Initiatives to Promote Understanding of Sustainability among Employees

In April 2022, Nihon Kohden has newly established a Sustainability Promotion Team in the Corporate Strategy Division to further strengthen its sustainability promotion. The team focuses on promoting sustainability at Nihon Kohden in Japan and overseas by planning and operating the Sustainability Promotion Committee and Sustainability Promotion Meeting and providing sustainability education to employees.

To foster awareness of sustainability promotion among all employees, Nihon Kohden provides training on sustainability when employees join the Company. In FY2022, one training session for new employees and two training sessions for mid-career hires were held, with a total of 194 employees attending. 
We also conduct e-learning education on sustainability to all executives and employees once a year in Japan. In FY2022, an educational video by outside director Hidemitsu Sasaya, a professor at Platform for Arts and Science, Chiba University of Commerce, was distributed to further promote understanding. In FY2022, 4,051 participants took the course through webinars and 497 participants with paper-based materials.

To foster a corporate culture in which sustainability is the core of its business activities, Nihon Kohden has held the Sustainability Discussions for all employees (28 sessions with over 3,000 participants in Japan and internationally from October 2022 to March 2023). We aim to quickly build a structure in which every employee has a sense of ownership and commitment to promote sustainability toward creating a better future for people and healthcare, as stated in our Long-term Vision, BEACON 2030.
Several employees who expressed positive opinions on sustainability in a preliminary questionnaire were selected as panelists, regardless of position or age. The President himself served as a facilitator to exchange opinions on sustainability, including how Nihon Kohden can contribute to the sustainability of its customers.
Participating employees commented: “Thinking about sustainability from various angles made me realize many things,” and “I realized the importance of making further contributions to society through my daily work.” We will continue to accelerate our efforts to promote sustainability.