text: In the fall of 2010, SMBC Nikko Securities 
  In the fall of 2010, SMBC Nikko Securities 
  
  established its “Green Week” for strength- 
  established its “Green Week” for strength 
  
  ening environmental protection and social 
  ening environmental protection and social 
  
  contribution activities, with the aim of 
  contribution activities, with the aim of 
  
  promoting communication within regional 
  promoting communication within regional 
  
  society and among participating employees 
  society and among participating employees 
  
  and their families, while deepening under- 
  and their families, while deepening under 
  
  standing of environmental protection through 
  standing of environmental protection through 
  
  Employees and their families pitch in to clean up 
   the bed of the Ara River in Tokyo 
  participation in social contribution activities. 
  participation in social contribution activities. 
  
  Between November 13 and December 5, 
  Between November 13 and December 5, 
  Environmental protection activities 
  2010, environmental protection programs 
  2010, environmental protection programs 
  Forestry management volunteering experience in Osaka 
  (Izumi no Mori) 
  were rolled out by cross-organizational 
  were rolled out by cross-organizational 
  117 participants 
  “Green Committees” in four locations in 
  “Green Committees” in four locations in 