Our Main CSR Activities

Food bank participation

Donations to food banks…etc. in cases when our product stock exceeds the shipping deadlines but has not exceeds the expiration date.

Local cleaning project

Kyoei Group belongs to the Clean Uji Campaign Promotion Council and regularly conducts cleaning activities around the Uji River and neighboring areas.

Tea industry youth group activity

Some of our employees are members of the Tea Industry Youth Group and are working on the continuity and development of tea culture.

Procurement and sales of organic tea/coffee

Sustainable, environment-maintaining agriculture is promoted through procuring and sale of organic JAS certified raw materials.

Procurement and sales of Rainforest Alliance certified raw material (Coffee)

The sustainable environment-maintaining agriculture is promoted through procurements and sales of certified raw materials produced at farms which protect and manage the nature and working environment accordingly.

Reuse of food waste

Left-over coffee grounds are used for tea cultivation at our contract farmers’ fields as a project to reduce the environmental load.

Admission of international students

Opportunities for international students to experience Japanese tea culture.

Environmental management activity

Environmental improvement activities are conducted according to the standard activities of KES (Kyoto Environmental Management System Standard), originated from Kyoto.

BOTANICAL INK

Environmental-friendly ink "BOTANICAL INK" made from plant-derived ingredients is used for some packages.