Promoting diversity management

Founded in 1922, our company has expanded into areas deeply related to the daily lives of our customers, such as transportation, real estate, and life service However, for a long time, the company was dominated by men, and the company's human resources tended to be homogenous. Without diversification of the organization, new approaches and ideas are difficult to come up with, and growth for the next generation cannot be expected. In addition, with the changes in the social environment, such as the declining birthrate and aging population and the evolution of technology, the promotion of diversity management within the company (creating an organization that makes use of diversity) is now essential, even though we are aware of the potential increase in human resources with various backgrounds. We believe that by knowing and accepting various differences such as gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, family environment, experience, and values, new ideas will be born and this will lead to the growth of the company. Therefore, we have positioned the promotion of diversity management as one of the important initiatives in Human Resources Strategy, and are promoting various initiatives from the three perspectives of systems, culture, and mindset.

Specifically, in terms of systems, we have made working hours and places more flexible (flextime, working from home, etc.), in terms of culture, we hold seminars to raise awareness of diversity and inclusion and regularly distribute information on diversity-related topics within the company, and in terms of mindset, we have implemented a mentor system and career seminars for women, including at consolidated subsidiaries. In addition, the progress of these initiatives is regularly checked and discussed at the Board of Directors and the Advisory Board on Human Resources Strategy.

In addition, as symbolic numerical targets for promoting diversity management, we have set "10% or more females in management positions" and "100% male childcare leave take-up rate" by the end of fiscal year 2023, and we have achieved the statutory employment rate of 2.79% for people with disabilities (as of June 2022, calculated by our seven group companies). Through the promotion of diversity management, we will continue to strive to create an environment where all employees want to continue working at our company.

<Tokyu Corporation (consolidated) Diversity Management Declaration>

One of Tokyu Group 's Management Policy is "Respect individuality and make the most of people."

Based on this, we announced the "Tokyu Corporation (Consolidated) Diversity Management Declaration" in fiscal 2017 in order to promote diversity management throughout our group and ensure that it is steadily adopted by all employees.

Empowering female talent

For a long time, our company has had a very low number of female employees. Therefore, we have focused on promoting diversity management, particularly in the area of promoting the active participation of women.

Since 1988, we have been hiring women as new graduates for general positions, and we hire, assign, and promote women without discrimination based on gender. On the other hand, in terms of training, we are implementing thorough initiatives aimed at women and working to foster the mindset of female employees.

As one example of a specific initiative, the Tokyu Group Women's Managers Forum, which has been held every year since 2014, aims to build networks for female managers and discover role models, and includes lectures by female executives from various fields and programs that improve the mindset of participants. In addition, we believe it is important to provide opportunities for women, whose career advancement and life events tend to overlap, to build networks both inside and outside the company and broaden their horizons, and we send many of our female employees to external training programs that are exclusively for women.

We have also introduced various systems to support work-life balance, such as flextime, working from home, and setting up an on-site nursery school, creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, regardless of gender or position.

In addition, two out of four outside directors are women, and we are working to ensure diversity, including gender diversity, on the board of directors in terms of governance.

Selected as a "Nadeshiko Brand" for the 10th consecutive year

The "Nadeshiko Brand" is a program run by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in collaboration with the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which has been selecting and announcing listed companies that excel in promoting women's participation in the workforce since fiscal 2012. The aim is to promote investment value in companies and accelerate corporate initiatives by introducing listed companies that excel in promoting women's participation in the workforce as attractive companies to investors who place importance on "improving corporate value in the medium to long term."

Our company has been selected for the 10th consecutive year since the stock was launched in 2012. We are the only company in Japan to have been selected for the 10th consecutive year, and we will continue to actively support the further advancement of women in the workplace.