Kanematsu
Title: Kanematsu holds in-house event “KG Women’s Week 2024” on International Women’s Day
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Kanematsu Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Kanematsu”) will hold “KG Women’s Week 2024” as an in-house event for one week from March 4th (Monday) to March 8th (Friday), 2024, in conjunction with International Women’s Day on March 8th. has been held.
This event was led by the Human Resources Department’s DE&I team, and is part of our efforts to promote women’s success in the workplace.The event aims to “encourage employees to think about women’s health and careers in a fun and familiar way.”
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Since last year, Kanematsu has formed the Inclusion Team, a
cross-departmental project that recruits members from all over the company, with the aim of permeating and fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion (hereinafter referred to as “DE&I”) within the company, and has been conducting DE&I-related activities. We are doing this.
The International Women’s Day event started with an idea from members of the Inclusion Team, and was held for the second time this year.
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[Comment from the person in charge of the Human Resources Department DE&I team] This time, the second time since last year, the theme was “Let’s learn about the health and career of working women,” and the content incorporated career elements so that women’s health and career could be considered as a set.
We plan to continue these kinds of initiatives in the future, with the aim of getting not only women themselves but also those around them to consider this issue more closely.
■Event details 1. During the information dissemination event, content related to International Women’s Day was disseminated within the company, including a message from the human resources officer and an interview about the career of a female employee stationed with her family.
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Message from the Human Resources Officer
[Message from the Human Resources Officer PDF]
https://prtimes.jp/a/?f=d92359-61-37816e8a4616352b4199b3173c806177.pdf 2. Infertility treatment/fertility seminar
Saori Nishishi, CEO of Life Sacas Co., Ltd., gave a lecture based on her own experience with breast cancer and infertility treatment that was educational and moving for both those involved in infertility treatment and fertility efforts and those supporting them. .
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[Voices from participants]
Mr. Nishibe’s message about life really touched my heart because he had actually experienced it.
I wanted to be more proactive in communicating that I am in a supportive position.
It was refreshing to hear the message that it’s okay to talk to your boss and colleagues about balancing infertility treatment and work. I thought it would be an opportunity to create a positive flow within the company for those who are currently involved and those who will be involved in the future.
3. Events in the cafeteria The cafeteria at the Tokyo head office serves original food with the theme of yellow mimosas, and holds a bar time event on the evening of International Women’s Day to liven up the atmosphere of the event and encourage employees to interact with each other. We deepened our exchanges.
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■Kanematsu’s Promotion of Women’s Participation Kanematsu is awarded the Platinum Kurumin Award, which is given to companies that have taken a higher level of initiatives to support the balance between work and childcare, and companies that have excellent implementation status for initiatives related to women’s empowerment. We have received the “Eruboshi” two-star certification from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
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In addition to fostering a corporate culture related to DE&I, including initiatives on International Women’s Day, we also set KPIs for actively hiring women and promoting them to managerial positions, and encourage employees to work autonomously and continuously, even when they are raising children. We are creating an environment that allows our students to thrive.
In terms of environmental improvements and systems, we are the first in the trading company industry to introduce full flextime, telework, a babysitter dispatch business discount coupon system, and a childcare leave system. Regarding special leave related to childcare, we believe that promoting gender-neutral childcare will lead to the advancement of women, so we have created a system (hello baby leave) that can be used by both men and women, and employees can take up to eight weeks of paid leave, twice the amount required by law. It is possible. One of Kanematsu’s key issues (materiality) is “creating an environment that supports diverse work styles.” In promoting human capital management, we will continue to create a workplace environment where everyone can work more comfortably and demonstrate their abilities by respecting and nurturing diverse human resources, including women, and their values and ideas. I’ll come.
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