Promotion of Wellness

Coworkers with the same aspiration engage in work with vitality

We are working to create an environment where employees can continue to work in good health and take on new challenges with confidence.
By supporting each other’s challenges and fostering bonds that enable us to tackle major goals together, we are promoting a culture of wellness that fosters the mutual growth of both individuals and the organization.

Promotion System

The Engine of Sustainability Management will lead a company-wide task force.

Measures for Maintaining and Promoting Health

Wellness Promotion System

Understanding for Childcare and Nursing Care

To promote a better understanding of support for work-life balance, we disseminate information about our internal policies and guidebooks to all employees. We also provide opportunities for managers, such as lectures that encourage them to reflect on how to achieve organizational goals while supporting the individual careers and personal lives of team members, and to cultivate a mindset that allows them to enjoy their personal lives as well. By engaging with organizational managers, we are fostering a virtuous cycle at the workplace level.
As one indicator of work-life balance, the percentage of men taking at least two weeks of continuous leave for childcare within one year of the child’s birth has been well over our target of 30% and continues to rise each year.

Percentage of Men Taking Leave for Childcare within One Year of the Child’s Birth

Maintaining an Environment Where It Is Easy to Work

Maintaining physical and mental health and creating an environment where work can be promoted while workers are refreshed leads to a way of working that increases productivity and to reforms to the work culture.
In FY2024, overtime work was 19.5 hours per month (target of 16.5 hours) and the number of days of paid leave taken was 14.6 days per year (target of 16.0 days). We aim to achieve the targets by focusing on two key areas: improving the performance of each employee and establishing systems that enable highly productive work.

Number of Days and Rate of Paid Leave Taken

Opportunities to Build Unity

The “Run, Run, Run. Kaneka” sports event, which has been held since FY2014, marked its 10th anniversary in FY2025, following a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This major festival brings together Group companies from both Japan and overseas; in FY2025, 3,290 people participated, and 209 teams took part in the Ekiden. Many employees have taken up long-distance running as a result of this Ekiden, which not only strengthens the bonds within the Kaneka Group but also helps establish regular exercise habits and foster a greater awareness of health.
Many runners from Kaneka take part in the Hokkaido Marathon, which Kaneka has co-sponsored since FY2013. Hokkaido Group companies and many people involved cheer on the runners from the side of the road, and the bonds established through Run, Run, Run. Kaneka are reaffirmed.

At Run, Run, Run. Kaneka

Cheering on the Hokkaido Marathon runners from the side of the road

Taking a Close Look at Oneself with a Focus on Health

Specific health guidance is a program in which healthcare professionals, such as public health nurses, provide support to help individuals improve their lifestyle habits with the aim of preventing and managing metabolic syndrome. In accordance with standards established by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, health insurance associations are required to disclose the participation rates of all members, including not only employees but also their families. Nationwide participation rates are below 30%, but Kaneka had a rate of 69.9% in FY2024.
In addition to providing ongoing support to participants, we also organize events where families can join in, creating opportunities for everyone to engage with their bodies in a relaxed and enjoyable way.

Specific Health Guidance Participation Rate

A line formed at the bone density measurement booth at Run, Run, Run. Kaneka, where approximately 540 people reacted with a mix of joy and disappointment to their results.