OREANDA-NEWS. Since fiscal 2013, in line with its CSR Action Guidelines and their commitments to "create a more harmonious society" and "inspire the future," the MHI Group has supported the Shiki Theatre Company's "Kokoro no Gekijo" (Theater of the Heart) musical productions aimed at cultivating a richness of spirit among children of the next generation from the Company's local communities. Group employees, as well as their family members, regularly assist as volunteers at the troupe's performances near their workplaces.

Most recently, on December 16 seven employees and their family members provided operational assistance at morning and afternoon performances of Shiki Theatre Company's original musical "Elcos no Inori" at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall in Yokohama. Prior to each performance they ushered the guests to their seats, and at the end of the day they helped dismantle the stage equipment. The two performances were enjoyed by a total of 4,398 sixth-graders from 50 schools throughout Yokohama.