Wellbeing

1) Health Management

The NSG Group think "People are our most important asset", and health promotion is indispensable for employees to maximize their individual abilities, and it leads to the sustainable improvement of the company's value. In January 2020, we made a "Health Management Declaration" in Japan.

Structure

The General Manager of the Sustainability Department is responsible for promoting health management, and discussions on this matter will be held at a meeting of the executive officers involved in Japan.

Main Initiatives

1. Improvement of health literacy (health awareness) and promotion of health among employees and their families, health education and seminars, health promotion programs, and dissemination of health-related information.
2. Health checkups and measures against lifestyle-related diseases, regular health checkups, specific health guidance, metabolic syndrome prevention, measures against passive smoking.
3. Mental health measures, stress checks, counselling.
4. Work style reform, optimization of working hours, promotion of paid leave, support for childcare and nursing care, flexible work styles (telework).

* "Health Management" is a registered trademark of the NPO Kenko Kanri Kenkyukai.

We have been working on health education and seminars to improve health literacy (awareness of health) and promote health of employees and their families, periodic health check-ups, specific health guidance, stress check and work styles reforms including curbing long working hours, promoting paid leave, childcare / long-term care support and flexible working style. We have been recognized as Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization since 2019. The NSG Group is working to improve the environment for realizing diverse working styles in the “new normal” based on the demands of society and the guidelines of the government. We are reviewing the way organizations and individuals should be and aim to shift to a new work style that maximizes productivity and performance under infection control measures.

2) Stress Check Program

Stress Check Program has been conducted in Japan since 2016. While the Group results are available, we provide feedback to each organization since employees' stress levels actually vary by organization and job description, in order to improve employees' stress at work.

This program also measures employees' satisfaction (engagement) with their jobs and the company, in terms of their wellbeing (physical, mental, and social wellbeing). Furthermore, at the Tsu site in Japan, the company pays a portion of the costs to support employees in quitting smoking through the use of nicotine patches.

We will reflect on these results to make the company more attractive and rewarding to work for.

3) Improving Working Environment

The NSG Group is working to improve the environment for realizing diverse working styles in the "new normal" based on the demands of society and the guidelines of the government. We are reviewing the way organizations and individuals should be and aim to shift to a new work style that maximizes productivity and performance under infection control measures.