Sustainable development, community involvement and giving back
Guided by our corporate mission, we contribute toward a better and more sustainable world by giving back to the local community.
- Helping the disadvantaged
- Community involvement
- Disease awareness
- Women's issues
- Blood drives
- Disaster asssistance
- Environmental protection
Helping the disadvantaged
SATO France S.A.S. participated in the annual Charity Race "Course Solidaire Interentreprises de Lille." Held on Oct. 3, 2023, near its headquarters in the North of France, the event featured a 2.5 km race at Lille Citadelle. The primary goal was to raise funds for a charity focused on the integration of disabled individuals into society.



SATO Vietnam Solutions Co., Ltd. took part in a charity event at Children Hospital No.1 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam that distributed gifts to underprivileged children receiving medical treatment at the hospital.


SATO UK Ltd. volunteered at N.E.S.T, its local charity, to help sort donated winter warmers clothing and bedding ready for donating out to the local community.

SATO UK Ltd. staff helped our local charity wrap Christmas presents for local families that have been struck by poverty. It was so lovely being part of such an amazing morning and being Santa's little elves to spread smiles to children in the community and the festive tops made everyone smile.



Community involvement
Argox Information Co., Ltd. spent the 2023 year-end season giving back by donating 570 Argox AR-3000 scanners to over 280 public libraries within the Taoyuan Public Library system for its borrowing and returns system. Through barcode reads of the library cards attached to the books, there is no need for manual data input to avoid possible data entry errors caused by handwritten records.



As part of its belief that everyone deserves to feel special, whatever their circumstances, SATO UK, Ltd. collected prom dresses and suits for struggling local teens could have an outfit for the high school prom. Not only do they get a beautiful dress or suit that has been donated, but also shoes and handbags. A true Cinderella story.

SATO America LLC participated in the Ross Stores, Inc. Celebration, which benefitted the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Ross Stores, Inc. is the national sponsor of BGCA's Power Hour, a program that provides kids and teens with the opportunity to do their homework in a safe place, in person or virtually, with support from the Boys & Girls Club.

SATO Vietnam Solutions Co., Ltd. provided computers and sports equipment for visually impaired children in Tay Ninh province and playground equipment to Hoa Ngoi Primary & Secondary school in Hoa Binh Province.
SATO UK, Ltd. participated in the Valley Road Cup with local business Durite Ltd., generating over £1,000 in donation for local charity N.E.S.T. It was so heart warming how generous all the football visitors were and the support shown to both teams.



SATO Vietnam Solutions held an event at Children's Hospital No.1 in Ho Chi Minh to encourage children in pain from illness so that they may quickly return to their normal lives.

Disease awareness
SATO Australia Pty Ltd hosted Australia's Biggest Morning Tea, an event run by the Cancer Council of Australia to raise vital funds to make a big difference to those impacted by cancer. At the event, a morning tea was held in the office and participants discussed how cancer had personally affected them.


Prakolar Rótulos Autoadesivos Ltda. donated 53.3 kg of plastic bottles to Volacc to support cancer patients and their families, through listening and home visits, providing guidance, interventions, referrals and helping strengthen the bonds of these struggling families.

Prakolar Rótulos Autoadesivos Ltda. held a "Pink October" campaign, wearing pink to bring awareness to breast cancer and encourage employees to keep up with preventive exams.
We know that a close-knit community makes a difference in everyone's quality of life, creating a healthier and more welcoming work environment. Through this support network, the company could share in a team spirit and consider the importance of women's health.

SATO Healthcare Co., Ltd. participated in the Gold Ribbon Walk in Tokyo to support children with cancer. Thirty-five employees and their families walked courses between 3 to 5 kilometers. SATO has been participating for more than 10 years and provided the event vests worn by the participants.


SATO UK, Ltd. took part in the St Elizabeth Hospice Midnight Walk. It was 7 miles this year and went all round the streets of Ipswich, starting from the Ipswich Town FC grounds.
Everyone came together for this emotional walk for the same reasons: to raise money for the amazing work the hospice provides and also to remember those that have been lost to cancer.


The SATO Europe team in Turkey hosted a charity event in collaboration with Tohum Otizm Vakfı to mark National Sovereignty and Children's Day on April 23, 2024. The gathering included activities such as custom label printing with children's names and a painting session led by Istanbul-based illustrator and lawyer Doğan Güneş.
This initiative aimed to highlight the talents of autistic children and support their integration into society.

Women's issues
SATO Australia Pty. Ltd. participated in a charity golf event for Priceline Sisterhood Foundation, an organization that supports a range of women's issues from perinatal anxiety & depression to empowering migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women.


Blood drives
SATO Auto-ID Malaysia Sdn. Bhd and SATO Malaysia Electronics Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. successfully organized their annual blood donation event garnering registrations from 110 staff.



As part of its ongoing commitment to giving back to the community, SATO Vietnam Solutions implemented a blood donation, and 21 employees gave the gift of life to assist those urgently in need blood for emergencies, operations or long-term health problems.



Disaster asssistance
Prakolar Rótulos Autoadesivos Ltda. provided emergency supplies for victims in Rio Grande do Sul region of Brazil which was hit by major floods in May 2024. The company provided drinking water, dried foods, cleaning products and clothing items to help those in need.


Environmental protection
Volunteers from SATO Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. and their families joined in an annual Coastal Cleanup in July 2024. Everyone has a role to play in protecting our marine ecosystem, by removing litter, debris and other pollutants from beaches and coastal areas.


Volunteers from SATO Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. participated in the Plant-A-Tree Programme, as part of the National Parks Board's OneMillionTrees movement which aims to green the urban infrastructure by planting one million more trees across Singapore over ten years by 2030.

SATO Holdings Corporation participated in a tree-planting event in Tokyo. With the goals of reducing pollen and CO2 and protecting the forest ecosystem and its water sources, SATO sponsors pockets of forests dubbed "Forests of Ceaseless Creativity" in the west Tokyo areas of Ome (since 2014) and Akiruno (since 2019). SATO has been participating in the Forest of Companies project that the Tokyo Development Foundation for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries promotes as part of its Pollenless Forestation Campaign.


Every two weeks, the SATO Europe GmbH Italy team recycles a large number of plastic bottles by taking them to Recopet. Recycling PET bottles reduces the amount of waste that ends up in landfills and contributes to the conservation of natural resources. The recycled PET can be used for the production of new objects from textiles to urban furniture which contributes to new job creation to help the local economy.

