Daiichi Sankyo Group provides much-needed assistance in response to various natural disasters and pandemics or emergencies that occur around the world.
Reconstruction Support Following the Great East Japan Earthquake
Daiichi Sankyo Group supports the ideals of the Coastal Forest Restoration Project, a long-term, post-Great East Japan Earthquake reconstruction support program led by the Organization for Industrial, Spiritual, and Cultural Advancement (OISCA) in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture. The Group has been supporting this initiative since 2012. Since FY2013, employee volunteers have been participating in tree-raising activities. This project aims to restore coastal forests lost due to tsunami by raising some 500,000 Japanese black pine seedlings until 2020, and continuing silviculture activities over an area of 100 hectares until 2033.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, employees were unable to participate in volunteer activities in FY2020 and FY2021, but in FY2022 volunteer activities resumed, and 38 employees participated.
So far, a total of 236 employee volunteers have participated in this project.
To encourage the continued healthy growth of the Japanese black pine, a steady stream of long-term work which requires many helping hands will be necessary. This includes weed removal, side-ditch excavation, and thinning. The Daiichi Sankyo Group will continue to provide support by encouraging employee volunteers to help with the work in addition to providing financial support.
OISCA Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Coastal Forest Restoration Project
Removing kudzu wrapped around Japanese black pine trunks
Volunteer participants
The number of employee volunteers who have assisted in planting and caring for the Japanese black pine.
Humanitarian assistance to Ukraine
We provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine and neighboring countries affected by the crisis in Ukraine. In addition to a donation of US$1 million to UNICEF, we matched employee donations with a matching gift of the same amount and donations were made by Daiichi Sankyo and employees, as well as by Group companies, through industry associations and NGOs in various countries.
Moreover, based on a list of medicines needed locally, we delivered our infectious disease drugs to the affected areas with the cooperation and support of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and local NGOs.
Support for areas affected by the Turkey-Syria Earthquake
We provide support to the people affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. In addition to a donation of 20 million yen to NPO Japan Platform, we also donated approximately 7 million yen by matching employee donations with a matching gift of the same amount. In addition, Group companies in other countries and regions provide support to affected people through relief donations, etc.
Moreover, in response to requests from the Turkish Embassy in Japan and the Japanese Embassy in Turkey, we also provided our own medicines, the broad-spectrum oral anti-bacterial agent Cravit® tablet 500mg (brand name in Japan, generic name: Levofloxacin Hydrate), the adrenergic agonist Bosmin® injection 1mg (brand name in Japan, generic name: Adrenaline) and the anti‐plasmin agent Transamin® injection 5% (brand name in Japan, generic name: Tranexamic acid) to the local area based on the list of drugs with high local needs.
Emergency support
Please see below for information on the emergency support we have provided to date.
Outline of support (since FY2011)
＊Including Matching Gifts program