As a community-based corporate member, Mizuho considers it important to have and deepen exchanges with local residents.
Based on this recognition, offices of MHBK, MHCB, MHTB, MHSC, MHIS, MHRI and MHIR partner with local government bodies and NPOs to contribute to local communities as well as conduct their own independent initiatives.
We will continue to support all our offices in carrying out local, voluntary initiatives.
In Oct 2008, 85 staffers and their families from the Fujisawa, Kamiooka, Ofuna, Chigasaki, Tsujido and Kugenuma branches of MHBK took part in cleanup activities, collecting garbage along the local Enoshima Beach.
Nov 24, 2008 saw 150 MHSC staffers and family members participate in the social contribution activity known as the FIT Charity Run 2008. Altogether, some 4,700 people associated with 77 financial institutions took part, and the event raised JPY 58 million in donations which were distributed among 10 nonprofit organizations.
| Date of Event | Department/Location Participating | Activities |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Apr 12 |
MHSC | Participated in Gold Ribbon Walking 2008 |
| May 18 | MHSC | Conducted Mt. Fuji cleanup at training session for new employees |
| Jun 14 | MHTB | Participated in Sumida River cleanup campaign |
| Jun 23 | Shinjuku Branch of MHTB | Took part in gum removal initiative |
| Jul 7 | Kanda Branch of MHBK | Participated in Kanda Tanabata Festival |
| Jul 26 | Chofu-Senkawa Branch of MHBK | Climbed Mt. Fuji and conducted cleanup on the descent |
| Sep 17 | Division No.1 of MHCB | Took part in recycling campaign for plastic bottle caps |
| Sep 27 | Hamamatsu Division of MHCB | Participated in sea turtle release event |
| Sep 27 | Nigata Branch of MHTB | Participated in littering prevention campaign |
| Oct 11 | Fujisawa Branch of MHBK | Conducted cleanup with fishing nets |
| Oct 18 | Kitazawa Branch of MHBK | Took part in Clean Walk 2008 |
| Oct 18 | Kawagoe Branch of MHTB | Participated in Kawagoe Festival |
| Octr 26 | Global Transaction Unit of MHCB | Helped administer the 2008 Green Ribbon Running Festival |
| Nov 15 | MHTB, TCSB | Participated in the Fall 2008 Hama-rikyu Campaign |
| Nov 24 | MHSC | Participated in FIT Charity Run 2008 |
| 2009 Feb 7 |
Sapporo Branch of MHTB | Participated in snowcandle-making event |
| Feb 28 | MHTB, TCSB | Participated in initiative to remove garbage from Hama-rikyu Gardens |
| Mar 11 | Toyama Branch of MHBK | Conducted cleanup event for Yasuda Memorial Park |
Mizuho believes that contributing to local communities as a good corporate citizen is one of its social responsibilities. This belief is reflected in an active involvement in improving support and organizational systems so that employees of group companies can participate in a wide rage of volunteer programs.
Thirty group employees participated in a volunteer initiative on Jun 6, 2008 aimed at preserving the natural woodland environment in Akiruno, Tokyo.
The initiative was conducted with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and consisted of cutting grass, planting fields and other activities to restore the natural woodland environment and scenery, which had not been adequately maintained, and preserve the diverse ecosystem. Employees used their volunteering leave to participate in the initiative and worked up a good sweat doing so.
Fifty-four group employees and their families participated in a volunteer initiative on Nov 8, 2008 to preserve the natural environment in the Nanakuniyama area of Machida, Tokyo.
The initiative was conducted together with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and involved tending to the forestland by thinning trees and conducting other activities to preserve natural areas within the city that had not been adequately maintained. Volunteers from a local NPO taught the volunteers how to saw trees and the day was spent doing thinning work.
