We have stipulated our basic policies regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Basic Policy on Corporate Governance, Sustainability Policy, and Human Rights Policy. We have also established the Guidelines for Support of Women’s Development and Advancement as our policy on promotion of women's development and advancement.
We have posted these basic policies in our internal HR portal website and continue to inform and cultivate the policies for all employees through activities such as explanations during internal training programs.
Starting the fiscal year ending March 2025, we have incorporated equity (fairness and equity) concepts into our basic policies to create a workplace in which individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds can succeed, in an effort to accelerate our existing diversity & inclusion efforts.
Based on the belief that employees are the source of new values and the Group’s sustainable growth, we aim to maximize organizational performance by creating workplace environments in which team members with diversity in every respect, including race, religion, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, age, disability, nationality, national origin, social origin, and professional background, can coexist, and recognize one another in an equitable manner, and actively demonstrate their individual abilities at their very best. (Article 10)
We embrace diversity and acknowledge its importance in creating new value. We will promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as a source of sustainable growth within the Group. (Article 3)
We aim to build workplaces where team members with diverse attributes, values, and experiences can coexist, and respect one another in an equitable manner, and where individuals can work confidently with a sense of growth and fulfillment as they elevate each other and demonstrate their capabilities to the full. (Article 8)
We believe that the development of innovation that is not constrained to existing frameworks is needed for the sustainable growth of the Group. Fostering awareness and a corporate culture of retaining and developing a diverse range of human resources, exhibiting mutual acceptance of diverse individual qualities and creating new value from differing views is essential to achieving this. Given this understanding, we have set the following targets based on our policy on diversity, equity and inclusion.
| Subject | FYE March 2026 Target | |
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| Female managers | Number compared to FYE March 2021: | Approx. 2.5 times |
| Non-Japanese managers | Approx. 2.5 times | |
| Mid-career hire managers | Approx. 1.5 times |
| Subject | Number | Ratio |
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| Female Directors (as of June 26, 2023) |
2 (out of 11) | 18.2％ |
| Female Executive Officers (as of April 1, 2024) |
1 (out of 8) | 12.5％ |
| Female Managers (as of April 1, 2024) |
58 (out of 1,726) | ★3.4％ |
To accelerate transformation through integrating diverse values, we are carrying out measures to ensure diversity and disseminate equity and inclusion.
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| Support for male employees to take childcare leave |
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We are further promoting diversity, equity and inclusion by creating an environment in which diverse human resources can work sustainably and achieve a balance between work and life events, including childcare. We have set a target of 100% for male employees to take childcare leave from the fiscal year ended March 2023 onward, and are actively working to achieve this goal by raising awareness through training and awareness-raising activities, holding seminars on reviewing work styles and promoting male employees to take childcare leave, and other measures.
We engage in a range of initiatives to promote the employment of people with disabilities.
Many employees with disabilities work at the Marunouchi Head Office and the Saitama Office, a “model workplace for disabled employees” aimed at enabling people with disabilities to learn, grow and contribute to society through their work.
At the Marunouchi Head Office, we mainly provide jobs such as cleaning and sterilization of the cafeteria and meeting rooms. At the Saitama Office, in addition to cleaning and sterilization of the cafeteria and training and accommodation facilities, the jobs include maintaining greenery on company premises, and producing business cards, including for the Group companies. We assign guidance staff to each workplace to respect the individuality and potential of each employee with a disability, innovate and improve how they work, and to foster their growth in a way that promotes a sense of fulfillment and job satisfaction.
We also accept the internship of students from local schools for special needs education, actively hold events such as company tours, and support the employment of students attending schools for special needs education, such as by motivating them to work at a company through these activities.
To promote understanding and improve awareness of DE&I and accelerate initiatives throughout the industry, we held a DEI Forum on International Women’s Day (March 8) 2024 through cooperation between eight nonferrous metal companies and the Japan Mining Industry Association.
We have received a "Gold" award in the PRIDE Index 2024*, which is an evaluation index of corporate engagement with LGBTQ+ and other sexual minorities.
We attend this event to support LGBTQ+ people. We are promoting an inclusive corporate culture and working to build working environments where everyone can shine in their own unique way.
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