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Social Contribution Activities
KDDI's Approach (Community Involvement and Development)
We at KDDI Group are driving various initiatives to solve societal and environmental issues of the countries and regions where we operate to contribute to the development of a truly connected society. Each regional office leads community development activities, placing importance on dialogue and cooperation with a variety of stakeholders, including local communities, administrations, universities and NPO/NGO.
Policy on Corporate Citizenship
We established the Social Contribution Policy in 2012. As a conscientious corporate citizen, we respond to the society's needs and trust and contribute to society across the world utilizing our technologies and human resources. To carry out sustainable business in and outside Japan, it is essential to have dialogue with local communities and grow with them. We see social contribution activities as valuable opportunities to interact with local communities and will continue to capitalize on such activities in terms of business opportunities and risk avoidance.
We established KDDI Sustainable Action in line with the KDDI SDGs for 2030 and are committed to resolving various social issues through our business as a company that contributes to society's sustainable growth.
In addition, in the selection and implementation of philanthropic activities such as social contribution and donations, we consider policies and approaches taking into consideration the relationship with and impact on our own business activities and universally applicable issues in the international communities such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Manifesto
Operating in accordance with the KDDI Group Philosophy, by satisfying all its stakeholders, the KDDI Group seeks to contribute to society's happiness by encouraging fulfilling lives for people around the world in a sustainable manner.
Action Guidelines
- 1As a company involved in information and communications business, KDDI recognizes its social responsibility to address societal issues through the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs). We aim to offer appropriate communication environments that are safe and secure for all people.
- 2KDDI has established medium-term themes for its social contribution activities in five areas: "bridging the digital divide," [1] "sound development of youth," "environmental conservation," "social and cultural support," and "support in times of disaster." By maximizing our application of such resources as networks, products and services, we conduct social contribution activities through ICTs, in a manner characteristic of KDDI.
- 3Through communications with stakeholders, we notify and share information concerning ongoing improvements in the content of our operations, thereby contributing to society's development.
- 4By sharing with KDDI Group employees our directions on social contribution activities, we pursue independent-minded activities as a good corporate citizen in the aim of achieving sustainable growth in tandem with society.
- [1]Issue where an information disparity occurs between people who have access to information and communication technology such as the computers and the internet and those who do not
Management Framework
As a corporate citizen, we at the KDDI Group strive to contribute to community development, matching the needs specific to a region where we operate.
Based on the basic policy and direction indicated by KDDI's head office, the regional offices around Japan are committed to implementing sustainability activities, acting as communicators with local communities.
These activities are handled cross-departmentally by each regional office and senior general managers such as the executive officers etc., in charge of each region have overall responsibility for the activities.
Regional offices discuss the opinions they receive from local communities with the related department in KDDI head office and take action. We have an information sharing framework within the group, including an intranet, to share activities in each region.
The Plus Alpha Project Program
From fiscal 2008, we started the Plus Alpha Project program that encourages our employees to actively participate in voluntary activities. In this program, employees earn points for social contribution activities within or outside the company, and the company donates an amount corresponding to these points to charity organizations on behalf of the employees.
All employees (approx. 10,000) are eligible, and a total of 10,000,000 yen was donated to 61 organizations in fiscal 2021. The total amount of donations made since the beginning of this program is 102,481,520 yen.
Social Contribution
KDDI is a member of the 1% Club established by Japan Business Federation. Our total social contribution expenditures were approximately 2.2 billion yen in fiscal year 2021.
- 1.Advertising expenses and membership fees are excluded even if they have the goal of social contribution. Political contributions are not included in total social contribution expenditures.
- 2.In-store fundraising and employee donations are not included in total social contribution expenditures
Volunteer Leave and Number of JICA Volunteers (KDDI)
FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | ||
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Volunteer leave | Unit: Person who uses the program | 13 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 3 |
JICA Volunteers [2] | Unit: Person dispatched | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- [2]The number of JICA volunteers (Youth Overseas Cooperation Volunteers participation system) is the number of people KDDI employees are dispatched to JICA in each fiscal year.
Disaster Relief Fund
Source of funds: KDDI's Bridge of Hope social contribution website KDDI matches the donations of customers and KDDI group employees.
In the case of an emergency, KDDI also makes donations.
Case | Total contributions (Unit: yen) | Donated to |
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Large fire in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture in 2021 | 1,006,400 | Japanese Red Cross Society |
Heavy rain disaster in July 2021 | 4,099,500 | Japanese Red Cross Society |
Heavy rainfall disasters such as Typhoon No.9 in 2021 | 1,923,100 | Japanese Red Cross Society |
Heavy rain disaster in August 2021 | 1,059,200 | Japanese Red Cross Society |
Landslide in Chino City, Nagano Prefecture in 2021 | 803,200 | Japanese Red Cross Society |
Ukraine emergency support donation | 200,000,000 | UNICEF, UNHCR |
Initiatives (KDDI Group Results)
(1) Bridging the Digital Divide
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Improve ICT literacy of older people |
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(2) Supporting Sound Development of Youth
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Improve ICT literacy of youth |
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(3) Environmental Conservation
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Biodiversity conservation in collaboration with stakeholders | |
Environmental education for children |
(4) Social and Cultural Support
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Conducting research to eliminate smartphone dependence | |
We support NPOs and other organizations working to support the environment and society |
(5) Disaster Support
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Support for victims affected by disasters |
(6) Contribution Activities in Growth Regions outside Japan
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