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Global citizenship
As a multinational corporation, Sony implements responsible corporate citizenship, an attribute deeply ingrained in their business culture. On a local setting, Sony Hawaii has aspired to be a positive and contributing corporate member of Hawaii's community, sponsoring civic and charitable causes such as the Aloha United Way, the Kuakini Foundation, and the Sony Open.
"I think Sony is a global company, and the corporate policy is also that we've got to be a good corporate citizen in every country," Don said. "So, that's very important, that we keep the culture of the Sony Corporation."
On a personal level, Don places himself as an example to his colleagues and subalternates, actively engaging in civic leadership and public service. To begin with, he is the incumbent executive director of Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc., which in 2005 reached its $5 million milestone in annual charity distributions. Friends has honored more than 200 Hawaii non-profits, where grant awards focus on programs that benefit Hawaii's youth, women, and the disadvantaged.
In May 1996, Don received the Award of Peony from GCS International Club for his unrelenting support to the orgnization's cause. He became president of GCS International Hawaii in 2004.
The Sony Open in Hawaii and Friends for Charities have worked together since the NGOs inception in 1998. Moreover, the golf tournament has grown to be the largest charity sporting event in the Hawaiian Islands. Recently sigining an accord which extends Sony's sponsorship of the games to 2010, the local community is assured of continued support from the Japan-based corporation.
Sony Hawaii's perennial involvement in the community and its growing business sales stand proof to a strong double bottom line. And with Don Kim leading the way, the market and the community can expect a perdurance of quality products and social services from Sony Hawaii Company.
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Posted on AroundHawaii.com, October 1, 2006
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