Diversity Management
Commitment
Message from the Officer in Charge
The Sumitomo Riko Group Management Philosophy states, "We will foster an invigorating corporate culture that respects our employees’ diversity, personal qualities, and individuality”. We recognize the promotion of diversity as the foundation of our management and aim to create a workplace where "Everyone can demonstrate their abilities”. Currently, about 80% of our employees work outside of Japan, and the importance of promoting and practicing diversity is becoming increasingly important.
Regarding the promotion of diversity, in 2015, the Diversity Committee was established as a subcommittee of the CSR Committee (currently the CSR Sustainability Committee). Since 2016, the Diversity Promotion Office (Diversity Promotion Section as of 2021) has been the exclusive organization for promoting diversity and gathering opinions not only from members directly involved in Group personnel affairs but also other business units with company-wide cross-sectional perspective.
Going forward, we will continue to engage proactively in the promotion of diversity, with the aim of fostering globally, across the Group a corporate culture that is accepting of every person’s individuality, regardless of their race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, age, educational background, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability, in which every single person can flourish to their full potential and find reward in their work.
I appreciate our stakeholders' understanding and support of the Group's HR initiatives and commitment to diversity.
Hirohisa Maeda
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Approach to Diversity Management
The Sumitomo Riko Group Management Philosophy proclaims, "We will foster an invigorating corporate culture that respects our employees' diversity, personal qualities, and individuality." The Group engages in diversity promotion activities to create an environment in which people from diverse backgrounds can work with vigor and enthusiasm.
The Sumitomo Riko Group’s Diversity Logo
The establishment of a dedicated logo symbolizes the Sumitomo Riko Group’s efforts to promote diversity. This logo expresses our determination to unite in the creation of things of value through connections between people and links between diverse individuality, as a symbol of Sumitomo Riko’s active engagement in diversity.
Diversity Promotion Structure
At Sumitomo Riko, the Diversity Promotion Section develops diversity principles and measures throughout the company. Also. The Diversity Promotion Section is part of the Human Resources Department, and works together with the CSR Planning Office, Human Resources Development Department, Group HR Planning and Management Office, and other departments to establish specific systems and improve the internal environment.
Mid-term Vision, Results and Challenges for Diversity
Mid-term vision
At Sumitomo Riko, our vision is centered on three axes, and we aim to create a workplace where everyone can demonstrate their abilities.
Three axes
- Empowerment of diverse people for success in work: Mindset reform toward independent success
- Work style reform: Establish comfortable workplace environments for all employees of all kinds
- Mindset reform and cultivation of corporate culture: Deepen understanding in workplaces, invigorate individuals
Key diversity challenges and outcomes in FY2020
| Theme | Key Diversity Challenges in FY2019 | FY2020 Actual | |
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| Empowerment of diverse people for success in work | Women account for 30% of all new recruits |
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| Promote employment of people with disabilities (legally prescribed minimum employment rate: 2.30%) |
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| Clarify and analyze actual situation to create comfortable workplace environments | |||
| Work style reform |
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| Examine and improve current reforms of systems | Implemented fixed-point observation of in-house programs | ||
| Strengthen support programs for employees balancing work with parenting or nursing care responsibilities | Nursing care |
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| Parenting |
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| Mindset reform and cultivation of corporate culture | Strengthening of information dissemination capabilities |
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| Awareness-raising activities through various training programs |
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| Certification schemes |
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Key diversity challenges in FY2021
