Social Welfare

Events for people with disabilities

We hold various events for people with disabilities in collaboration with local communities and other Toyota Group.
When holding an event, we value interaction between people with disabilities and the community and employee volunteers, as well as contact with nature.

Performance stage by people with disabilities
An event to walk while answering quizzes
Harvesting potatoes

Supporting the independence of people attending welfare facilities

In order to promote independence among those who take advantage of welfare facilities for the disabled, Toyota Industries allows these facilities to sell their bread and cookie products in its plant cafeteria and offers bazaar goods collected by donations from employees and affiliated companies.
These events are a valuable opportunity for welfare facilities to enjoy interacting with customers who visit for shopping.

We hope that our ongoing participation in this activity helps spark a stronger awareness of the importance of social contribution in more of our employees and serves as a springboard for wider community participation.

Donation of bazaar goods
Sale by people in welfare facilities

Day of Service

One of the ongoing volunteer activities is a group of young leaders in the manufacturing sector visiting a welfare facility and doing the work that the facility needs help with.
For example, cleaning and repairing rooms, pruning trees, and weeding.
Each year, facility residents respond warmly to the volunteers, expressing their deep gratitude for the assistance with daily tasks that they can never seem to get around to doing.

Supporting the Special Olympics

Toyota Industries wholeheartedly supports the mission of the Special Olympics and offers its athletic fields, gymnasiums, and employee volunteers to the organization to help support athlete training. Our independent Assistant Team Leaders Association has also begun helping out with organizing and running Special Olympic competitions.
On the other hand, since 2018, we have been cooperating with the Special Olympics support activities promoted by the recycling business of Renet Japan Group Co., Ltd. and requesting employees to provide PCs that are no longer needed.

Note: The Special Olympics is an international sports organization that supports people with intellectual disabilities by giving them the opportunity to participate in a variety of athletic training and competition events. The organization works to promote their independence and social participation and enrich their quality of life through interaction with many people.

Sponsored Welfare Concert

Since 2000, we have been working in collaboration with seven Toyota Group companies located in Kariya City to support the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra's staging of a public welfare benefit concert called Box Seats Full of Dreams. Residents from welfare facilities and groups throughout the communities where these companies are located are invited to join the event, which gives members of the disabled community an opportunity to relax and enjoy classical music in a casual setting. Some of the seats are cleared from the hall in order to allow those in wheelchairs a great view of the performances, which include familiar selections and easy-to-understand explanations of the instruments and musical pieces by the conductor. Staff members from the participating companies also attend on the day of the event and work with the Nagoya Philharmonic administration in each area to help run the concerts.

Supports the Centrum Paraple (Subsidiary outside Japan)

【Toyota Material Handling CZ s.r.o. (TMHCZ) /Czech Republic】

TMHCZ has been donating to the Centrum Paraple * since 2005 to help people paralyzed by spinal cord injuries caused by injuries and illnesses. TMHCZ is also calling for support by appearing on the Czech TV show "Star Dance," which supports the Centrum Paraple.
The donation also includes a fixed monthly donation by volunteer employees. In addition, we enjoy interacting with people living in wheelchairs by participating in running events hosted by the center, helping with facility maintenance, and inviting us to the Toyota Demo Days event hosted by TMH CZ.

* Centrum Paraple is a non-profit organization established in 1994. It helps people paralyzed by spinal cord injury due to injury or illness and their families overcome difficult living conditions and provide care in highly specialized fields.

Donation to the American Cancer Society and Participation in a Walking Event (Subsidiary outside Japan)

【The Raymond Corporation(Raymond)/U.S.A】

Raymond’s employee volunteer team Ray of Hope raised donation funds through the sale of homemade bread and an in-house event called Jeans Day, and together with the matching amount provided by The Raymond Foundation, donated to the American Cancer Society* to support its activities.
Team members, pleased withthe outcome of their activities, participated in and livened up a PR walking event hosted by the society.

* An NPO established in the United States in 1913, primarily engaging in three activities of providing information, supporting patients and cancer research.

Education support for Children with Disabilities (Subsidiary outside Japan)

【P.T. TD Automotive Compressor Indonesia (TACI)/Indonesia】

TACI is cooperating with WAFCAI * activities to support the independence of children with disabilities.
In addition to donations, and renewal of school buildings and toilets so that people can live in wheelchairs, we hold events in collaboration with WAFCAI and the Toyota Group to convey that everyone can have dreams.
For example, a dream camp where the children watched games at a disability sports event, in which athletes participated, enjoyed interactive sessions with these athletes and joined in a wheelchair sport, and a dream-themed painting contest.
The paintings selected in the painting contest were posted on the company calendar and were pleased by many people.

*WAFCA(Wheelchairs and Friendship Center of Asia) is Certified non-profit organization donating wheelchairs to children with disabilities as a means of going out and seeking to help realize a society where everyone lives equally.