About Us

Biodiversity and Social Contributions

We contribute to preserve
natural environment.

Basic Concept

Although an enterprise performs its business activities by receiving food, water, and other benefits of ecosystem services supported by diverse organisms, it also has impacts on the ecosystem, such as decrease of biological species.
Environmental impact assessment results show that the Pioneer Group is high in environmental impact in terms of energy use amount, wastes, etc. Therefore, based on the concept that we can contribute to preserve the biodiversity by making effort to reduce environmental impact comprehensively such as global warming prevention, resource savings, resource recycling, and management of chemical substances, the Pioneer Group addresses to reduce energy use amount and wastes continuously.
Our production plants and business sites are not located in or adjacent to areas of key biodiversity area. We do not have any impact that could have a negative effect on local biodiversity, but we are voluntarily engaged in activities that contribute to local communities and conserve biodiversity, such as “Pioneer Forest” activities and maintenance of areas where plants and animals are active.

Pioneer Forest

In 2005, Pioneer concluded an agreement with the Saitama Prefectural Forestry Public Corporation to takeover regular management of 2.4 hectares of cypress forest near Kamakita Lake, which we have named the "Pioneer Forest." The forest, which had originally been a dark forest that blocked out sunlight, has grown bright and leafy thanks to the work of Pioneer employees and their families volunteering regularly thinning and pruning trees. This activity was certified to be equivalent to a CO2 absorption amount of 35.1 tonnes- CO2 /year in 2023 by the Forest CO2 Absorption Certification Scheme of Saitama Prefecture. In February 2016, Saitama Prefecture also became involved, and all three parties concluded the new Saitama Prefecture Forest Development Agreement. We will enhance future activities by using forest including workshops for children to experience nature.

Forest CO2 Absorption Certification
by Saitama Prefecture

Tree pruning

Forest after the tree pruning

You can enjoy the Pioneer Forest (sound and location) recorded in the Sound Lab.

* The “Sound Lab.” is a sound entertainment space where you can listen, feel and express pioneer's commitment to sound.
Please click the colored point with each category on the map to enjoy photo and real sound.

Listen to the sound by Sound Lab.

Thinned trees were pulled down with lope.

Listen to the sound
by Sound Lab.

Pioneer Forest is surrounded
by sunlight and birds singing.

Listen to the sound
by Sound Lab.

We made cut into trees for thinning.

Listen to the sound
by Sound Lab.

Not only "Sounds" in the forest but also various nature "Sound" are posted on the Sound Lab. site.

Sound Lab.

Activities History

Nov.23 2024
The 26th Event
Thinning, Forest Exploration, Woodworking (Wreath making), Log Cutting Experience

Log Cutting

Thinning

Forest Exploration

Participants
Jun.8 2024
The 25th Event
Thinning, Forest Exploration, Woodworking (Nameplate making), Log Cutting Experience
Oct.29 2023
The 24th Event
Thinning, Children - Forest Exploration, Woodworking (Wreath making), Log Cutting Experience
May.27 2023
The 23rd Event
Thinning, Children - Forest Exploration, Woodworking (Nameplate making)
Nov.26 2022
The 22nd Event
Thinning
2020
Maintenance Activities
Repair of sign post section, cleaning up the surrounding area
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Oct.13 2018
The 21st Event
Pruning, Children - Forest Exploration, Woodworking (Wreath making)
May.12 2018
The 20th Event
Thinning, Children - Forest Exploration, Woodworking (Dandelion art making), Forest Yoga Experience
May.20 2017
The 19th Event
Thinning, Children - Forest Exploration, Woodworking (Nameplate, coaster making), Forest Yoga Experience
Nov.12 2016
The 18th Event
Pruning, Children - Forest Exploration, Parent-child Woodworking (Wreath making)
May.14 2016
The 17th Event
Thinning, Forest Concert, Children - Forest Exploration, Balloon Greeting
Jun.06 2015
The 16th Event
Thinning, Children - Forest Exploration, Woodworking (Original coater making)
Oct.25 2014
The 15th Event
Pruning using Ladder (Only adults)
Oct.13 2012
The 14th Event
Pruning (Only adults)
May.19 2012
The 13th Event
Thinning (Only adults)
Oct.16 2010
The 12th Event
Pruning, Children - Forest Exploration, Woodworking (Strap making)
May.15 2010
The 11th Event
Pruning, Children - Forest Exploration, Parent-child Woodworking (Nameplate making)
Oct.31 2009
The 10th Event
Pruning, Nameko Mushrooms Harvest, Children - Forest Exploration, Parent-child Woodworking (Photo frame making)
Jun.20 2009
 The 9th Event 
Thinning, Nameko Mushrooms Upside down, Children - Forest Exploration, Parent-child Woodworking (Bird call making)
Nov.01 2008
 The 8th Event 
Pruning, Thinning, Children - Forest Exploration, Parent-child Woodworking
Jun.14 2008
 The 7th Event 
Thinning, Nameko Mushrooms Inoculation, Children - Forest Exploration
Oct.13 2007
 The 6th Event 
Pruning, Children - Forest Exploration
Jun.23 2007
 The 5th Event 
Improvement Cutting, Climbing Plant Cutting, Bench Making, Children - Forest Exploration, Bread Making
Nov.23 2006
 The 4th Event 
Pruning, Woodworking Craft Making
Jun.10 2006
 The 3rd Event 
Improvement Cutting, Climbing Plant Cutting, Planting (Persimmon, Chestnut, Prunus tomentosa, Aralia elata, Wild cherry tree)
Nov.19 2005
 The 2nd Event 
Pruning, Hiking
Jun.04 2005
 The 1st Event 
Installation of the Pioneer Forest Signboard, Bridge Installation, Bench Installation in Open Space

Planting of Mangrove
in Thailand

PTM (production corporation in Thailand) performs planting activities of mangrove in Samut Songkhram.
There are mangrove forests along the coastline of Thailand, populated by marine and forest animals and plants. The forests serve important roles as two ecological systems and are called "Paradise for living creatures" and "Cradle for marine lives". However, mangrove forests have been decreasing recently.
Therefore, PTM has started the planting activities since 1996 to improve the environment.

Community Contribution Activities

Kawagoe Plant
(Kawagoe Festival/ Cleanup Activities)

Kawagoe Plant participates the Cleanup Activities organized by Kawagoe Environment Net and performed for "Kawagoe Festival“held at Kawagoe City in Saitama.
The Kawagoe Festival, which is registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, is a great pleasure on every autumn for many people including citizen in Kawagoe city. Based on the slogan “to clean the town for next year", the "Autumn Cleanup Activities" were performed mainly in the Warehousing Zone in old town of Kawagoe.
Same as usual year, employees in Kawagoe Plant and their families participated, and implemented picking up trash on the specified route.

Kawagoe Plant
(Koedo Kawagoe Warehousing Zone / Cleanup Activities)

Kawagoe Plant employees conduct clean-up activities at the Koedo-Kawagoe Kurazukuri in Kawagoe city.
About 30 employees including trainees participated in the event in 2023, and a lot of trash was collected during the two-hour cleaning activity. We will continue to contribute to the local community activities.

Kawagoe Plant
(Zero Trash Activities)

Kawagoe Plant is engaged in cleanup activities on prefectural and city-managed roads. We will continue the activities to maintain the road environment, to build the confidence relationship with community residents, and to attempt to improve the environmental awareness in employees.

Pioneer System Technologies Corporation, Headquarter in Sendai
(Town Beautification Support Program)

At the Pioneer System Technologies Corporation, we participate the "Sendai Town Beautification Support Program" to clean the surrounding of headquarter building regularly.
In order to cooperate to develop the comfortable town where we located, we have been continuously participated the activities since we were certified in 2014.
Our activities were recognized in 2017, then a signboard was installed near Pioneer System Technologies' headquarter building by Sendai City.