Working Environment Initiatives
Working environment
Health Management
Nikken is certified by Shizuoka Prefecture as a "Fujinokuni Health Promotion Gold Business Office." As such, we "aim for 100% employee health check-ups and 50% or greater health guidance rate, strive to encourage retesting and treatment for those who require it, and work to implement mental health initiatives."
Moreover, employee cafeteria menus are overseen by registered dieticians in the interest of employee health. Menus incorporate vegetables from our organic farm and are fashioned keeping "local production for local consumption" in mind.
Employee Education
We offer some 300 correspondence courses to interested employees, with partial or full subsidies in qualifying situations.
We also provide monthly e-learning to impart food safety knowledge required of employees working in food products company.
Green Factory Awards
In 2017, Nikken received the Japan Greenery Research and Development Center Chairperson's Award based on the green factory award system. In 2022, we received the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry Director-General's Award. At our lush park-like factory, our employees work in surroundings generating a sense of nature and biodiversity.
Examples of Working Environment Initiatives
Good Health and Well-being
Nikken ensures a healthy lifestyle and welfare for individuals of all ages.
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Implementing proactive health management initiatives
As a corporation listed in the Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program, we continually implement measures to improve employee health.
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Operating an organic farm on headquarter premises
We operate a JAS-certified organic farm on headquarter premises. Harvested seasonal organic vegetables are utilized in the employee cafeteria and are sold onsite to employees, contributing to the enhanced health of employees and their families.
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In-house employee cafeteria
Employees with dietician certification plan cafeteria menus, procure ingredients, and prepare food as part of our in-house cafeteria management. The highly nutritional meals served at the cafeteria support enhanced employee health.
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Supporting individual health and medical care
Nikken supports an onsite blood drive twice each year, receiving a gold-medal commendation from the Japan Red Cross Society in 2014 for longtime service and the Governor's medal of honor from Shizuoka Prefecture in 2020. We will continue supporting activities contributing to health and medical care.
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Gym space available for employee usage
Our in-house gym space and table tennis facilities promote employees' personal refreshment and improvement of overall health.
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Supporting iPS cell research
Nikken supports iPS cell research in the hopes that it will accelerate treatment of injuries and intractable diseases which are less responsive to current treatments.
Quality Education
Nikken supports impartially accessible, quality lifelong education for all.
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Sharing the joys of food and the rewards of manufacturing with the next generation
We offer site tours and internships to students and teachers of local elementary, junior high, senior high, and special-needs schools. We also dispatch employees as lecturers for comprehensive education classes at local elementary schools. These activities are part of our role in the food industry supply chain, conveying the joys of eating and the rewards of manufacturing with local children-those who represent the next generation.
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Providing educational and training opportunities to enhance employee abilities
Nikken provides employees with the opportunity to select from among some 300 correspondence courses. Those fulfilling conditions may receive full or partial tuition subsidies, offering employees the chance to enhance their abilities on a volunteer basis.
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Supporting the TOP GUN Education System Conference
We support the TOP GUN Education System Conference which enlists local governments, industries, and academic institutions in developing "cosmopolitan persons with dreams and ambitions."
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Dietary education initiatives
Nikken contributes to dietary education through twice-annual events allowing employees and their families to enjoy harvesting vegetables from our onsite organic farm.
Gender Equality
Nikken supports the realization of gender equality and provision of opportunities for all women and girls to expand their ability and potential.
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Registered with the Gender-Equality Declaration Office
We are registered with the Gender-Equality Declaration Office in Shizuoka Prefecture, home to our corporate headquarters.
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Nikken promotes the creation of a society enabling productive and humane work for all, generating economic growth for more sustainable lifestyles.
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Recognized as a Regional Future Leading Company
In 2018, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) recognized Nikken Foods as a Regional Future Leading Company, defined as an entity expected to grow and exact a major impact on regional growth and as an entity actually or potentially playing a major role in the local economy's value chain.
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Nikken supports a peaceful, inclusive society with legal and institutional protection for all.
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Rejection of forcing employees to work in unfair conditions
In 2021, we formalized the Nikken Human Rights Declaration. As a corporate group proactively expanding business overseas, we respect the human rights of all stakeholders in all our business regions, including overseas bases. To that end, we reject all forms of modern slave labor, including child and/or forced labor, and strive for well-being in all workplaces.
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