Part Number Product Info Corporate Info What's New Products Company Info CSR Environment Investor Relations Recruit Top Page > CSR Environment > Developing with Communities CSR Environment Developing with Communities Developing with Communities The Alps Electric Group has grown alongside local communities, maintaining a deep involvement with regions in which it operates. It is therefore vital that we communicate closely with the community and local residents. As a sound corporate citizen, the Alps Electric Group strives to invigorate local communities and strengthen ties at each business location through a wide range of unique, locally oriented activities. Monozukuri Workshops for Elementary and Junior High School Students The Monozukuri Science School was launched in 2003 Manufacturing begins with monozukuri. Passing down the wonders of monozukuri (encompassing all aspects of product creation) to the next generation is an important social responsibility for Alps Electric as a manufacturer and a task we believe will lead to electronics industry development and to the sustainable development of society. Alps Electric’s headquarters has co-hosted the Monozukuri Science School with Tokyo’s Ota Ward since November 2003. More than 1,500 children have taken part to date in over 100 workshops during the past decade. Work Experience and Internships Plant tour for local high school students (Wakuya Plant) Alps Electric willingly opens its doors to children and young adults to assist education about society. This includes providing interactive workplace experiences primarily for junior high and high school students as part of social studies field trips, and accepting students of colleges of technology and universities on internships. At overseas locations, we provide plant tours for government officials and students and implement short-term work experience programs for high school and university students. Interaction with Communities Cleanup activities in the vicinity of Employees of Onahama Plant cleaning up a beach Facilities in Japan, besides community cleanup activities, hold employee-organized summer festivals to promote interaction with employees’ families and local residents. Overseas facilities likewise invite families of employees to company events and strive to enhance the communityoriented nature of business operations, for example through participation in cleanup campaigns and other local activities. Disaster Management Cooperation Agreement with Wakuya Town Alps Electric additionally incorporates the safety of the community into its contribution activities. Wakuya Plant has entered an agreement with the town of Wakuya to open up part of the plant’s office wing as an evacuation center in times of heavy rainfall and flooding due to the particular nature of local rivers in this region of Miyagi Prefecture. Top Message Alps Business Approach Alps Philosophy Relations with Customers Environmental Preservation Relations with Employees Relations with Suppliers Fair Management Developing with Communities CSR Management CSR Library