Sustainable Community Well-Being

Children living in a group home with a caregiver who provides motherly support with the help of Nikon India.

Supporting Children in Need of Social Care and NEET Youth

Nikon India Private Limited helps provide home-based fostering for 72 children in need of social care through SOS Children’s Villages of India. In addition, through Magic Bus India Foundation's Youth Skilling Program, the company contributes to the creation of employment opportunities and skills development support for approximately 150 NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) youth.

The event took place at the Artis Zoo in the heart of Amsterdam. Approximately 500 children enjoyed the various booths run by Nikon Europe B.V. employees.

Providing a Moment of Peace for Children and Families Living With Chronic Illnesses

Nikon Europe B.V. provided support for the Kinder Beest Feest event. This event invites children with chronic illnesses and their families to fun outdoor activities. The company gave away commemorative photos and provided children with the opportunity to make observations using a microscope.

The company delivered monitors, PCs, cell phones, and other items no longer needed to local facilities for use by people with disabilities.

Donating Used PCs to Support Local Welfare Organizations

Nikon Precision Taiwan Ltd. has made annual donations to welfare organizations and children's homes since fiscal year 2010. In fiscal year 2023, the company encouraged employees to donate items no longer needed.

Gifts brought to the toy drive by employees. Donated toys are distributed to underprivileged children in the community through charity organizations.

Employee-Led Toy Drives

Nikon Canada Inc. holds a toy drive for underprivileged children each year during the holiday season. This charity event has grown in scale each year thanks to the dedication of our employees.

Supporting Ophthalmic Assistant Training Programs

Nikon India Private Limited provided support to an ophthalmic assistant training program at a leading eye care institution in India. The program aims to address the shortage of ophthalmology specialists capable of making initial diagnoses, as well as to encourage the empowerment of women. Training young women, often marginalized in their communities, in basic ophthalmology skills and assigning them to various locations helps the country battle blindness due cataracts and other treatable diseases that are still common in India. In fiscal year 2023, the program provided support in training 40 ophthalmic assistants.

The French branch of Nikon Europe B.V. supports this contest every year through supplemental prizes for winners.

Sponsoring Educational Activities for Youth With Disabilities

The French branch of Nikon Europe B.V. has sponsored a student video contest, Tous HanScène, since 2017. This video contest communicates the reality of challenges and disabilities for students studying at institutions of higher education. The contest is held as an awareness campaign to encourage these young people to pursue higher education opportunities beyond the baccalaureat (high school equivalency).

Approximately 20 volunteers distributed charcoal briquettes to 10 families.

CSR Crew Volunteer Activities

Nikon Imaging Korea began recruiting a CSR Crew within the company in fiscal year 2023 to promote CSR and volunteer activities. Volunteer activities included the distribution of charcoal briquettes for use in heating systems during the winter to families in financial need.

Cooperating With Local Food Bank Activities

Nikon Precision and Nikon Research Corporation of America support volunteer activities conducted by employees. These volunteer activities include an annual food bank drive, which assists families in the community who are in financial need.