September 7, 2009
40th WorldSkills Competition (Calgary, Canada)
Printing category: Gold medal
| Awarded to | : | Noriaki Kikuchi, Sapporo Plant, Toppan Communication Products Printing became an official discipline at the 39th competition held in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The Japanese representative in the category has been selected from Toppan Printing for two consecutive competitions. Fourteen countries competed and this was the first gold medal in the printing category for a Japanese competitor. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Organizing Committee for WorldSkills International Japan Vocational Ability Development Association (Organization for Japanese competitors) |
September 7, 2009
2009 Survey of Companies with Good Working Environments
| Recognition | : | Ranked 2nd |
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| Appeared in | : | Nihon Keizai Shimbun (September 7, 2009) |
July 13, 2009
2009 Japan Packaging Contest
Japan Star Award “Japan Package Design Association Award”
| Awarded for | : | MIYOSHI FACTORY SOAP from Miyoshi Soap Corporation and Toppan Printing |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Japan Packaging Institute |
June 11, 2009
33rd Kinoshita Award
Improvement and Rationalization Category
| Awarded for | : | Nescafé CHARGE from Nestlé Japan and Toppan Printing Combination of multiple processing technologies. Recognized for ease of refilling, retention of quality and reduction of environmental impact. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Japan Packaging Institute |
June 5, 2009
Ranking of companies with progressive information disclosure in CSR reports
| Recognition | : | Ranked 1st |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Fuji Sankei Business i. June 5, 2009 |
April 14, 2009
12th Environmental and Sustainability Report Awards
Sustainability Report Awards“Prize for excellence”
| Awarded for | : | CSR Report 2008 (report on Toppan's social responsibility activities) Recognized for establishing wide ranging goals for CSR and including comprehensive disclosure of related environmental information. Second consecutive year that an award has been received following receipt of the grand prize in 2008. |
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| Organizer / awarding bodies |
: | Toyo Keizai Inc. and the Green Reporting Forum |
| Appeared in | : | Toyo Keizai Inc. press release (on the Internet) |
March 16, 2009
19th Naming Awards
“Business Category”
| Awarded for | : | “Machikomi” - 4th place Name for electronic paper signage used on the Sendai subway system. Voted for by readers. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. |
February 2, 2009
PRTR Awards 2008
“PRTR Excellence Award”
| Awarded to | : | Niigata Plant, Electronics Division, Toppan Printing Praise was received for promoting original material management with consideration for the characteristics of the region and products manufactured, producing an environmental report for the plant itself and continuing communication activities with local residents using the report. This was the first time that an excellence award has been given to company in the printing industry. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Center for Environmental Information Science |
December 26, 2008
2008 Asia Digital Art Award
Entertainment category (industrial application) Award for Excellence
| Awarded for | : | VR production entitled Angkor Ruins - The Bayon Temple and its Faces Cultural Project Division, Toppan Printing A production that reconstructs valuable cultural assets in three-dimensions using advanced digital image technology and dynamic expression in the 3D space. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | 2008 Asian Digital Art Award Exhibition Executive Committee |
December 25, 2008
The Excellence in Holography Awards 2008
Grand prize in the Packaging category
| Awarded for | : | RFID Crystagram from Toppan Printing, Hitachi and Hitachi Chemical The RFID Crystagram is a revolutionary product whereby an IC chip is built into a hologram. This was recognized for enabling both traceability of products in distribution and production and improvement of package design. This is the first such award received by Japanese companies. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | IHMA (International Hologram Manufacturers Association) |
September 1, 2008
2008 Survey of Companies with Good Working Environments
| Recognition | : | Ranked 5th |
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| Appeared in | : | Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun (September 1, 2008) |
July 22, 2008
10th Automatic Identification Systems Awards
Excellence Prize
| Awarded for | : | "Safe and secure" production management system using IC tags in filling and packing plants for food and beverages |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Automatic Identification Systems Association |
May 29, 2008
32nd Kinoshita Prize (Innovation Category)
| Awarded for | : | Establishment of new packaging business through the use of unique QR codes (two-dimensional "quick response" barcodes) |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Packaging Institute |
April 3, 2008
11th Environmental and Sustainability Report Awards
The highest award for sustainability reporting
| Awarded for | : | Toppan CSR Report 2007 (report on corporate social responsibility activities), a report highly regarded for detailed explanations, higher transparency (the disclosure of even negative information), and detailed descriptions of the achievements towards the targets for the current fiscal year and targets for coming fiscal years |
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| Awarded by | : | Toyo Keizai Inc. and the Green Reporting Forum |
| Appeared in | : | Toyo Keizai Inc. press release (on the Internet) |
February 29, 2008
11th Environmental Communication Awards
Global Environment Forum Chairman's Award, an award for outstanding sustainability reports, (environmental report category)
| Awarded for | : | Toppan CSR Report 2007 (report on corporate social responsibility activities) |
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| Awarded by | : | Ministry of the Environment and Global Environment Forum |
February 13, 2008
350 global companies who fulfill their social responsibility
| Recognition | : | Ranked 10th among the 350 global companies who fulfill their social responsibility in an evaluation of the 1,800 companies making up the MSCI World Index, based on a total score obtained from seven CSR fields (corporate ethics, local communities, corporate governance, customers, employees, the environment, and suppliers) |
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| Recognized by | : | Newsweek |
| Appeared in | : | Newsweek (Japan edition [February 13, 2008]) |
February 8, 2008
47th Japan Packaging Competition
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award
| Awarded for | : | Kirin Honkaku Shochu Tarucho Mugi and Kirin Honkaku Shochu Tarucho Imo, developed jointly with Kirin Brewery Company, Limited |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Federation of Printing Industries |
January 23, 2008
Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World 2008
| Recognition | : | Listed for the second year in row as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World 2008 (announced at the Davos meeting). Recognized for outstanding use of human capital |
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| Recognized by | : | Corporate Knights Inc., and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc. |
December 5, 2007
FY2007 Barrier-Free Promotion Contributor Awards
Prize for excellence from the Minister of State, Cabinet Office
| Awarded for | : | An exhibition popularizing the universal design (UD) concept, use of UD products company-wide, development of UD packages, and UD consulting activities |
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| Awarded by | : | Cabinet Office |
November 18, 2007
Top 30 companies in the Shimin ga Erabu (citizen's choice) CSR Plus Awards
| Recognition | : | Ranked 15th among the top 30 companies in the Shimin ga Erabu (citizen's choice) CSR Plus Awards |
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| Recognized by | : | Yomiuri Weekly |
| Appeared in | : | Yomiuri Weekly (November 18, 2007) |
November 14 to 21, 2007
39th International Skills Festival for All (Numazu City)
| Awarded to | : | Yasuhiro Suzuki (Toppan Printing Tokyo Co., Ltd.), 6th runner-up and medallion winner for excellence in the Printing Category |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Organizing Committee, the International Skills Festival for All, Japan 2007 |
October 1, 2007
FY2007 Good Design Award (Communication Design Category)
| Awarded for | : | Business Incubation Center in Tokyo (Free DVD codeNEO) and the summer vacation workshop at the Printing Museum, Tokyo (Quiz ni Kotaenagara, Hon wo Tsukuro—"Let's Take a Quiz and Make a Book") |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization |
September 6, 2007
10th Nisshoku Excellent Food Machine/Material Award (Materials category)
| Awarded for | : | 1,000g eco-packs for Honen Ichiban-shibori Kyanora-yu (first-press canola oil), jointly developed with J-Oil Mills, Inc. |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Food Journal |
August 27, 2007
Ranked in a survey of companies with ideal working environments
| Recognition | : | Ranked 5th overall; 1st for human resource development and evaluation, 3rd for employee motivation system, and 7th for worker-friendly working environment |
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| Appeared in | : | Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun |
August 8, 2007
Kids Design Award (Community Design Category)
| Awarded for | : | Design of the Printing Museum, Tokyo |
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| Awarded by | : | Kids Design Association, a nonprofit organization |
July 4, 2007
Performance of Japanese companies (overall ranking)
| Recognition | : | Ranked 31st in overall performance in the Analysis of Japanese Companies in the Global 500 |
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| Appeared in | : | Newsweek (Japan version [July 4, 2007]) |
June 12, 2007
Japan Packaging Contest 2007 Japanstar
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry's Award
| Awarded for | : | 1,000g eco-packs for Honen Ichiban-shibori Kyanora-yu (first press canola oil), jointly developed with J-Oil Mills, Inc. The eco-pack is a food oil package consisting of an inner bag and outer box, both recyclable after separation. A finger hole makes handling easier, and soy-ink and water-based high-gloss varnish raise the eco-friendliness and commercial value. |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Packaging Institute |
June 12, 2007
31st Kinoshita Prize (Improvement and Rationalization Category)
| Awarded for | : | Yasashii Ecotainer®, jointly developed with J-Oil Mills, Inc. |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Packaging Institute |
June, 2007
2007 ranking of corporate UD approaches
| Recognition | : | Ranked 26th in the 2007 ranking of corporate UD (universal design) approaches |
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| Appeared in | : | Nikkei Design (July 2007) |
April 12, 2007
Company where university students want to work
| Recognition | : | Ranked 41st among companies where university students want to work according to the Employment Brand Survey 2007 (Ranked 33rd in 2006) |
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| Recognized by | : | Recruit Co., Ltd. |
March 5, 2007
5th Key Firm of Integrity Award (Business Corporation Category)
| Awarded to | : | Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. |
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| Awarded by | : | KFi K.K. and The Sankei Shimbun |
February 14, 2007
FY2006 Outstanding Energy-Efficient Factory Awards and Awards for Persons with Distinguished Service to Energy Management
| Awarded to | : | Tohoku Division (Outstanding Energy-Efficient Factory Award from the Director General of the Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry) and Niigata Plant in the Electronics Division (Outstanding Energy-Efficient Factory Award from the Chairman of the Committee to Promote Electrical Power Use in the Tohoku Seven Prefectures) |
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| Awarded by | : | Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (a local body under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) |
February 4, 2007
Seken ni Jiman Dekiru Kigyo Best 100 ("companies that can be proud")
| Recognition | : | Ranked 1st among the Seken ni Jiman Dekiru Kigyo Best 100, a ranking of "companies that can be proud" |
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| Appeared in | : | Yomiuri Weekly (February 4, 2007) |
January 29, 2007
Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World 2007
| Recognition | : | Listed as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World 2007 (announced at the Davos meeting); ranked No. 1 in the world for use of human capital |
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| Recognized by | : | Corporate Knights Inc. and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc. |
January 2007
Ranking of CSR activities of domestic companies
| Recognition | : | 1st in the ranking for CSR activities of domestic companies |
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| Recognized by | : | CANPAN CSR Plus, a community service website operated by The Nippon Foundation |
November 29, 2006
3rd eco products awards
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' Prize (eco products category)
| Awarded for | : | Cartocan, a paper-based beverage container |
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| Awarded by | : | eco products awards Steering Committee |
September 1, 2006
8th Automatic Identification Systems Awards
Excellence Prize
| Awarded for | : | A management system for ingoing/outgoing shipments and inventory of fabric goods using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology—a system jointly developed with Y’s Lab Inc. for Ueyama Fabric Co., Ltd. |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Automatic Identification Systems Association |
April 25, 2006
Best 255 Corporate Internet IR Sites
| Recognition | : | Toppan website named as one of the Best 255 Corporate Internet IR (Investor Relations) Sites |
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| Recognized by | : | Daiwa Investor Relations Co., Ltd. |
March 7, 2006
FY2005 energy conservation commendation
Outstanding Energy-Efficient Factory Award and Award for Persons with Distinguished Service to Energy Management from the Director General of the Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
| Commendation to | : | Kumamoto Plant in the Electronics Division (Outstanding Energy-Efficient Factory Award [Electricity Category]) |
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| Commended by | : | The Energy Policy Division of the Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry |
September 20, 2005
7th Automatic Identification Systems Awards
Excellence Prize
| Awarded for | : | A management system for returnable packaging materials |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Automatic Identification Systems Association |
September 16, 2005
Recognized as a Company with a Distinguished Record in the Employment of the Disabled in FY2005
| Recognition | : | A Company with a Distinguished Record in the Employment of the Disabled in FY2005 |
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| Recognized by | : | Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare |
July 4, 2005
ORGATECHNO 2005
Device Category Prize
| Awarded for | : | Development of a ball SAW device |
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| Awarded by | : | ORGATECHNO 2005 Organic Materials Technology Exhibition and International Conference on Organic Materials Technology |
March 1, 2005
4th Keinosuke Sato Prize (Corporation Category) from the Japan Typography Association
| Awarded to | : | Printing Museum, Tokyo |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Typography Association, a nonprofit organization |
March 1, 2005
Japan Shop System Awards 2005
Excellence Award (Category C)
| Awarded for | : | A next-generation paper DVD |
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| Awarded by | : | Shop System Study Society |
October 5, 2004
FY2004 Good Design Award (New Design Field Category)
| Awarded for | : | A 25GB readable optical disk made from paper, jointly developed with Sony Corporation |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization |
October 1, 2004
Recognition from the Chairman of the 2004 Information Processing Month Promotion Committee
| Recognized for | : | Ubiquitous Gaming |
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| Recognized by | : | Japan Information Processing Development Corporation |
May 31, 2004
28th Kinoshita Prize (Research and Development Category)
| Awarded for | : | GX film, an ultra high-barrier clear vapor-deposition film |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Packaging Institute |
April 8, 2004
7th Green Reporting Award
Excellence Award
| Awarded for | : | Toppan Environmental Report 2003 |
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| Awarded by | : | Toyo Keizai Inc. |
February 24, 2004
FY2003 Outstanding Energy-Efficient Factory Awards and Awards for Persons with Distinguished Service to Energy Management
Recognized by the Chairman of the Committee to Promote Electrical Power Use in the Tohoku Seven Prefectures
| Awarded to | : | Tohoku Division (Outstanding Energy-Efficient Factory Award) |
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| Awarded by | : | Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (a local body under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) |
February 3, 2004
2003 Nikkei Superior Products & Services Awards
Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun Award, the top award
| Awarded for | : | LE-X system for data distribution services using IC tags |
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| Awarded by | : | Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc. |
January 6, 2004
Bunkyo ward Award for Distinction as a Corporate Citizen
| Awarded to | : | Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (Award for Distinction as a Corporate Citizen from Bunkyo Ward) |
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| Awarded by | : | Bunkyo Ward |
December 16, 2003
18th Digital Content Grand Prix
Special Prize (personal recognition category)
| Awarded to | : | VR Production Group, E-Business Promotion Division |
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| Awarded by | : | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Digital Content Association of Japan |
August 27, 2003
FY2003 Good Design Award (Commercial Design and Software Category)
| Awarded for | : | Uffizi Archive Software developed and used for digital archiving and applied research of the Uffizi Gallery collection |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization |
July 16, 2003
Mobile Project Award 2003
Excellence Prize (Mobile Network Category)
| Awarded for | : | @irBitway |
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| Awarded by | : | Mobile Content Forum (MCF) |
June 19, 2003
FY2003 Corporation Award for the Promotion of Gender Equality
Excellence Award from the Director of the Prefectural Labour Bureau
| Awarded to | : | Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. |
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| Awarded by | : | Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare |
Japan Mecenat Awards 2002
Encouragement Award
| Awarded for | : | Operation of the Toppan Hall, a symphonic concert hall |
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| Awarded by | : | Association for Corporate Support of the Arts |
November 20, 2002
3rd Yushodo Gesner Awards
Special Award
| Awarded for | : | artes imprimendi |
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| Awarded by | : | Yushodo Co., Ltd. |
October 23 ,2002
13th (2002) Excellent Company History Award
Excellent Company History Award
| Awarded for | : | Business History of Toppan |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Business History Institute |
December 12, 2001
Tokyo Creation Awards
15th Award
| Awarded for | : | Contributions to society through the activities of the Printing Museum, Tokyo and artes imprimendi |
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| Awarded by | : | Tokyo Fashion Association (currently Japan Fashion Association) |
November 7, 2001
5th Environmental Report Awards (FY2001)
Global Environment Forum Chairman's Award, an excellence award
| Awarded for | : | Toppan Environmental Report 2001 |
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| Awarded by | : | Ministry of the Environment and Global Environment Forum |
September 12, 2000
Japan Manual Contest 2000
Excellence Prize (Information Device Category [Paper Manuals])
| Awarded for | : | Seiko-Epson PM-2200C Quick Guide, produced by Seiko Epson Corporation, Epson Kowa Corporation, Toppan |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Technical Communicators Association |