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Social contribution activities

Komatsu's initiatives for the social issues

Komatsu's Initiatives for the Social Issues

Komatsu's initiatives for the social issues

There are various social issues in the world in each region.

As the Komatsu Group develops its business globally, we listen to the voices of people living in the various local communities in our areas of operation, and actively carry out support activities to improve the living standards. We consider conducting such social contribution activities as a responsibility of doing business around the world.

Initiatives for a sustainable environment – Afforestation activities

In order to balance resource development and environmental conservation, Komatsu believes that it is important to restore former mine land to forests and farmland and to expand green spaces by planting trees.
We are involved in reforestation projects on former mine lands in North America, and our employees in China, Indonesia, and other countries are engaged in tree planting.

In North America, in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia, we are continuing to work on a project with Green Forest Work, a reforestation non-profit organization, to restore formerly mined lands. As a result of activities which started in 2018, over 370,000 trees have been planted for reforestation. Komatsu machinery is used to prepare the land for the spring planting.

In December 2022, Komatsu Remanufacturing Asia (KRA) of Indonesia, collaborating with the Ministry of Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR) and United Tractors (UT), a construction machinery distributor, planted 700 trees in the Balikpapan area.

KRA and UT have signed an agreement with the Head of the Kalimantan IV Samarinda River Region Office, as the land owner, East Balikpapan Sub-District Head, and Teritip Sub-District Head to promote tree planting in the area.

Activities to improve the living environment - North America

Komatsu continues its efforts to address social issues in the regions where it does business. One such initiative is the Habitat for Humanity project in Illinois and Wisconsin, North America. We are involved in a voluntary program to build houses for people who cannot afford housing due to poverty or disasters, and many Komatsu employees are participating by taking up opportunities to check on the progress of construction.

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