided

mice and cellular phones. Finally, each team presents their robot andto Rockinghorse on

the best performing team was granted an award.

December 11. TEE will

The participants were also given a lecture on safety awareness,

continue to proudly hostwhich was followed by a team-based quiz designed to enforce thesuch charitable events.

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During one of the activities, children learned about the importance

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Through guided educational activities, the youngsters not only
discuss various career paths, but also the cultures of people acrossconcepts studied in the lecture. There were also opportunities to play

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Plant Tours (Japan)

Donation of funds raised at the Xmas charity event

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S o c i a l R e port
Communicating with Local Communities (Corporate Citizenship Activities)

Sponsorship of Eco Festa 2008 (Japan)

clean-up activities. In 2003, the company received a Keep Austin

Tokyo Electron Kyushu Limited (TKL) became a corporate sponsor ofBeautiful Award.* In recognition of our contributions to the Adopt-a-the First Eco Festa 2008, held in Kawachi-machi, Tosu City, Saga on

Street program, we were also granted a Keep Texas Beautiful Award.

March 9, 2008.

* This award was granted by Keep Austin Beautiful (KAB) in appreciation of a significant
contribution to beautify and clean up the community and reduce waste. KAB is an Austinbased nonprofit organization and grants awards to individuals and organizations on anannual basis in recognition of environmental stewardship activities.

This event, organized by the Tosu Forestry Cooperative, drew
approximately 220 citizens of Tosu City and 46 TKL employees.
Together they planted a total of 1,400 hardwood trees (cherry trees,activity, participants watched a 50 year-old, 30-meter tall zelkova tree

Volunteering in Cleanup Efforts Following an Oil
Spill in South Korea’s West Coast (South Korea)

being logged, with some taking pieces as a memento of the event.

A total of 51 employees

camellia trees, oaks, dogwoods and maples). After the forestation

This event was part of TKL’s continuous promotion ofenvironmental conservation activities.

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Limited volunteered theirHighlights

time on January 3 and 4,

Tree Planting by Tokyo Electron Kyushu Limited(Japan)

2008 to help clean up an

TKL also planted trees on Mt. Tawara in Aso on March 15, 2008.

of the country.

For the activity, now in its third year, 228 TKL employees and theiroil spill in the west coast
Oil cleanup activity

The spill occurred on

MANAGEMENT Reportfamilies planted 1,000 trees. In the future, TKL plans to sign an

December 7, 2007 at the coast of Taean after a tugboat snapped

agreement to secure 1.5 hectares of land (plantable for five years) to

its towrope and a barge which was being pulled by the tug drifted,

the north of the planted area and continue the forestation program tocolliding with an oil tanker. As a result, an estimated 15,000 liters

create a watershed forest.

of crude oil was spilled. On the affected shores, sand and rocks
were covered in a thick black oil slick, emitting a strong odor. Our
employees worked together for the two days to help restore thecoastline. We will steadfastly continue to make such contributions toTree planting on Mt. Tawara

help preserve the global environment.

Donation of Gym Mat to Isawa Daiichi ElementarySchool (Japan)
Employees of Tokyo Electron Tohoku Limited visited Isawa Daiichi
Elementary School in Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture on February 29,

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2008 and donated a gym mat for use in physical education classes
and “31-legged race” training. The school ranked third at the latest
national 31-legged race. We were delighted and impressed with thestudents’ enthusiastic reaction to our donation. After the presentation

Clean Up of Neighboring Areas

ceremony, our employees had the opportunity to compete in aAll Tokyo Electron plants and offices are engaged in cleaning-up

31-legged race with students of the school. All our employees will

and flower planting activities in their neighboring areas. We willcontinue to work together to help develop the local community while

continue to make contributions to ensure our communities stayaiming to achieve perpetual growth of our business.

clean and beautiful.

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Adopt-a-Street (United States)
Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings, Inc. became the first company in theAmerican city of Austin to “adopt” a road in the city as part of its31-legged race members

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