Astellas staff take part in Changing Tomorrow Day activities

Astellas has hailed the successful beginning of Changing Tomorrow (CT) Day 2013, an annual event that encourages staff members to give back to their local communities.

As of July 18th 2013, more than 5,700 Astellas employees worldwide have already taken part in community volunteer activities, with events set to continue until the end of September 2013, or February 2014 in certain regions.

The first CT Day event was held in South Korea on April 1st, with around 250 workers helping to clean up Yangjae Citizen Park, and further activities have since been conducted in Japan and the US.

In England, a team from Astellas Pharma Europe volunteered at Buckland School in Staines on June 25th, providing classes on healthy cooking during a cooking/nutrition day for primary schoolchildren.

Astellas launched CT Day in 2010 to mark its fifth anniversary, with the various activities conforming to a core theme of health and the environment.

Improving the environmental and corporate social responsibility performance of the company forms a key component of Astellas' business vision for 2015.