Diversity & Inclusion

Our thoughts on Diversity & Inclusion

Our Group believes that diversity is the source of innovation - and that accepting diverse human resources and leveraging the individuality of each employee in our business activities is essential to increasing our corporate value. We are continuously promoting various initiatives related to Diversity & Inclusion based on this belief.

The promotion of women in the workplace.

The active participation of women in the workplace is seen as a critical long-term business priority for sustainable development, and to address this, we have intensified our efforts to strengthen gender-neutral recruitment practices and enhance the training programs for female leadership development to create a workplace that is conducive to the growth of women's careers.

Stressing the importance of diversity in both recruitment and the creation of the work environment

We are committed to conducting recruitment practices that do not discriminate based on gender, nationality, or disability status. We are actively working towards creating a work environment where employees with diverse backgrounds can excel in various fields and positions. Additionally, we are also working to promote mid-career hires into managerial positions.

Recruitment activities

From the perspective of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I), we have been increasing the number of female hires over the years (see the graph on the right). Over the past six years, the average ratio of female hires among new graduates has been 31%. Alongside this, as part of our ongoing recruitment efforts, we will continue to hire those who are mid-career, foreign nationals, and individuals with disabilities.

(unit:number of hires)

	New Graduate Hires	Mid Career Hires	Foreign Nationals	Individuals with disabilities
2017	34	8	0	0
2018	45	5	2	0
2019	39	7	1	1
2020	31	21	1	0
2021	55	9	2	1
2022	38	6*	2	1
2023	51	-	3	0

*From January to the End of April 2022

Changes in the number of new graduate hires by gender and the ratio of women

Ratio of female staff

Approximately 23% of employees in our Group as a whole are female, with a ratio of 7.2% in managerial positions (43 out of 598 managers). Looking at our company alone, however, the ratio of females in managerial positions is at 7%, which is much lower than the 40% ratio of males, with the proportion of female managers within our entire management team being 5%. This, as you can see from the diagram, is mainly due to the fact that there are fewer women in the older age group, most commonly for managerial positions.
Given this current situation, our Group is continuously working towards increasing the active recruitment of female employees, supporting their career advancement through various HR system reforms and educational training programs, and improving the overall workplace so that it is conducive to the growth of women's careers.

• Gender ratio of Employees (Group)

  

• Gender ratio of Employees in Managerial positions (Group)

  

External evaluation

"Eruboshi" Certification (2nd stage)

We have received certification for the second stage of the "Eruboshi" certification based on the "Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace" (Women's Act) as a result of our efforts in reforming the working hours, the active recruitment of women and initiatives for their continuous employment. We will continue to strive for higher achievements in this field by focusing on increasing the number of female managers, creating a comfortable and harassment-free work environment, and promoting gender-neutral evaluations and promotions.

Education and Training Programs

D&I related Education and Training

Accomplishments for the fiscal year 2022

Future Initiatives

D&I is one of the most critical management issues for the sustained growth of our Group, and we will continue to implement D&I related initiatives such as the enhancement of educational training, the creation of a comfortable workplace for everyone to work in, and by reviewing our career systems.