Sustainability

NICCA Chemical has been promoting initiatives for diversity management based on the management policy that "the activities of each and every employee, including women, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and foreigners, will lead to company growth. Especially about "active women", in particular,"Women's success" has been positioned as a key element of our corporate growth strategy.

In the future, all employees, including men, will continue to break down the meaning of "work with energy and enthusiasm" into the following three elements in order to proactively create an environment that works with vitality.

• The individual feels that their work is meaningful and worthwhile to both the company and society.
• The individual works for self-improvement and aims to perform at their full potential.
• Regardless of gender, the individual is given a position and duties appropriate for their abilities and they are able to perform their duties.

The index that measures them is defined as the ratio of employees who feel that the current job is challenging, which is one of the questions in the employee satisfaction survey that we have been conducting. By the end of FY2020, we set a new numerical target to increase from the current 63% to 80%.

As a concrete initiative to achieve this goal, from the perspective of providing support for women to combine family and work, the company will build an environment in which women can choose various workstyles, not only in order for them to return to work after childbirth, but also so they can demonstrate their full potential, especially during the period of childcare in which their interest in, and time spent with family, is high.

In addition, from the perspective of "equal opportunities" such as training and promotion, it has been highlighted that the ratio of female managers is particularly high in the world. However, the company believes that if each employee can work with more energy, the ratio of women in managerial positions will naturally increase. As such, rather than installing measures only aimed at directly improving this ratio, in order to provide a workplace and system in which as many employees as possible can work with energy, any system or part of the workplace environment that can potentially hinder employee opportunities will be reformed and improved.

The action plan which also includes other measures, is shown in the table below. These initiatives will create an environment in which all employees can work cheerfully, enjoyably, and with pride.

March 31, 2016
President and Representative Director
EMORI Yasumasa