2. In Cooperation with Society and the Local Community(1) Basic Approach
The Hitachi Metals Group pursues social contribution activities in fields such as sports promotion,environmental protection, social welfare, arts and culture, community activities, and support at time ofdisasters, to bring progress to communities around the world where the Group is active. We also work
together with social welfare organizations and educational institutions to gain a sense of what
communities want from the Hitachi Metals Group as we carry on with our activities.
Besides social contribution activities as a company, we support volunteer activities by employees
through volunteer leave and a system of volunteer awards as part of our efforts to nurture a corporate
culture that helps create a better society.
Hitachi Metals’ characteristic social contribution activities include support for Japan’s research intomaterials science and technology by supporting the Hitachi Metals’ Materials Science Foundation, which
was established largely with funds willed by Dr. Kakunosuke Miyashita (a former Hitachi Metals vicepresident). We also contribute to the preservation of Japan’s traditional culture through our work with theoperations of Nittoho Tatara, which was revived in 1977 by the Society for Preservation of Japanese ArtSwords.

(2) Our Social Contribution Activities in Fiscal 2021
In fiscal 2021, the Hitachi Metals Group carried out social contribution activities worth a total of 79 million
yen,* including donations, while reducing the number of programs and sessions organized for sportingand other events, environmental protection activities, factory tours, among others, as in fiscal 2020,
principally due to the spread of COVID-19. The main content of our contribution activities was as follows:*This figure includes the calculated equivalent values of employees and company facilities required for activities.

Category and description of activity
Donation of wheelchairs, etc. to social welfare councils

Social welfare

and social welfare facilities

Company name and business site name
Hitachi Metals head officeCentral Community Chest of Japan, Year-End Mutual Aid

Hitachi Metals and domestic Group

Fund

companies

Ran blood drives, provided cooperation to activities toHitachi Metals, Ltd. and global Group

prevent the spread of COVID-19*1

companies

Made donations, mainly of food, clothing, and blankets, tolow-income families through charitable organizations.
Made donations to welfare organizations.*1
Supported patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
Hitachi Cable America, Inc.
Waupaca Foundry, Inc.

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Made donations to local facilities (hospitals, fire stations,Waupaca Foundry, Inc.

churches, recreation facilities)

Ward Manufacturing, LLC

Supported cancer foundations and participated inassociated events
Sponsored activities of the local food bank (for providing

Hitachi Cable America, Inc

free meals to low-income people and others)

PT. HITACHI METALS INDONESIA

Christmas gifts for low-income children*2

Waupaca Foundry.Inc

Gave food and gifts to children with disabilities

Hitachi Cable Vietnam Co., Ltd

Supported low-income students

Namyang Metals Co., Ltd.

Supported Boy Scout and Girl Scout activities

Waupaca Foundry.Inc
Pacific Metals Co., Ltd.

Supported elderly people
Supported the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic

Health, medicine, sports

Games through the Sports Promotion FundElectric Wire & Cable Business Unit,
Casting and Rolling Production Dept.,
Advanced Components & Materials
Division,

Sponsored the Mie Prefecture Rubber Baseball
Association Kuwana Branch Junior High School Baseball

Kuwana Works, Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Pennant Tournaments*2
Sponsored the Boys’ Baseball Western Regional
Tournament

Kuwana Works, Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Dispatched employees to local competitions

Various Hitachi Metals works

Company sports teams hosted sports clinics for

Various Hitachi Metals works and global
Group companies

elementary, junior high and senior school students
Supported local sporting events and sports teams
Support through Hitachi Metals’ Materials ScienceFoundation

Academic and research educationWaupaca Foundry, Inc.

Donation of education and research funds to universities
Visiting lecture program and internships for local schools
Hosted factory tours by schools and other groups

Various Hitachi Metals works and global
Group companies
Electric Wire & Cable Business Unit,
Casting and Rolling Production Dept.,
Advanced Components & Materials
Division,
Hitachi Metals, Ltd. and global Group
companies
Hitachi Metals, Ltd. and global Group
companies
Various Hitachi Metals works and global
Group companies

Scholarship support for students

Waupaca Foundry, Inc.

Support for local school boards for education
promotion*3

Yasugi Works, Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Supported Hitachi Future Innovator Program’s activities(sent instructors to elementary school classes)
Donated books to libraries, etc.

Electric Wire & Cable Business Unit,
Casting and Rolling Production Dept.,
Advanced Components & Materials
Division,
Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
Hitachi Cable Vietnam Co., Ltd.

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Environme
ntal
conservationCommunity
activities,
preservation ofhistorical sites andtraditional culture

Disasterarea
supportUrbandevelopmentand disasterprevention

OtherFacilityopendays

Made donations to forest conservation activities(Shimane CO2 absorption certification system)
Tree planting activities
Cleaning activities in areas near business sites*4

Yasugi Works, Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
Hitachi Cable Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Various Hitachi Metals works and global
Group companies

Participated in Eco Forums in Sendai and Tagajo

Tohoku Rubber Co., Ltd.

Supported Nittoho Tatara operations, guided operationsof mini-tatara

Yasugi Works, Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
HMY, Ltd.
Various Hitachi Metals works and global
Group companies

Sponsored regional festivals and sporting events

Supported victims of the eruption of Taal Volcano

San Technology, Inc.

Participated in traffic safety and disaster prevention
eventsVarious Hitachi Metals works and global
Group companies
Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
Ward Manufacturing, LLC
Various Hitachi Metals works anddomestic Group companies
Various Hitachi Metals works anddomestic Group companies

Support for local fire stations
Opened sports grounds, gymnasia, tennis courts,
welfare facilities, parking lots, etc. to local communities
Opened facilities to local events
Sponsored Christmas light-up event

Hitachi Metals Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Sponsored various organizations, including the Hitachi
Global Foundation

Hitachi Metals, Ltd. and global Groupcompanies*1. Donated masks (NEOMAX Kinki Co., Ltd.)*2. Sponsored the Mie Prefecture Rubber Baseball
Association Kuwana Branch Junior High School BaseballPennant Tournaments(Kuwana Works, Hitachi Metals, Ltd.)*3. Support for local school boards for education promotion(Yasugi Works, Hitachi Metals, Ltd.)*4. Cleaning activities in areas near business sites (Hitachi
Ferrite Electronics, Ltd.)

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