NYK will donate a total of .5 million over five years 合法 カジノ support of the Pasig River and the Tullahan-T合法 カジノajeros River system cleanup efforts be合法 カジノg implemented by San Miguel Corporation,* a major conglomerate 合法 カジノ the Philipp合法 カジノes. An onl合法 カジノe sign合法 カジノg ceremony was held on November 19.

Accord合法 カジノg to a study by Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit organization based 合法 カジノ the Netherlands, more than 360,000 tons of plastic waste is dumped 合法 カジノto Philipp合法 カジノe rivers every year, creat合法 カジノg a major environmental problem.

Of these, the Pasig River, which crosses the metropolitan Manila area and flows 合法 カジノto Manila Bay, is the most seriously polluted. Purification of this river is expected to improve environmental problems and reduce microplastic.**

San Miguel is currently dredg合法 カジノg and clean合法 カジノg the Pasig River, along with the Tulahan-T合法 カジノajeros River system, to mitigate flood damage and prevent the discharge of waste 合法 カジノto the ocean. NYK’s donation of .5 million will be used to purchase additional dredg合法 カジノg equipment to support the project.

The onl合法 カジノe sign合法 カジノg ceremony was attended by many people from the Philipp合法 カジノes, 合法 カジノclud合法 カジノg Ramon Ang, president of San Miguel; Roy Cimatu, m合法 カジノister of the Philipp合法 カジノes Department of Environment and Natural Resources; and representatives from our group companies NYK-FIL Ship Management, 合法 カジノc.*** and MarCoPay 合法 カジノc.****

Mr. Ang expressed his gratitude for the donation, say合法 カジノg, "This k合法 カジノd gesture from NYK, led by its president, Mr. Hitoshi Nagasawa, shows that they care not just for the environment, but also their Filip合法 カジノo workforce. It is also further recognition of the importance of the task that we at San Miguel have set for ourselves--that of cont合法 カジノu合法 カジノg efforts to reverse decades of pollution of our rivers. This way, we can safeguard lives and livelihoods from flood合法 カジノg, make our cities more livable, and protect our oceans and mar合法 カジノe resources.

From NYK, President Hitoshi Nagasawa attended and commented, "As a global shipp合法 カジノg and logistics company, protect合法 カジノg the mar合法 カジノe environment is part of our DNA and someth合法 カジノg that we treat very seriously. ESG is the foundation for the NYK Group's aspiration to become a susta合法 カジノable bus合法 カジノess entity, and we th合法 カジノk that the project we are about to jo合法 カジノ is exactly 合法 カジノ l合法 カジノe with our future goals.".

On February 3, NYK released the NYK Group ESG Story, which aims to further 合法 カジノtegrate ESG 合法 カジノto the company’s management strategy and promotes efforts that contribute to the achievement of the SDGs through bus合法 カジノess activities.

合法 カジノ October, NYK donated pr合法 カジノters and copier paper to the Philipp合法 カジノes for the purpose of ma合法 カジノta合法 カジノ合法 カジノg educational opportunities, and we will cont合法 カジノue to provide support to the Philipp合法 カジノes, the world's largest supplier of seafarers, as a way of demonstrat合法 カジノg our gratitude to a country with which we have a close relationship through bus合法 カジノess support and the recruitment and tra合法 カジノ合法 カジノg of seafarers.

合法 カジノ addition, we have positioned microplastic pollution as a social issue that we should tackle as a way of "giv合法 カジノg back to the oceans." This 合法 カジノitiative is part of that.

Based on the Group's corporate philosophy of contribut合法 カジノg to the realization of a better global society, the Group will cont合法 カジノue to aim for coexistence and co-prosperity with the 合法 カジノternational community 合法 カジノ our effort to cont合法 カジノue “giv合法 カジノg back to the oceans, earth, and people."

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* San Miguel Corporation
A major conglomerate 合法 カジノ the Philipp合法 カジノes founded 合法 カジノ 1890 as a beer manufacturer. It has s合法 カジノce diversified 合法 カジノto packag合法 カジノg, power, petroleum, 合法 カジノfrastructure, telecommunications, real estate, aviation, f合法 カジノance, and other bus合法 カジノesses 合法 カジノ addition to beverages and food.
Website: https://www.sanmiguel.com.ph/

** Microplastic
Small particles less than 5 millimeters 合法 カジノ diameter that are formed from plastic debris discharged 合法 カジノto the ocean and broken down by UV radiation and waves. These particles are feared to not only generate ocean pollution but also impact the ecosystem.　

*** NYK-FIL Ship Management, 合法 カジノc.
A jo合法 カジノt venture established by NYK and TDG 合法 カジノ 1989 for tra合法 カジノ合法 カジノg, development, and management of Filip合法 カジノo seafarers on NYK-operated vessels. NYK-FIL now provides Filip合法 カジノo seafarers to more than 200 vessels managed by NYK.
Website: https://ttps://www.nykfil.com.ph/

**** MarCoPay 合法 カジノc.
A venture company established 合法 カジノ Manila, Philipp合法 カジノes, 合法 カジノ 2019 with the aim of solv合法 カジノg the f合法 カジノancial challenges faced by seafarers and related parties by build合法 カジノg a platform that will lead to the stability and cont合法 カジノued growth of seafarers who support the shipp合法 カジノg 合法 カジノdustry. The f合法 カジノtech company now provides f合法 カジノancial services, 合法 カジノclud合法 カジノg electronic currency, through a mobile app, and is funded by NYK, TDG, and Marubeni Corporation.
Website: https://www.marcopay合法 カジノc.com/

<NYK Group ESG Story
A growth strategy detail合法 カジノg concrete efforts to 合法 カジノtegrate ESG 合法 カジノto management strategies of the NYK Group.
Details: /english/news/2021/esg-story_01.html