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| As part of the company's efforts to conserve the global environment,
SANYO encourages employee participation in a "Beach Cleanup" campaign
and organizes a company-wide "Environment for All" campaign. |
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| This international campaign is intended to
survey the quantity and types of garbage left on beaches while
cleaning. Its purpose is to formulate environmental protection
measures based on the analysis of pollution sources. As of today,
917 employees have participated as volunteers (1992 to 2003). |
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Cleanup activities at Nishiki-no-Hama Beach |
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| "Beach Cleanup at Nishiki-no-Hama" campaign outline |
| Date and time |
October 18, 2003 (Saturday), 10:00
to 12:00 |
| Weather |
Fair |
| Place |
Nishiki-no-Hama Beach, Kaizuka, Osaka |
| Surveyed area |
3000m2 (120m x 25m) |
| Total pieces of garbage collected |
25,255 |
| Number of participants |
211 |
| Organizer |
"Beach Cleanup in Nishiki-no-Hama" Executive Committee
(SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. ; Sumitomo Life Insurance Company
; Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. ; Daido Life Insurance
Company ; Mitsui Volunteer Network) |
| Supporters |
Cleanup Kansai Committee, SANYO Energy Kaizuka |
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| Survey results - 10 most numerous collected items |
| No. |
Item |
Quantity |
(%) |
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Coolite(small size) |
14,232 |
(56.4%) |
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Coolite(big size) |
3,548 |
(14.0%) |
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Plastic fragments |
2,621 |
(10.4%) |
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Resin pellets(plastic raw materials) |
1,888 |
(7.5%) |
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Plastic sheets |
1,473 |
(5.8%) |
| 6 |
Cigarette Butts |
678 |
(1.5%) |
| 7 |
Paper |
143 |
(0.6%) |
| 8 |
Plastic lids/caps |
135 |
(0.5%) |
| 9 |
Plastic packaging |
80 |
(0.3%) |
| 10 |
Glass fragment |
78 |
(0.3%) |
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| Since 1999, SANYO has organized an "Environment for
All" campaign based on the key theme of protecting forests and water. For
the first year, an overseas work camp was organized in Sarawak, Malaysia, an environmentally
devastated region due to encroaching deforestation. SANYO employees, in cooperation
with local NGO members, installed a water pump system. By volunteering their time
and effort for this project, all participants learned the importance of harmony
with the environment and conserving forests and water, as well as the need for
international cooperation. |
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| First "Environment for All" campaign (October 1999) |
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| Transporting a water tank to the water pump system installation
place |
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| Walking through a jungle to experience Mother Nature |
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| Second "Environment for All" campaign (October
2000) |
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| Lumber mill inspection tour |
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| Installing a water pump system |
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Third "Environment for All" campaign (October 2001)
(Dispatch of employees was suspended due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the
U.S.) |
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| Watching water from the completed pump system fill the tank |
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| Water from a faucet installed in a house |
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| Fourth "Environment for All" campaign (October
2002) |
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| Burying pipes to send water to individual households for
protection from exposure to direct sunlight |
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| Riding longboats down a river muddied by deforestation |
