In the afternoon of February 10, 2008, the leading event for the All-Japan School Biotope Contest 2007 was held at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Tokyo under the auspices of Ecosystem Conservation Society - Japan. This event has been held every other year since 1999 as part of the ecosystem protection activities of Ecosystem Conservation Society - Japan. Since the third event in 2003, the OKI Group has delivered live video of the event to school staff members at remote locations unable to attend the event in Tokyo. For this free video streaming of the event, the OKI Group uses its original video conference system and the Internet. The Oki Group also helps produce a video to increase public awareness of the event.

On October 31, 2007, OKI made the decision to continue serving fair-trade coffee(Note1) in the secretary's room, purchasing organic grown coffee from Ethiopia, Mexico, and Bolivia (one bag each). OKI plans to serve fair-trade coffee in company meetings held in-house and to its guests.

OKI installed a SELP vending machine on the eighth floor of the Toranomon Head Office building on May 25, 2007. SELP vending machines are operated by Japan SELP Center, a nonprofit organization. A portion of the sales of beverages sold by SELP vending machines goes to SELP prefectural organizations, block organizations, and the Japan SELP Center and is utilized to support activities for physically-challenged individuals, for example, in the promotion of products or services provided by social employment facilities, awareness-raising programs, and other efforts.

What is SELP?

SELP—an acronym for Support for Enjoyment, Living and Participation—is a social employment center (defined legally as a vocational aid center) that provides work opportunities to the physically-challenged and others who have less opportunity to work in ordinary company environments due to disabilities that limit job performance. By providing work tasks, SELP also promotes rehabilitation and vocational training.

OKI produced an original organ donor card, and started distribution of it on April 6, 2007, to OKI Group employees who wish to have one. Donor cards are available at various locations. Individuals can also sign up at the Japan Organ Transplant Network Homepage. Original cards can be produced by private organizations after obtaining the necessary approval. On the front side of OKI's organ donor card, which was produced with prior permission, is an area indicating the card holder's blood type. This donor card expresses the card holder's wish to donate organs after confirmed brain-death or death due to cardiac arrest.