Sustainability - Occupation Health
In order to realize the Meiden Group’s corporate philosophy of “illuminating a more affluent tomorrow,” it is important for employees to maintain their physical and mental health, and work with vigor and purpose.
We are promoting initiatives as an organization in order to support the health of each individual, such as sharing the belief that “nothing is more valuable than good health” with all employees and supporting employees’ own health activities.
Through them, the Meiden Group is working to remain a leader in health & productivity management.
In order to realize the Meiden Group’s corporate philosophy of “Illuminating a more affluent tomorrow,” it is important for employees to maintain their physical and mental health, and work with vigor and purpose.
We are promoting initiatives as an organization to support the health of each individual such as sharing the belief that “nothing is more valuable than good health” with all employees and supporting employees’ own health activities. Through these initiatives, the Meiden Group is working to be a company that enables employees and their families to live vigorous and healthy lifestyles.
With the above five pillars of health & productivity management, we pledge to work towards becoming a company that provides a healthy and vibrant social life.
Meidensha was certified as part of the Certified Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization Recognition Program that is jointly recognized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Nippon Kenko Kaigi, and a 2023 Certified Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization in the White 500 list. This is our third consecutive year on the Certified Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization White 500 list.
Meidensha has determined five health activities that we should engage in. Labelling them the Smart Challenge Meiden Five, we are continuing initiatives accordingly.
We are continuously offering a program for quitting smoking, that can be taken online on an ongoing basis. Although the number of participants declined to 35 (down 21 from the previous year), 35 people successfully quit smoking (up three from the previous year). Meetings were held with the staff in charge of quitting smoking promotion at each business site to share information on the status of non-smoking and the program, as well as information from the health insurance and the union, and to promote awareness and educational activities. After much consideration and many discussions about prohibiting smoking during working hours and on Company property, we decided to ban smoking during working hours at all Meiden Group locations starting in April 2022.
We continued to provide pre-obese under-40s with ICT health guidance programs. We provided a framework that allows a choice between a service to improve exercise habits using activity trackers and a service to improve diet, according to the interests and needs of young staff. The number of participants declined to 117 (down 41 from the previous year), and the program completion rate fell to 58.1% (down 25.9%).
For people aged 40 and over, we conduct health guidance programs using ICT with the slogan “health guidance for the joy of achievement.” We have also introduced a new program aiming to help employees regulate their body clocks. We provided participants with exercise guidance and diet and lifestyle improvement programs according to their preferences.
To encourage women to undergo cancer screenings, we provide full subsidies for out-of-pocket expenses for gynecological cancer screenings (cervical cancer screenings and breast cancer screenings). We have enhanced our gynecological cancer screening system so that employees can be screened in the health examinations conducted by the Company. The Company, health insurers, and unions are actively promoting awareness activities, such as issuing reminders and information concerning early detection of cancer.
We conduct interviews at workplaces with high health risks, encourage consultation with doctors for stressed individuals, etc., according to mental health plans. We conduct surveys of stressed individuals regarding mental health care awareness, ensuring anonymity. Additionally, to make the most of the results of the stress checks, we held another educational campaign to remind all employees how to read the results. In conjunction, we provide our workers with information and loan out textbooks to help them obtain the Mental Health Management® certification for the purpose of self-care, and eight employees took the exam in FY2022.
We held joint health seminars with a health insurance association to increase the health literacy of our employees.
These seminars were provided online during work hours so that employees could attend more easily.
In the first half of FY2022, Takashi Maeno, a professor at the Keio University Graduate School of System Design Management, gave a talk on “Managing Your Well-being” and in the second half of FY2022, Junzo Uchiyama, Hospital Director of the Nanmouri Medical Clinic, discussed “Drinking Responsibly.”
We also held a women’s health seminar titled “Key Facts on Cancer in Women” (Speaker: Saori Kakurai, CEO & Representative Director of the Wellness Life Support Research Center), which was open to male employees as well. Survey respondents expressed appreciation for the session, with participants saying, “It was a great opprtunity as I didi’t have many chances to learn about cancer in women” or “I’m going to recommend that my family members go in for a checkup.”
In FY2023, we were recognized as one of the 2023 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations (White 500), we will continue to strive for the certifications and implement measures in a timely manner while keeping an eye on the changing demands for Health & Productivity Management.
Of the 5 pillars of health & productivity management - namely mental health measures, anti-smoking measures, measures to prevent lifestyle diseases, including for young people, and measures to prevent cancer – we are conducting activities that prioritize health issues that require urgent measures, which are as follows.
We will roll out initiatives based on successes and points for improvement of Smart Challenge Meiden 5, which we conducted last fiscal year.
We will work to improve the well-being of employees, with the belief that “nothing is more valuable than good health,” in order to fulfill the role of a sustainability partner that contributes to the happiness of people and a sustainable society.
Based on our health & productivity management policy, if an employee becomes infected with influenza, said employee or a representative of said employee shall promptly lodge a report through the Influenza Notification System and the Company shall take steps to prevent the infection from spreading such as ensuring the infected employee will stay at home for a set period and notifying relevant divisions.
Furthermore, we provide pre-departure explanations of overseas lifestyle, medical treatment, safety, etc., as well as education concerning infectious diseases that are global health issues, including malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS, by industrial physicians for international transferees. We are conducting initiatives such as promoting vaccinations as appropriate for the country visited, and otherwise working to maintain health.
