　
Contribution to the local community

Inoue calcium corporation became a 100-year company because of the natural bounty of Kochi and the use by local people of the products made from the lime extracted from it.
Over time, it spread throughout Japan and then began to travel the world.
As a company, we want to vigorously expand our contribution to the whole of Japan and the world, with the local area as our axis.

Registration as a Kochi SDGs Promotion Company

In addition to our business activities, we are actively involved in social contribution activities towards the realisation of a sustainable society.

SDGs Declaration

Cooperative forest "Power of the forest"

In order to protect the functions of forests, such as carbon dioxide absorption and water source cultivation, Inoue Calcium Corporation has formed a partnership agreement with Kochi Prefecture's 'Collaborative Forest Development Project with Environmentally Advanced Companies'.
The agreed forests are named "Inoue Calcium 130th Anniversary Forests" and support the regeneration and maintenance of forests that are not well cared for.

The first agreement was reached on 31 March 2012 and is continues today.

Experiential exchange events for forest thinning

As a concrete example of our activities, we organise exchange events to experience tree thinning.
Our employees and their families take part in tree-thinning operations, taking it in turns to use a saw under the guidance of a forestry cooperative.
It is a powerful experience to watch a tree fall with a loud noise right in front of your eyes.
After the tree-thinning, recreational activities such as wood crafts provide an opportunity to deepen understanding of environmental issues.

Experiential exchange events for forest thinning

Business continuity plan (BCP) development

In 2004, the Chuetsu earthquake in Niigata Prefecture stopped the supply of industrial materials in all fields, and Japanese industry temporarily came to a standstill. Then, in 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake and flooding in Thailand followed, making it a major challenge for companies to improve their risk management capabilities.In response, we have developed a business continuity plan (BCP) to fulfil our mission of a stable supply system for our products, and are enhancing our hardware and software.

LOI signed with University in Malaysia.　

In July 2018, we signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with university in Malaysia, UPM.
As part of our philosophy of contributing to the world, we will link the university to joint research and personnel exchanges.

Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) overseas development support project for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

In Vietnam, we were the first company from Kochi Prefecture to be selected for this project and received support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for three years from 2016.
This project enabled the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Vinh University Vietnam and Kochi University in March 2018.