Social and Environmental Activities - Society: Community

We are absolutely thrilled to be recognized for our work towards raising money for Surrey based schools, charities and hospitals. The “Dress Down Days” are organized by Joy Stockwell and over the past 10 years she has raised 1,000s pounds sterling for needy causes all of which have been nominated by employees. Although “Dress Down Days”, which are held on the last Friday of every month at a cost of one pound sterling per person, are a smaller scale way of supporting the local community, they make a huge impact to those that receive the money. TIU was the recipient of one of the 3rd Toshiba "ASHITA" awards.

Toshiba Research Europe Limited, TREL employees actively participate in charity sports events on their own initiatives. In the charity relay race, Chariots of Fire, 300 pounds sterling from the company and 80 pounds sterling collected from employees were donated to the East Anglia Air Ambulance. In the Action 100 bike ride challenge, 40 pounds sterling collected from employees was donated to an organisation engaged in medical research into incurable diseases. TREL was the recipient of one of the 2nd Toshiba "ASHITA" awards.

Toshiba Information Systems (UK) Ltd.'s manufacturing plant ("TPO") is based in Plymouth in the UK and employs 290 staff, producing LCD TVs for the European market. All TPO staff participate in various fund-raising activities throughout the year. Examples include raffles, parties, and quizzes. The money which is raised from these activities is paid into the TPO Charity Fund, and donated to local charities and other good causes. Over the last year, some fifty local good causes have benefited from the TPO Charity Fund including schools, hospitals, children's sports groups, disabled groups, and animal charities. The total raised and distributed is in excess of £3,000. As well as this cash payment, Toshiba also contributed 14 Toshiba TVs.

TPO was the recipient of one of the Toshiba "ASHITA" awards. This award was created in 2005 to revitalise Toshiba Group's corporate citizenship activities. More information on the Toshiba "ASHITA" award

Toshiba Medical Systems Europe BV endowed Lange Land Hospital in Zoetermeer in the Netherlands, with EUR25,000 to mark its 25th anniversary this year. This endowment will be used to renovate the day room and install six Toshiba LCD TVs in the day room.

Toshiba Information Systèmes France SA endowed a research project at HEC - France's premiere business school to study the impact of "nomadic" technologies - portable PCs, mobile phones etc. Professor Besseyre des Horts is investigating how portable technologies are used in today's society and how they influence human relations. An endowment of EUR100,000 per annum has been granted for five years from fiscal 2003.