SUMCO’s Chitose Plant has been working to maintain a pleasant road environment for pedestrians by implementing a clean-up program on approximately 1.5 km of sidewalks along the main roads of the Chitose Industrial Complex where the plant is located. Plant members pick up empty cans and trash that have been discarded, as well as fallen leaves and other refuse.
SUMCO's JSQ Division participates annually in the Omono River Basin Joint Clean-up organized by Akita City with the participation of local residents and nearby companies. (From fiscal year 2020 to 2022, it was canceled due to the impact of COVID-19.)
In addition to cleanup activities along the major arterial roads in the industrial park as a member of the “Hachimanpara Corporate Council” made up of companies in the industrial park, SUMCO's Yonezawa Plant also participates in conservation and maintenance activities such as forest thinning and fertilization in Zusayama, Bansei-cho, Yonezawa City, which is located near the plant. The forest management in Zusayama is being carried out through the "Yamagata Bond Forest" agreement between SUMCO, Yamagata Prefecture and the local territorial group, Zusayama Ward Assembly.
SUMCO’s Kyushu Factory supported the conservation activities of the horseshoe crab, the endangered species Class I, which inhabits the Makishima area of Imari City, Saga Prefecture. Conservation activities are being conducted at the “Imari Bay horseshoe crab breeding area,” which was designated a national natural monument in 2015, and continue to protect this precious biological resource that is in danger of extinction.
At the Nagasaki Plant of SUMCO TECHXIV Corporation, many employees and their families participated in the cleanup activities of the area around the plant (Omura Hi-Tech Park) in May 2022.
In August 2020, the Miyazaki Plant of SUMCO TECHXIV Corporation signed a management agreement with Miyazaki City for Tsubakiyama Forest Park and planted new broadleaves and other trees (sawtooth oak, konara oak, weeping cherry tree) to help protect the environment in the vast 41-hectare park.
SUMCO Technology Corporation regularly takes part in cleanup operations along nearby municipal roads and sidewalks, and also engages in cleanup activities within the industrial park where its plant is located. Furthermore, SUMCO Technology Corporation participates annually in the Edogawa Clean Campaign organized by the Edogawa River Office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and 13 other municipalities around Noda City as a member of the Southern Plant Liaison Council. The activities include collecting discarded cans and bottles, etc. and performing cleanup activities on the riverbed, embankments and side ditches along the Edogawa River. The fiscal year 2023 marked the first time in three years that the event was held following the COVID-19 pandemic.
In September 2021, SUMCO Taiwan Technology Corporation supported and participated in the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) program of the environmental organization Ocean Conservancy, joining 80 local university students to pick up more than 800 kilograms of trash around Nanliaobeike Park, Taiwan.
SUMCO Phoenix Corporation (USA) regularly conducts community cleaning activities called 'Litter Patrol’. Litter Patrol is an initiative that employees voluntarily conduct patrols around the factory premises and collect trash, with many employees participating each time.

At the Chitose Plant, in June each year, we enter the "Flower-Filled Contest" hosted by Chitose City's greening promotion foundation (Chitose Environment and Greenery Foundation) and plant colorful flowers in the green belt on roads around the plant, aiming environmental beautification.
At the SUMCO Support Corporation*, we conduct "Flower Project" initiatives including the voluntary creation of flower beds and planting of seeds and seedlings, thereby delighting visitors to the area around the company and employees alike.

• *SUMCO Support Corporation is a special subsidiary company of SUMCO that was established with the purpose of employing persons with disabilities.

At the Nagasaki Plant of SUMCO TECHXIV Corporation, we have organized an external rescue team, and joint rescue drills under the guidance of members of the Omura Fire Department are conducted every year to prepare the team for fire disasters at nearby welfare institutions.

At the Nagasaki Plant of SUMCO TECHXIV Corporation, we have maintained a relationship with local high schools since the establishment of the plant. Responding to requests from high schools, we send employees to give lectures on semiconductors.
Each year, PT. SUMCO Indonesia works with local high schools to operate apprenticeship programs that run for approximately 3 months, giving students the opportunity to develop their future careers.

SUMCO participates in and sponsors local sports events. The SUMCO Kyushu Factory co-sponsors the IMARI HALF-MARATHON every year.
In the 2023 event, over 2,000 participants from around Japan entered and ran through the early spring Imari Road.
Additionally, the SUMCO Imari Road Relay Race Team fielded by the Kyushu Factory took part in the 75th Tozai Matsuura Relay Race Competition (sponsored by Saga Shimbun Co.,Ltd) held in January 29 2023, and achieved their 15th victory after a two-tournament hiatus. This Tozai Matsuura Relay Race Competition is an event with a long tradition that contributes to the revitalization of the region by attracting numerous teams from the local community and workplaces.
The Nagasaki Plant of SUMCO TECHXIV Corporation also actively sponsors the organization and operation of local sports events.