Health and Productivity Management
Basic approach
Based on the Corporate Philosophy (Management Philosophy) "People-oriented management," artience group believes that each employee is an asset of the company and that it is important to create an environment in which their human resources can play an active role to the fullest. We are promoting.
For the artience Group (hereinafter referred to as the “Group”) to achieve sustainable growth and contribute to improving the sustainability of society, it is essential to ensure that its most important management resource (capital), its employees, are sound in both mind and body, and that suitable systems and workplace environments are in place to allow all employees to maximize their abilities. To achieve this, we will share awareness of health at each stage, from management to workplaces and individual employees, establish and operate appropriate systems, and implement appropriate measures to achieve group-wide health management.
In addition, we will work to advance the Group’s medical and healthcare business, and contribute to the healthy lives of all people in society, by growing and developing it as one of our core businesses.
Based on this basic approach, we have established this Basic Policy on Health and Productivity Management (hereinafter referred to as this “Basic Policy”), and hereby declare our general direction regarding the Group’s health management activities.
Health and Productivity Management Declaration
- We will work to improve the quality of internal communication and build an environment that enables employees to work in good physical and mental health, as a part of our health and productivity management practices.
- We will take the initiative in the promotion of good health and disease prevention with the awareness that good health is essential for us to exercise our full potential.
- As a member of local community, we will proactively participate in activities for improving our physical and mental health including the involvement of our families and strive to expand these activities.
- As members of a corporate group that contributes to improving the sustainability of society, we support people’s healthy lives through our medical and healthcare business.
Scope of application
This Basic Policy applies to all directors, corporate advisors, and employees (including direct employees such as contractors and part-timers) of the Group and their family members. For this reason, all companies and organizational units that make up the Group will work toward the realization of effective health management.
Revision, abolition and management
Decisions regarding the revision or abolition of this Basic Policy shall be made by the Board of Directors of artience Co., Ltd.
The department in charge of the revision and abolition of this Basic Policy shall be the department that oversees the health and productivity management activities of artience Co., Ltd.
Established on April 13, 2009
Revised on January 1, 2024 (Resolved at Board of Directors on December 8, 2023)
Health management strategy map
Our group will implement the following measures and implement the PDCA cycle to address the issues we wish to resolve through health management.
Promotion system
The Group's health and productivity management is systematically promoted by the Health and Productivity Management Promotion System.
* A diagram of the Health and Productivity Management Promotion System is posted on page 65 of the Sustainability Data Book 2025.
Targets for Health and Productivity Management
We have set the following specific indicators and seven target values for the ideal form of health and productivity management, and are working on health management promotion activities with an awareness of objective evaluation analysis (KPI analysis) and the PDCA cycle.
Regular health seminars on women's bodies have been held to deepen understanding and interest in the importance of breast and cervical cancer prevention and early detection, resulting in an increase in the screening rate. The system of systematically granting annual paid leave (five days a year) has created an environment and workplace atmosphere that makes it easy to take paid leave, and the rate of taking paid leave has been on an upward trend for the past few years.
In the future, we will continue to investigate the causes of each risk and develop health measures to solve them.
| index | 2022 results | 2023 results | 2024 Results | Target value | Statistics (within Japan) |
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| 2025年 | 2030年 | ||||||
| lifestyle-related diseases | obesity risk Percentage with BMI 25 or above |
28.2% | 27.5% | 28.3% | 22.3% | 21.3% | 26.3% * 1 |
| high blood pressure risk Percentage of systolic blood pressure 140 mmHg or higher or diastolic blood pressure 90 mmHg or higher |
9.6% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 10.1% | 9.7% | 18.3% * 2 | |
| diabetes risk Rate of fasting blood glucose 110 mg/dL or higher or HbA1c 6.0% or higher |
11.2% | 11.7% | 11.5% | 9.5% | 9.1% | 13.1% * 2 | |
| lipid risk Percentage of neutral fat 200mg/dL or more, HDL 39mg/dL or less or 120mg/dL or more, LDL 140mg/dL or more |
30.2% | 30.3% | 28.9% | 35.0% | 31.0% | 31.2% * 2 | |
| Family (dependents over 35 years old) Specific health checkup rate |
81.9% | 80.0% | 78.3% | 88.0% | 95.0% | 49.5% * 3 | |
| cancer | Gynecological (breast cancer, uterine cancer) examination attendance rate | 81.9% | 83.5% | 83.6% | 80.0% | 82.5% | Breast cancer: 47.4% Uterine cancer: 43.6% * 4 |
| work life balance | Average number of paid vacation days taken per year | 12.5 days | 13.8 days | 13.6 days | 13.0 days | 14.0 days | 11.7日 ※5 |
* Since the target was set, we plan to change the target value to the current situation and develop measures due to (1) an increase in the average age of employees due to the extension of the retirement age and (2) a significant change in lifestyle habits due to the new coronavirus infection epidemic.
* 1 Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Reiwa National Health and Nutrition Survey for the first year
* 2 Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Reiwa report on the results of the five-year periodic health checkup
* 3 Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare FY2022 Implementation Status of Specified Health Examinations and Specified Health Guidance [Overview]
* 4 Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 2022 (Reiwa 4) Overview of the Basic Survey on National Livelihoods
* 5 Overview of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Reiwa Four-Year Comprehensive Survey on Working Conditions
Health management investment amount
(in millions of yen)
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | 122 | 112 | 111 ※ |
* Breakdown: Health checkups and vaccinations, in-house clinic management, various health events, etc.
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Periodic health checkups
The regular health checkups that are held once a year are more comprehensive than those stipulated by law, and the attendance rate continues to be 100%. If a medical examination determines that a re-examination or detailed examination is necessary, guidance from an industrial physician leads to early detection and treatment. In addition, we continue to provide health guidance to high-risk individuals through our in-house clinic.
Health Measures by Business Site
For health checkup result reports issued at each site, we have designated health promoters for each site and provide measures tailored to the health status and work style of the site (stretching and back pain improvement seminars, smoking cessation seminars, dental diagnosis events, women's health support events, etc.).
Enhancement of elective welfare programs
The optional benefit system (cafeteria plan) enhances the health-related menu.
A variety of menus are available, including subsidies for sports such as fitness, swimming, and golf, vaccination costs, medical check costs, smoking cessation expenses, non-insurance expenses, differential bed costs at the time of hospitalization, and healthy food purchase costs.
Mental Health Measures
We conduct stress checks once a year at all our business sites in Japan, including those with less than 50 employees, to encourage awareness of their own stress through visualization, and to prevent onset of the disease, detect them early, and treat them at an early stage, such as interviews with industrial physicians for those with high stress. We use collective analysis of stress checks for each organization to improve the work environment.
In addition, starting in 2024, we will be conducting a survey and understanding of the current situation of presenteeism at the same time as stress checks. We collect more responses from employees than the "Health and Productivity Questionnaire" that has been conducted with voluntary employee participation so far, which leads to a better understanding of the current situation and the elucidation of causes in line with the actual situation of the entire Group.
Forest Therapy
Forest therapy is forest bathing backed by scientific evidence. We aim to maintain and improve mental and physical health and prevent diseases while enjoying forests.
It is recommended by the TOPPAN Group Health Insurance Society, to which we are a member, and we also use it for training new employees.
Promotion of anti-smoking measures
We are implementing various initiatives such as implementing a smoking cessation day, subsidizing smoking cessation costs through a selective welfare system, and supporting smoking cessation treatment at on-site clinics.
Infectious Disease Control Initiatives
As a countermeasure against infectious diseases, major business sites conduct influenza vaccinations in-house every year, which has the advantage of being able to receive medical examinations during working hours.
Acquisition of Smart Meal Certification
We have received certification for "Smart Meal" *, a certification system for healthy eating and eating environments, in the employee cafeterias of each business site.
Of the 13 cafeterias nationwide, eight have obtained certification, mainly at the head office and major manufacturing sites, and support the health of employees with nutritionally balanced meals.