Social Contribution Initiatives

Volunteer Activities

Toyota supports its employees' volunteer activities by assisting them in planning and executing volunteer projects, disaster recovery activities, and various types of events in the areas surrounding Toyota locations throughout Japan. Toyota also assists volunteer activities by publishing newsletters and providing a volunteer activity menu.

Year
Month
Events
1993
May
Toyota Volunteer Center established
1999
Toyota Volunteer Plaza opened (ongoing)
2000
July
Toyota volunteers participate in the Toyota Oiden Dance Festival with the visually impaired (through 2006)
November

A Toyota-hosted community cleaning event

Toyota Clean-up Activities started (through 2010)
2002
June
Toyota Clean Net Activities started
2003
April
Furniture Safety Activities started (ongoing)
April
Toyota Group Disaster Volunteer Net formed (ongoing)
October
Toyota Volunteer Center receives the 2003 Volunteer Distinguished Service Award from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Hands-on Disaster Volunteer Experience offered (ongoing)
2006
June
Toyota volunteers plant trees in China for the first time (through 2010)
December
Toyota Volunteer Center receives the 2006 Tomorrow's City and Livelihood Creation Activity Award from the Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan
2008
September
Toyota Volunteer Center receives the Disaster Prevention Distinguished Service Award from the Minister of State for Disaster Management
Forest Improvement volunteer activities begin
2010
September

Volunteer reforestation efforts in the Philippines

Toyota volunteers plant trees in the Philippines for the first time (ongoing)
2011
June

Volunteer activities to support restoration of Tohoku following the Great East Japan Earthquake

Toyota Group and affiliates carry out volunteer disaster recovery activities to help the areas struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake (ongoing)