Health Management Initiatives
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Health Management Initiatives
We believe that good physical and mental health of all Sumitomo Riko Group employees and their families is the "management foundation that supports the sound and sustainable growth of the company," and in April 2017, we established the "Sumitomo Riko Group's Health and Productivity Management Statement."
Sumitomo Riko Group's Health and Productivity Management Statement
The Sumitomo Riko Group places importance on managing the health of our employees and promotes initiatives to achieve the "Health and Productivity Management."
Based on this Health and Productivity Management Statement, we will increase health awareness among our workforce by actively supporting employees engaged in health improvement activities and implementing organizational measures for health improvement, as we aim to become "a corporate group that is highly regarded and trusted by society, whose employees are healthy and energetic."
Based on this Health and Productivity Management Statement, we will increase health awareness among our workforce by actively supporting employees engaged in health improvement activities and implementing organizational measures for health improvement, as we aim to become "a corporate group that is highly regarded and trusted by society, whose employees are healthy and energetic."
Promotion Structure
The top management is responsible for health management, and related divisions work together to promote health management as a group-wide activity.
Strategy Map
We aim to improve the physical and mental health of our employees and increase their productivity and engagement through health investment.
Health KPI's
We will lead to further corporate growth through health promotion efforts and improvement of employee health literacy.
*1 Presenteeism...Measured by SPQ (University of Tokyo 1-item version) FY2024 results: 77.4% (survey started in FY2024)
*2 Absenteeism...Rate of days away from work due to illness [%]=Number of days away from work due to illness [days]/(Average number of employees [persons] x Prescribed working days [days])
*3 Work engagement...Calculated as the average of two items related to pride and vitality at work on a 4-point scale.
*4 Presenteeism and work engagement...3,871 persons measured, response rate 97.3% (FY2024)
Absenteeism...3,915 persons measured, 100% response rate (FY2023)
*5 Number of items that cleared the following: no smoking, exercise habit, no breakfast missing, rested by sleep, and appropriate drinking habit.
| Indicators | Item | Targets for FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
①Outcome Indicators |
Productivity and organizational vitality | Presenteeism*1 | 80% |
| Absenteeism -Rate of days lost from work due to illness (overall)*2 | 0.45 | ||
| Absenteeism -Rate of days lost from work due to illness (for mental health reasons)*2 | 0.27 | ||
| Percentage of those who took leave due to mental illness (for one month or longer) | Less than 1% | ||
| Work engagement*3 | 2.5 | ||
| Percentage of high-stress workplaces (overall health risk 120 or more) | Less than 2% | ||
| Percentage of high-stress workplaces (overall health risk 150 or more) | 0% | ||
| Health Status | Percentage of employees maintaining an appropriate weight (BMI 18.5–24.9) | 70.0% | |
| Percentage of those who are at risk of hypertension (systolic blood pressure of 160mmHg or higher) | 2.0% | ||
| Percentage of those who are at risk of hyperglycemia (fasting blood sugar of 200 or more or HbA1c of 8.0 or more) | 0.5% | ||
| Percentage of those who are at risk of low liver function (AST or ALT of 100 or more) | 1% | ||
| ②Performance Indicators Indicators of employees' daily awareness and actions |
Health-related behavior | Percentage of those who smoke | Less than 20% |
| Routine exercise (percentage of those who exercise twice a week and for at least 30 minutes or more each time) | 30% or more | ||
| Skipping breakfast (percentage of those who skip breakfast less than three times a week) | 80% | ||
| Sleep (percentage of those who get enough sleep) | 70% | ||
| Alcohol consumption (percentage of those who drink less than 1 standard drink per day) | 70% | ||
| Those to whom three or more of the five items above apply *5 | 75% | ||
| Those to whom four or more of the five items above apply | 40% | ||
| Those to whom five of the five items above apply | 8% | ||
| ③Output indicators Indicators of employees' efforts in response to measures |
Primary prevention | Percentage of registrations for the health promotion apps (Pep Up) | 45% |
| Number of participants in training on health improvement | 3000 or more people | ||
| Rate of participation in walking events | 20% | ||
| Response rate of stress checks | 95% | ||
| Secondary prevention | Rate of regular health checkups gotten | 100% | |
| Rate of colorectal cancer screening tests taken | 85% | ||
| Examination rate for those who need retesting | 80% | ||
| Rate of employees receiving health guidance | 80% | ||
*1 Presenteeism...Measured by SPQ (University of Tokyo 1-item version) FY2024 results: 77.4% (survey started in FY2024)
*2 Absenteeism...Rate of days away from work due to illness [%]=Number of days away from work due to illness [days]/(Average number of employees [persons] x Prescribed working days [days])
*3 Work engagement...Calculated as the average of two items related to pride and vitality at work on a 4-point scale.
*4 Presenteeism and work engagement...3,871 persons measured, response rate 97.3% (FY2024)
Absenteeism...3,915 persons measured, 100% response rate (FY2023)
*5 Number of items that cleared the following: no smoking, exercise habit, no breakfast missing, rested by sleep, and appropriate drinking habit.
Related Information
Initiatives for Three Priority Measures
（1）Health Improvement Activities
To promote safety measures, a healthy body, and exercise habits, we conduct radio exercises and health-building exercises with the participation of all employees at the start of each workday. In particular, in order to increase the percentage of employees with exercise habits, a health point system was introduced in FY2020 in cooperation with the health insurance union to raise employees' health awareness. In addition to health education and training for all employees, we also conduct workplace training tailored to the needs of each workplace, such as plogging activities (a fitness program combining trash pickup and jogging) and physical fitness tests. These activities have earned the Company certification as a "Sports Yell Company 2024".
（2）Mental Health Measures
We provide comprehensive mental health measures such as in-house training related to mental health, like listening training to improve listening skills and anger management training to control anger, individual counseling by psychiatrists and outside counselors, early response to employees with mental health problems by our occupational health staff, and reinstatement and recurrence prevention measures using our original return-to-work support program.
In addition, our company implements self-care measures to take care of our own stress by utilizing stress checks and line-care measures to understand and improve the daily workplace environment. To improve the workplace, we also provide education and training for managers and supervisors throughout the company and support for workplace improvement for departments with problems.
In addition, our company implements self-care measures to take care of our own stress by utilizing stress checks and line-care measures to understand and improve the daily workplace environment. To improve the workplace, we also provide education and training for managers and supervisors throughout the company and support for workplace improvement for departments with problems.
（3）Lifestyle-related disease measures
Smart Club activities
As one of the measures to prevent lifestyle-related diseases, we conduct Smart Club activities in which groups such as workplace units work on weight loss and lifestyle improvement.
As one of the measures to prevent lifestyle-related diseases, we conduct Smart Club activities in which groups such as workplace units work on weight loss and lifestyle improvement.
Health seminars on women's cancer prevention, etc.
In order for women to work with vitality, we hold “Women's Seminars” on themes such as measures against cancer and menopausal disorders specific to women, etc. We are promoting awareness of women's health to our employees, not only among our female employees but also among those in higher positions and our male employees. A total of 96.9% of our 673 key personnel have taken an e-learning course this year.
We also distribute training materials on how to deal with alcohol and summary of health check-up results, give health lectures at life planning seminars for employees aged 55-59, and provide health guidance by public health nurses and nurses to employees approaching retirement age.
In order for women to work with vitality, we hold “Women's Seminars” on themes such as measures against cancer and menopausal disorders specific to women, etc. We are promoting awareness of women's health to our employees, not only among our female employees but also among those in higher positions and our male employees. A total of 96.9% of our 673 key personnel have taken an e-learning course this year.
We also distribute training materials on how to deal with alcohol and summary of health check-up results, give health lectures at life planning seminars for employees aged 55-59, and provide health guidance by public health nurses and nurses to employees approaching retirement age.
Prevention of passive smoking and quit-smoking measures
We have decided to implement a total smoking ban on our premises starting in April 2026 and are proceeding with a phased smoking ban.
The aim is to prevent health hazards to employees caused by smoking and labor losses due to decreased productivity.
In cooperation with the Sumitomo Riko Health Insurance Association, we will also strengthen our anti-smoking support activities for smokers in the future.
We have decided to implement a total smoking ban on our premises starting in April 2026 and are proceeding with a phased smoking ban.
The aim is to prevent health hazards to employees caused by smoking and labor losses due to decreased productivity.
In cooperation with the Sumitomo Riko Health Insurance Association, we will also strengthen our anti-smoking support activities for smokers in the future.
Cooperation with Group Companies and Training Support for Internal Partner Companies
We are strengthening our group occupational health activities to promote the health of employees of group companies and expatriates. We hold regular “Group Occupational Health Liaison Meetings” with the occupational health contact points of each domestic company to communicate and exchange opinions on policies and health measures. Based on the issues and requests of each company, we are working to promote health as a group by developing a health point system, health training programs, health news, and other measures. We also provide training support to our onsite construction subcontractors, including training on heat stroke. We will continue to improve our industrial health functions in cooperation with group companies.
Communicating Health Promotion Initiatives and Achievements of the Sumitomo Riko Group to beyond our group
At national industrial safety and health conventions and other events, we present the results of our efforts to maintain and promote the health of our employees, including our original return-to-work program using objective indicators for employees with mental disorders, workplace improvement activities using stress checks, and measures to ban passive smoking.
In Aichi and Mie prefectures, we are registered with the prefectural government's Health Management Network as a company promoting health management, and we introduce our health promotion activities.
In Aichi and Mie prefectures, we are registered with the prefectural government's Health Management Network as a company promoting health management, and we introduce our health promotion activities.
Strengthening of collaboration between the company, labor union, and health insurance association
Currently, our company and the Health Insurance Union are working together in a collaborative health program to effectively and efficiently promote the health of employees and their families.
In addition, the company, Labor union, and Health Insurance Union hold regular meetings of the Health Management Business Promotion Committee to strengthen cooperation among the three parties in disease prevention and health promotion activities for employees.
In addition, the company, Labor union, and Health Insurance Union hold regular meetings of the Health Management Business Promotion Committee to strengthen cooperation among the three parties in disease prevention and health promotion activities for employees.
“A Place Opened for Well-being” Making use of our Health Support Center
We renovated and upgraded our Health Support Center in August of 2024 as an investment in our employees’ health. We will utilize it as a "Place Opened for Well-being," to help fix health issues more quickly and promote better health management, as well as help us achieve the following:
- Having a place where employees can have consultation with peace of mind and refresh themselves
- Having a place where anyone can experience what healthy behaviors are by themselves
- Having a place where people can get together and connect as a community.
