With regard to diversity of human resources, we recognize that the presence in the Company of diverse perspectives and values that reflect different experiences, skills and attributes helps to sustain the vitality and flexibility of the organization, which in turn allows us to enhance corporate value and achieve sustainable growth.
With this recognition, we seek to ensure that more diverse people are able to thrive in our organization under our D&I slogan of “Recognizing Differences, Driving Individuality.” In particular, to enhance the diversity of our managers, we are working to develop female manager candidates. We believe that having manager-level staff with diverse perspectives and beliefs drive the organization forward will generate new ideas and values and lead to the evolution of the Company.
We have declared KPIs of a ratio of female employees of 30% by the end of fiscal 2026 and ratio of women in managerial positions of 20% by the end of fiscal 2030, and to achieve the KPIs, we have been implementing a Female Manager Candidates Development Support Program since December 2024. With the concept of “Building vertical and horizontal connections to remove feelings of isolation,” female manager candidates, managers (the supervisors of those candidates), and the executive management team work as a single entity to create opportunities for a workplace environment in which anyone, regardless of gender, can aim for managerial positions, and to allow female manager candidates to envision and realize their image of a leader who takes advantage of their own characteristics. In this program, female manager candidates, managers, and the executive management team conduct training at each level and consider the ideal workplace, support measures, and action plans through workshops. Through this program, we hope that the work of managerial positions will be embodied as an opportunity for challenge, that any anxieties about becoming a manager will be eased by following up on those opportunities, and that the candidates will experience first-hand the interesting nature of managerial roles.
We will continue to promote initiatives for the creation of a workplace environment that make it easier for women to aim for managerial positions and initiatives that will support their development.
Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity & Inclusion Promotion Office
To be a workplace that respects basic human rights and promote diversity, we embrace and foster diverse values. We consider that letting diverse human resources demonstrate diverse values will be a source of innovation and lead to the development of our business.In July 2022, we established the D&I Promotion Office.
The slogan for D&I promotion, which was decided through an internal competition, is " Recognizing Differences, Driving Individuality. The slogan is "Recognizing Differences, Driving Individuality. We will accelerate various initiatives to raise awareness of diversity and inclusion and realize diversity and inclusion, and create innovation through the utilization of diverse human resources.
Promoting the understanding of psychological safety
We promote diversity and inclusion for the purpose of making diversity a source of innovation and leveraging diverse abilities of diverse human resources to the maximum extent. We press ahead with the promotion of diversity and inclusion while creating a climate where diverse human resources embrace diverse values and inspire each other, and the Company and employees can grow together.
To achieve the purpose, we consider it important to first develop an environment with a high degree of psychological safety, and create a climate where employees are welcome to express their opinions actively and take on challenges.
We hold a workshop for achieving an organization with a high level of psychological safety, creating an opportunity to learn how we can raise the level of psychological safety.
To achieve the purpose, we consider it important to first develop an environment with a high degree of psychological safety, and create a climate where employees are welcome to express their opinions actively and take on challenges.
We hold a workshop for achieving an organization with a high level of psychological safety, creating an opportunity to learn how we can raise the level of psychological safety.
Developed a guidebook for fostering organizational climate and sent out newsletters
We have formulated a guidebook for fostering organizational climate that includes specific actions and advice so that all employees have a common understanding of diversity and inclusion and can build better communication. In addition, we regularly publish a newsletter that provides information on diversity and inclusion and reports on the activities of the D&I Promotion Office. Through these ongoing efforts, we aim to create an organization in which all employees can recognize each other, express their appreciation, and work vigorously and safely to achieve their full potential.
Initiatives to promote women’s success in the workplace
Support for development of female manager candidates
Ratio of Female Workers to Newly Hired Workers (From April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024)
Gender |
Number of recruits |
Ratio |
Men |
49 |
69.0% |
Women |
22 |
31.0% |
Total |
71 |
100% |
Ratio of Childcare Leave ※Percentage of employees who took childcare leave among those who had a child born during the year.
Gender |
2021.3 |
2022.3 |
2023.3 |
2024.3 |
Men |
27.3% |
45.8% |
59.1% |
72.2% |
Women |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
Total |
72.7% |
58.1% |
73.9% |
79.2% |
Ratio of Women in Management Positions and Women employees
Metrics |
2022.3 |
2023.3 |
2024.3 |
Target(FY2026) |
Target(FY2030) |
Ratio of Women in Management Positions |
5.9% |
5.6% |
5.3% |
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20.0% |
Ratio of Women employees |
24.4% |
25.3% |
25.8% |
30.0% |
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We recognizes that the presence of diverse perspectives and values reflecting different experiences, skills, and attributes within the Company with respect to diversity of human resources will help the organization to remain active and flexible, and ultimately enhance corporate strength and achieve sustainable growth. We have set measurable goals for the advancement of women as described above and will work to achieve these goals.