Toshiba's Commitment to Support India's Fight with COVID-19 Pandemic

As per Mr. Tomohiko Okada, Managing Director, Toshiba India Pvt. Ltd. “Toshiba Group is responding to the global corona virus pandemic with measures that prioritize the safety of our employees and their families, and of our customers and business partners. We continue to monitor the situation in India and to follow Indian Government guidance and instructions, while doing all we can to ensure business continuity. Pursuant to our basic commitment “Committed to People. Committed to the Future”, Toshiba group companies in India have donated approximately INR 1.95 crores during the current crisis, towards the fight against the pandemic as well as other CSR activities approved by Government of India."

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Since Toshiba's establishment in 1875, the company is ‘Committed to People, Committed to the Future’. These words express Toshiba Group's mission and convey the values that the company shares, and emphasize on value creation and contributions to society.

As per Mr. Tomohiko Okada, Managing Director, Toshiba India Pvt. Ltd. “Toshiba Group is responding to the global corona virus pandemic with measures that prioritize the safety of our employees and their families, and of our customers and business partners. We continue to monitor the situation in India and to follow Indian Government guidance and instructions, while doing all we can to ensure business continuity. Pursuant to our basic commitment “Committed to People. Committed to the Future”, Toshiba group companies in India have donated approximately INR 1.95 crores during the current crisis, towards the fight against the pandemic as well as other CSR activities approved by Government of India”.

Toshiba’s relationship with India dates back close to 60 years. Toshiba has identified India as a hub for its manufacturing operations and export base with an aim to ‘Make-in-India’ and ‘Export-from-India’. Toshiba group companies in India are committed to adhere to the Government of India’s policies during the ongoing pandemic and to honour our commitments towards all our stakeholders.

As a responsible corporate entity, Toshiba group in India is contributing to disaster relief funds of state governments to support these governments towards the fight against the pandemic as well as other CSR activities approved by Government of India, to help Indian society at large during this time of unprecedented crisis. A total of approximately INR 1.95 crore have been donated as per below during this period, the contributions include voluntary salary contribution by Toshiba employees as well as contribution from Toshiba group companies namely Toshiba India Pvt. Ltd. (TIPL), Toshiba JSW Power Systems Pvt. Ltd. (TJPS), Toshiba Transmission & Distribution India Pvt. Ltd. (TTDI), Toshiba Software India Pvt. Ltd. (TSIP), Toshiba Water Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (TWS) and Toshiba Johnson Elevators (India) Pvt. Ltd. (TJEI) in India.

Toshiba Group is responding to the global corona virus pandemic with measures that prioritize the safety of our employees and their families, and of our customers and business partners. We continue to monitor the situation and to follow government guidance and instructions, while doing all we can to ensure business continuity.

Toshiba India Pvt. Ltd. (TIPL)

TIPL is making a donation of a total of INR 24,69,619 in following ways:

o    Donation of INR 18,00,000 to Akshay Patra Foundation for the mid-day meal of 1000 school children in the locations around Mohan Cooperative in Delhi for a period of one year starting from 15th March 2020 to 14th March 2021.

o    Donations of INR 6,69,619 to Prime Minister National Relief Fund

o    In addition, TIPL employees will make further donation by way of voluntary salary deduction from their May 2020 salary.

Toshiba JSW Power Systems Pvt. Ltd. (TJPS)

TJPS is making a donation of total of INR 25,00,000 in the following ways:

o    Donation of INR 5,00,000 to each five Chief Minister’s Fund of the states where TJPS Operations/ Project construction sites are located:

Ÿ   Gurugram Office (Haryana State)

Ÿ   Chennai Factory (Tamil Nadu State)

Ÿ   Harduaganj/Meja Project (Uttar Pradesh State)

Ÿ   Kudgi Project (Karnataka State)

Ÿ   Darlipali Project (Odisha State)

o    Total INR 25,00,000 donation from TJPS includes contribution of INR 9,17,496 from its employees

Toshiba Transmission & Distribution India Pvt. Ltd. (TTDI)

TTDI is making a donation of total of INR 25,00,000 in the following ways:

o    Donation of INR 22,00,000 planned to Foundations including Chief Minister’s Fund

o   In addition, TTDI employees will make further donation by way of voluntary salary deduction from their May 2020 salary.

Toshiba Software India Pvt. Ltd. (TSIP)

TSIP has made a donation of a total of INR 1,13,00,254 in following ways:

o    Donation of INR 33,00,000 to Akshaya Patra Foundation in Support of ‘Mid-day Meal sponsorship of 3,000 children in Bellary, Karnataka.

o    Donation of INR 10,00,000 to Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) with the main objective to provide management education of high quality and to promote allied areas of knowledge as well as interdisciplinary studies.

o    Balance INR 70,00,254 to the Prime Ministers National Relief Fund.

  • Toshiba Water Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (TWS)

TWS has made a donation of a total of INR 4,67,498 by way of contribution from TWS employee’s salary.

  • Toshiba Johnson Elevators(India) Pvt. Ltd. (TJEI)

TJEI is making a donation of total of INR 5,00,000 in the following ways:

o    Donation of INR 5,00,000 planned to Chief Minister’s Fund

o    In addition, TJEI employees will make further donation by way of voluntary salary deduction