Progress of Activities

Following is the progress of our social activities and issues in 2014.

Society/Goals of Society	FY 2013			FY 2014
	Measures	Evaluation*	Main results	Issues	Target
Promoting diversity management	Promoting employment of elderly people	A	Revision of the re-employment system to hire experienced retired employees for them to work with motivation across the group.	To offer information on life planning after retirement (Holding seminars)	Number of reemployed persons
	Promoting employment of disabled people	C	Implemented measures to achieve the legally stipulated employment rate	To implement the plan to promote employment of the disabled	Progress rate of plans
Promoting work-life balance	Preparation of an action plan to support for fostering the next generation	A	Prepared and published an action plan to support for fostering the next generation Raised awareness of the childcare program Promotion of joint efforts of labor and management to reduce working hours and thorough management of working hours by introducing a new system	To promote implementation of the action plan to support for fostering the next generation	Progress rate of plans
		A	Implemented the questionnaire to the newly employed. Implemented initiatives to increase the number of employees to take paid leaves such as scheduled annual leaves.	To increase the number of employees to take paid leaves such as scheduled annual leaves	The number of employees who took paid leaves
Contribution to local communities	Promoting social contribution, reflecting unique characteristics of each local community	A	Collected information on contribution to local communities in the business entities outside Japan Holding and operating events with local communities (Marathon, ski competition, cherry blossom festival)	To conduct interviews in our business entities outside Japan and support for local contribution activities in the business entities outside Japan To continue to promote events with local communities	Survey on business entities outside Japan and the number of visits there
Promoting in-house CSR education	Improving in-house portal site	A	Published E-mail news Posted explanation on focus measures of CSR (CSR procurement or safety labor, etc.)	To expand CSR education To improve in-house portal site To use group news letter	Frequency of renewal

*Evaluati on: A+: More than expected, A: accomplished, C: Not Satisfactory, D: Not Accomplished

Promoting Diversity

We reviewed the existing system to reemploy the retired and experienced employees and changed a flat wage system to a wage system according to job rank. We believe the new system will better serve in terms of skills of each employee. We are committed to improve the system so that the retired and experienced employees can demonstrate their skills again.

Employment of disabled people increased in the DOWA group; however, it has not reached the legally stipulated rate. We will review the issue and consider more effective measures.

Promoting Work-life Balance

We formulated a new action plan to support for fostering the next generation in 2013. As mentioned above, the new plan contains plans to raise awareness of existing support system and stricter control of working hours. We implemented the questionnaire to the newly employed on what system they want to take such as volunteer vacation or flex time or how easily they can take leaves. We will introduce new systems to balance work and life of employees and promote those initiatives.

Contribution to Local Communities

We held various events with local communities, including a marathon, a cherry blossom festival in Okayama Prefecture and a junior cross country ski competition in Akita Prefecture in 2013. Many people participated in these events. We also conducted a survey and collected information on the present status of social contribution activities of our business entities outside Japan. Our CSR Department conducted interview in our business entities outside Japan and extend support for social contribution according to unique local cultures and characteristics in each country.

Promoting In-house CSR Education

We tried to publish our policies, related laws and our initiatives on our website in 2013. We will deliver CSR education on international standards such as Global Compact and ISO26000 and other topics such as CSR issues in the supply chain. In addition to offering information, we aim at raising awareness of each employee on concepts and initiatives on CSR by expanding bidirectional educational opportunities.