“AISIN Children's Forest” Project
(May 3-8, 2006)

In the northern part of Thailand, where deforestation continues, AISIN employees and local Thai children team up to plant trees. Over a five-year period beginning in fiscal 2005, the project aims to plant 60,000 trees encompassing an area of approximately 45 hectares.

In fiscal 2007, nine employees from Aisin Seiki and 10 employees from Thailand-based Siam Aisin Co., Ltd. volunteered to take part in activities involving a total of 1,000 people in northern Thailand's Chiang Mai and Lamphun provinces. From May 2007, Aisin Takaoka's subsidiary in Thailand also participated, demonstrating a unified effort by the AISIN Group in undertaking environmental conservation activities.

A thriving tree planted three years ago

Aisin Forestry Project

We are working with local residents to cultivate forests through the Aisin Forestry Project. Efforts being implemented include planting trees around the fifth station of Mt. Fuji and rebuilding a forest at the source of the Yahagi River (Neba Village, Nagano Prefecture) through tree thinning and the creation of eco roads.

4th tree planting activities at Mt. Fuji
(May 28, 2006, 131 participants)

Creating an eco road in Neba Village
(Nov. 18, 2006, 16 participants)

Parent Child Wanpaku Exploration Group in Neba Village

A variety of nature-oriented activities such as tree thinning are conducted in Neba Village, which is the source of the Yahagi River, so that parents and children can become more aware of environmental conservation and enjoy nature.

Parent Child Wanpaku Exploration Group (Summer) in Neba Village
(Sep. 10, 2006, 139 participants)

Parent Child Wanpaku Exploration Group (Autumn) in Neba Village
(Oct. 29, 2006, 73 participants)