Social
contribution

We are committed to fulfilling our corporate
responsibilities and contributing to thedevelopment of local communities.
We believe businesses have an important role in collaborating with society to achieve sustainablegrowth. TEL has a goal of developing a company that is engaged in various initiatives to contributeto society and collaborate with neighboring communities, helping them achieve greater prosperity
and enhancing mutual trust.
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Highlights
Number of social
contribution programs

Number of student researchteams that participated in a
TEL-supported event

175176teams** The number of teams that participated in the 5thScience Intercollegiate

Our opinion on social contribution activities
Local communities are the foundation of all business operations. TEL intends to fulfill its role as a responsible corporate citizen byworking to solve problems faced by the local communities, thereby nurturing a communal relationship based on solid trust andbuilding a robust partnership. As a member of the global economic society, TEL is striving to protect the irreplaceable environmentof the planet. To achieve the future prosperity of the international community and to attain a dream-inspiring society, TEL is taking a long-term approach to the universal issues affecting the world’s sustainability by leveraging its technological prowess andstakeholder network.
TEL’s social contribution activities are both local and global in nature, because long-term development of society can only beachieved by combining these two aspects.

Social contribution policy●●●

In line with our Corporate Philosophy, we set education, health and human services, the environment, and culture as the focus
areas of our social contribution activities, and choose specific initiatives that best meet the requirements of each locality.
Keeping an eye on the direction of our medium- to long-term management strategy, we operate our business in a manner that
contributes to the mitigation of future risks, industry-wide sustainability challenges, and factory problems that affect the globalsociety.
We review the suitability of the initiatives every year, weighing such factors as their social impact, budget, and long-term contribution to business operations.

Goals and results for fiscal year 2016
ThemeGoals

Results
Formulated a basic policy for social contribution activities tobe implemented throughout the organization in fiscal year
2017.
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Provided employees with volunteering opportunities at educational events, among other events.
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Formulate an organization-wide policy for social contribution
activities and establish standards for implementation.
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Expand employee volunteer programs.
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Social contribution activities

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Social contribution
Toward a sustainable global society
Toward solving major issues faced by humanity

The Tohoku Forum for Creativity at Tohoku University
The Tohoku Forum for Creativity (TFC) at Tohoku University is an advanced research program that brings together Nobel Laureates andother world-renowned researchers, junior researchers, and students
in a collaborative setting, with the aim of solving major problems facing humanity and society at large. Tokyo Electron has been providing
comprehensive support to the TFC ever since the pilot program began
in 2013. TEL is committed to developing the leading minds of the next
generation, as well as to supporting the growth and prosperity of theTohoku area where its key manufacturing bases are located.
In April 2015, the TFC organized the Spring School event to mark thebeginning of the academic year. Leading researchers, including Nobel Laureate in Physics Prof. Gerard’t Hooft (Utrecht University, theNetherlands), were joined by 60 students in this five-day program. The TOKYO ELECTRON House of Creativity̶the central facility of theTFC̶was completed in May of the same year, and became operational as a visitor research institute.
Four thematic programs were implemented in the academic year that started in April 2015, including Frontiers of Brain Science, theEffects of Technological Changes on Social Mobility and Income Distribution, Fundamental Problems in Quantum Physics, and Spintronics.
URL http://www.tfc.tohoku.ac.jp/Supporting a diverse innovation platform

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
In October 2015, TEL agreed to jointly support $262.5 million in new investments over the next five years at SUNY Poly’s NanoTech* megaplex in Albany, NY.
TEL has been a major partner for the advanced R&D center at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and the Colleges of Nanoscale
Science and Engineering (CNSE) since 2003. SUNY Poly and corporate partners across New York State, and enables a diverse mixture ofdifferent kinds of talents into one place where collaboration and innovation happens.
TEL is committed to supporting the finest semiconductor R&D center in the world through contributions
to New York State and to communities developing thenanotechnology-driven ecosystem.
* SUNY Poly: The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) was formed from the merger ofthe SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering(CNSE) and SUNY Institute of Technology.

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Working with local communities
TEL is operating from 45 locations throughout the world, including 29 locations in Japan and 15 abroad. One third of TEL employees areworking at its overseas locations. As TEL’s field of operations is spread across the world, gaining the support and understanding of localcommunities is essential to the sustainability of its business.

FranceJapanU.S.

SEMI High Tech U
Tokyo Electron Europe Limited provided support to the SEMI Foundation’sHigh Tech U education program for local high school students, in collaboration with our customers and industry
peers. The employees used corporate
training materials to give lectures on
the semiconductor industry and nanotechnology.

Science Intercollegiate
TEL supports the Science Intercollegiate, a competitive event in which
students of natural sciences present
the results of their research. The event
is designed to foster next-generationengineers with skills to advance Japan’s
expertise in science and technology ina sustainable manner. At the competition held in March 2016, 176 teams
who passed the qualifying round gathered from around Japan.

SPARK program
Tokyo Electron America, Inc., has been partnering with
Texas State University to sponsor SPARK, a programfor supporting STEM1 education by providing students
with opportunities to participate in internships, job
shadowing2, plant tours, and mentoring.

ChinaTaiwan

U.S.

ZhangJiang Fun Run
The eighth ZhangJiang Fun Run event
was held in September 2015 in Shanghai, with the objective of making friends,
helping people, and building community. The event drew 2,250 participantsfrom 59 local businesses. Tokyo Electron(Shanghai) Limited has been a regularsupporter in this event ever since its inauguration.

Exchanges with local universities
Tokyo Electron Taiwan Limited has received 102 visitors from local universities so far, including students andprofessors. By communicating information such as an overview of TEL andbriefings on semiconductors, Tokyo
Electron Taiwan is promoting local understanding of the semiconductor industry as a whole.

Partnership for Children
Partnership for Children is a non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting
the welfare of children through various programs including study support. The group also offers caseworkservices and provides children withclothes and school supplies.

1 STEM: Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
2 Job shadowing: A work experience option where students learn
about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to acompetent worker.

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