Special Feature 2 Social Contribution in Brazil
Contributing to Local Development to Gain Community Respect

Putting Down Roots in Brazil: Contributing to Industrial Development and Hiring

FISA (Furukawa Industrial S.A.) was launched in 1974 in Lorena and in 1977 in Curitiba, a city of Brazil's Paraná state. FISA has since established deep roots in Brazil by promoting local industrial development and hiring. FISA focuses on environmental conservation in its efforts to contribute to local communities, through active programs to recycle or otherwise properly dispose of used telecommunications cables, as well as introducing Brazil's first Green IT Program in 2008. This program is for collecting used LAN cables for recycling, which results in less environmental impact than disposing of them through soil and air-polluting incineration.

Advancing CSR in Four Areas

In addition to its environmental conservation efforts, FISA engages in workplace environment enhancement for improving health, safety and living standards. FISA also contributes to local communities through welfare and volunteer programs, and strives to build sound relationships with markets and trading partners based on legal and regulatory compliance. One example of this is the “Anzen Dojo” (safety education center) system for employees to improve their work safety skills. In addition, FISA also conducts the “Preparing Children for the Future” Project, which offers children in the region opportunities to become independent adults. The Project won the Furukawa Electric CSR Award in 2010.

Message from the Quality Office Manager

Ms. Jane Regina de Barros

To Everyone Involved in FISA's Quality Improvement Efforts

The fundamental desire of those of us who oversee and promote CSR activities at the Quality Office can be expressed as “Not only to improve product quality, but also to improve the lives and well-being of everyone associated with FISA, and thereby of society as a whole.” Our multi-faceted scope of activities includes improving employee safety and satisfaction as well as reducing environmental impact, while in regard to our suppliers we enforce the prohibition of child labor and demand environmental responsiveness. We are in the seventh year of our educational support program for local children, which brings quality consciousness to local communities. This program has made great successes through tie-ins with local schools. Our future goals include further improvement of worker safety through acquisition of OHSAS^{(Note 1)} certification, and broadening the scope of our quality improvement efforts.

(Note 1)OHSAS :Occupation Health and Safety Assessment Series international management system specificationBack to Main Content

“Preparing Children for the Future” Project Coordinator's Message

Ms. Sueli Correia

Ms. Ana Emilia Fontes Ramos

Getting Involved in Preparing Children for the Future

This program, which was launched in 2004, is intended to provide useful support for children's future development, rather than the kind of temporary aid provided by donations. The program began with a broad range of supplementary classes for 10-year-olds centering on the basic curricula of local public schools, such as English, reading, moral education, music, sports, and social studies. The program is designed to grow broader in scope as the children themselves grow, and now targets at providing support for employment.

In the future we will extend the program to help students who have completed the training to find employment. We also would like to offer further support for their futures that includes activities to improve the understanding of their families.