Promoting Health Management

As a result of our efforts aiming to create a workplace where employees can work with healthy minds and bodies, we were certified as a 2025 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization in March 2025, recognizing us as a company that practices excellent health and productivity management. The Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program aims to “make visible” corporations with excellent health management so they can be widely recognized by employees, job seekers, affiliated companies, and financial institutions as engaging in the strategic management of the health of employees and others from a managerial perspective. The system recognizes small, medium, and large-sized companies that are particularly adept at health management based on their efforts in line with local health issues and the health promotion efforts promoted by the NIPPON KENKO KAIGI (Japan Health Council).

In addition to the Office Okan service for field employees whose work requires overnight stays, we provide healthy company meals created by a registered dietitian as options in the cafeteria to support employees' health from a dietary perspective.

We hold the "Walk, don!" event, creating competition about the total number of steps taken in a month, and virtual relay races, where participants can run whenever and wherever they want. Many employees who do not exercise regularly also participate in the programs, providing an opportunity for them to get into exercise. Both events also promote active communication within the workplace by forming workplace teams. Employees across a wide range of ages participate because of the ease of engagement via smartphone app. (In the post-implementation questionnaire, more than 90% of the participants answer each time that they are "satisfied with the event" and "would like to participate again")

We run a sleep improvement program to improve the quality of employees’ sleep. In addition to learning about the basics of sleep, the program uses smartwatches to "visualize" sleep, providing participants with an opportunity to learn about their own sleep in an objective way. At the end of the program, participants' subjective sleep satisfaction significantly improved, with - in a typical year - 80% to 90% of participants having improved sleep scores.

We have created an environment in which it is easy for employees to receive stress checks. The rate of stress checks is about 90% every year. We have systems in place so that employees can receive stress checks and consultations at a time which suits them. In addition, as part of our mental health measures, we provide annual self-care training for all employees and line-care training for managers and supervisors (both delivered online).

The head office and the Comprehensive Learning and Training Center are completely non-smoking facilities. We hold Metro No-Smoking Day in field workplaces, and close smoking areas during the day shift to encourage non-smoking. In addition, as part of our smoking cessation measures, we previously had an in-house smoking cessation support desk throughout the year and subsidized the cost of smoking cessation treatment at external medical institutions. From FY2025/3, we began providing individualized guidance on smoking cessation from physicians. We are continuing to work to create an environment that makes it easier for smokers to quit, in order to promote a complete ban on smoking throughout the company.