Health

Our Basic Health Management Policy & Objectives

Health management initiatives and establishing a culture of health

Certified as an Excellent Enterprise of Health and Productivity Management

Our Health Management Promotion System

With the CEO as the person holding chief responsibility, the Health & Safety Center, the HR Strategy Division, the Corporate Planning Division, and the Health Insurance Association, as the divisions responsible for promotion, hold periodic meetings to promote health management.
We have appointed a Health Activities Promotion Leader for each division, hold regular meetings and have created a system to further energize health activities throughout the company. At Health & Safety Function Meetings, we share information concerning health activities with business entities and affiliated companies outside Japan to enhance health awareness. Additionally, we are strengthening cooperation with labor unions and external organizations.

• Employee Assistance Program: a program that supports company members in dealing with issues which affect productivity.

Health Management Strategy Map

With regard to the health challenges facing the company, we believe that measures to address obesity rates, smoking rates, exercise habits, and sleep are needed. Furthermore, cross-analysis of health checkup data and stress check results revealed that improvements in exercise and eating habits during and beyond a person’s twenties is necessary, and that improvement of sleep and stress is important for presenteeism.
Based on the results of the analysis, we will continue to create strategy maps and promote activities.

• Data confirmation
• Results of stress check, morals survey and vibrant KPI
• Health checkup results, results of health checkup survey and interview

Final health-related target indicators

Work engagement (deviation value) [Toyota Boshoku]

Company members’ attachment/commitment to the company.
Scaled to a mean of 50, with higher values indicating a better result. We aim to reach a deviation value of 50 by fiscal 2026.

Presenteeism (rate of lost productivity) [Toyota Boshoku]

• Collection of data began FY2022

WHO-HPQ （Health and Work Performance Questionnaire）measures absolute presenteeism.
“Presenteeism” refers to a state of affairs where a loss of productivity occurs as a result of a company member’s ability to work being impacted by health issues. Our aim is to reach 35% or lower by FY2026.

Absenteeism (absence from work due to injuries or sickness) [Toyota Boshoku]

• Employee-wide average number of days of work missed due to injuries or sickness

Use of Health Challenge 8 as an indicator of health literacy

◆Use of Health Challenge 8

With the aim of each and every company member at Toyota Boshoku performing at their best, we have defined the Health Challenge 8—eight targets which can affect a company member’s productivity, as well as their physical and mental health. Our goal is to achieve 5 out of 8 of the Health Challenge 8 targets.
Increasing the number of Health Challenge 8 targets achieved will lead to improved medical checkup results and a reduction in presenteeism losses. The Health Challenge 8 initiative, which includes establishing exercise habits, encourages the continuation of efforts that lead to better health, by improving the ability (health literacy) of each company member to think and act on their own health needs. Furthermore, starting in fiscal 2025, the days in each month containing an "8" (8th, 18th, 28th) will be designated as a Health Challenge 8 Day to build an environment that encourages greater health awareness.
In addition, the Health Challenge 8 initiatives are being shared across the Toyota Group.

The eight targets of Health Challenge 8:

Trend in number of Health Challenge 8 targets met

Health checkup x number of Challenge 8 targets met

Ratio of presenteeism-induced loss, categorized by number of Challenge 8 targets met

Health initiatives where no-one is left behind
Collaboration with Health Activities Promotion Leaders

Health Activities Promotion Leaders have been assigned to each division, with 148 individuals active at our sites nationwide. As the health-related point of contact in the various divisions, they promote health projects and work to enhance health within the division.
Promotion Leader meetings were held four times during the year at which the Leaders encouraged participation in health measures, promoted workplace-based activities undertaken by each workplace, organized teams for an inter-departmental walking rally, and promoted registration on the health portal site (PepUp).
At a roundtable discussion between President Shirayanagi and the Promotion Leaders, the Leaders shared what had made them happy, their difficulties, and their personal health sense, and Mr. Shirayanagi also expressed his expectations for the Leaders. This was shared in an internal newsletter, helping to promote a better understanding of the role of the Promotion Leaders.
In addition, discussions between the Health Activities Promotion Leaders and the health-related divisions play an important role by gathering opinions related to health from company members in their own department, sharing them during the discussion, and incorporating that content into policies.
The activities of the Health Activities Promotion Leaders are becoming increasingly important, enabling members to engage in health activities in the workplace while having fun.

Measures to cultivate good health

Health checkups held for all company members

The Toyota Boshoku group holds health checkups at all business sites, regardless of whether or not this is mandated by local law, and continues to maintain a 100% receiving rate for legally-mandated health checkups. As part of our health awareness raising activities, we will continue to provide follow-up appointments at infirmaries and worksites, and are aiming to achieve a 100% receiving rate for all health checkups independently provided by each site.
In addition, for company members who need a detailed examination after the health checkup, in order to prevent serious illness through early detection and early response, an occupational health staff member explains the results in person, leading to a hospital visit.

Rate of company members receiving legally-mandated health checkups [Toyota Boshoku Group]

Rate of company members receiving detailed examinations after general health checkup [Toyota Boshoku]

• Health-related guidance is given to 100% of company members receiving detailed examinations

Status of treatment for high blood pressure after receiving health checkup results [Toyota Boshoku]

• Percentage of company members who are successfully controlling their high blood pressure (i.e. keeping it below 140/90mmHg) via medical treatment
• controlling blood pressure (%) ＝ number of people successfully controlling blood pressure via medical treatment number of people receiving medical treatment + number of people not receiving treatment

Implement stress check and initiatives for good mental health

Stress checks are conducted once a year, and efforts are made to prevent mental health problems by interviewing and consulting with high-stress company members in cooperation with external organizations. In addition, the applicable divisions are selected based on the organization’s stress check results, and in-house occupational health staff and outside organizations also work together to provide line care support.
Self-care training is also provided for new company members and new managers/supervisors.
For company members with mental health issues, the HR Strategy Division works with industrial physicians and occupational health staff to provide support for returning to work.

Stress check response rate [Toyota Boshoku]

Changes in stress response (deviation value) [Toyota Boshoku]

Scaled to a mean of 50, with higher values indicating a better result. From fiscal 2022 our criteria for calculation became stricter, thanks to a review by an external organization.

Percentage of company members with high stress [Toyota Boshoku]

Anti-smoking activities

The smoking rate at Toyota Boshoku has been decreasing year by year. Although it was 29.6% in fiscal 2023, falling below 30% for the first time, it remains high compared to the national average (16.1% in 2022^*). Considering that this constitutes a risk of future disease, to protect the health of company members, their families, and the people around them, we have been continuously implementing smoking cessation support activities to reduce the smoking rate, starting with the abolition of in-house cigarette sales in 2008, setting up three non-smoking days per month, subsidizing the purchase of smoking cessation medication, and assisting company members to visit smoking cessation clinics. Successful quitters have commented that these measures helped them to stay motivated.
In fiscal 2023, in preparation for the total ban of smoking on the premises starting in April 2023, we actively conducted activities to ensure company members were informed and to gain their understanding, and promoted the use of smoking cessation support. The ban then came into effect in April. The number of people using smoking cessation medication assistance has increased more than 10-fold compared to an average year, and spurred on by the ban on smoking in-house, there are many people who have either quit smoking or are trying to quit. The smoking rate in fiscal 2024 was 26.3%, a 3.3 percentage points reduction from the previous year.
In fiscal 2025, we will continue our anti-smoking month activities in line with World No Tobacco Day.

• Source: e-Stat, a portal site of official statistics of Japan

Smoking rate [Toyota Boshoku]

Training by job level

Training for new company members and promoted members

Mental and physical health training is provided by in-house occupational health staff and external lecturers. Self-care training and line-care training for managers and supervisors are also provided.

Target training

Specific health guidance initiatives

Health Step-Up Training (course for 28-year-olds)

By analyzing medical checkup results and the contents of medical interviews, it can be seen that various issues with exercise and diet, such as exercising and eating breakfast less frequently, tend to arise during one’s twenties. Therefore, since fiscal 2023, we have been holding health seminars targeting 28-year-olds. Since these are health seminars for the younger generation, they are focused not only on preventing lifestyle-related diseases, but also on a conditioning perspective aimed at improving performance. In the post-attendance survey, both comprehension and satisfaction levels were above 90%, with many positive responses such as, "It made me feel like staying healthy from now on!" and "I felt refreshed as it was a seminar with actual physical movement."
In fiscal 2023, it was a 90-minute online seminar due to infection control measures, but in fiscal 2024 it was changed to a group-based, full-day seminar with enhanced content. We will strive to improve the participation rate next fiscal year by offering substitute courses or devising more accessible locations and times.
Number of participants: 157 (95.2%) in 2022; 123 (79.9%) in 2023

Post-event questionnaire

Health Step-up Training (course for 35-year-olds)

Post-event questionnaire

Mental health training for second year of regular employment, first year of mid-career hires

Since a tendency was observed for the environmental change after joining the company to trigger mental health issues, mental health training is provided by external instructors in the second year of regular employment and the first year of mid-career hires. Support is given for learning self-care and applying this in daily life.
Participation rate: 85.2% in 2022; 85.8% in 2023

Population approach^*1

Women’s health seminars —held jointly with the Toyota Boshoku Health Insurance Association—

Post-event questionnaire

Seminar on understanding women's health (for all company members)

Understanding and support from the entire workplace is essential for women to continue working vibrantly. In order to increase awareness and deepen understanding of women's health issues, we have been offering e-learning since fiscal 2025, regardless of job position or gender. Having a common understanding of knowledge about women's health issues will lead to a comfortable work environment for everyone.
Number of participants: 6,773 (71.0%) in 2024

Sleep seminars

Post-event questionnaire

TB Food Education Project (Veg First Campaign)

Inter-departmental walking rallies

As in fiscal 2023, we held an inter-departmental event competing on the number of steps taken, using a health portal site (app) called PepUp. In addition to the average number of steps taken, the participation rate of each department is scored, so members invite each other to participate, leading to a change in behavior.

Health lectures (held by department)

In-house staff (occupational health nurses, nurses, etc.) served as lecturers, and each department selected one out of 10 health lectures to hold online. Discussion among members after the lecture generates a health buzz in the workplace. Beginning in fiscal 2025, we are planning for staff members to travel to each department to give face-to-face lectures.

Posting of fitness videos and health-related columns

Health management using smartphones

We support health activities using a health portal site (app) called PepUp.
In fiscal 2024, events such as quizzes related to the Health Challenge 8 and inter-departmental walking rallies were held via PepUp to encourage participation through an incentive system.
As of March 2024, there were 5,535 registrants (59.4% registration rate, up by 1,289 persons from the previous year). We will continue to plan events that allow company members to participate while having fun, and we will use this as one of our initiatives to improve the health literacy of company members, while also increasing the number of registrants.

PepUp registration rate by fiscal year

Establishment of a health-related consultation service

We have launched an appointment-only, health-related consultation service provided by occupational health staff (doctors, occupational health nurses, nurses, etc.). We aim to provide a contact point where members can easily drop in to talk about things such as, "I can't sleep these days," or "I don't really understand the results of my health checkup."

Infectious disease measures

Epidemics have been experienced in the past, including swine influenza and SARS. The Toyota Boshoku group has taken effective measures to manage and overcome such epidemics, including COVID-19. We will continue taking measures to prevent infection among company members, and to stop the spread of viruses both within the Toyota Boshoku group and our local communities. We also share data about the number of infected persons with our affiliates and suppliers in order to minimize the impact on production in the event of the spread of infection. We will continue to work closely with these companies and provide assistance when there is a spread of infection.
In addition, we are fully aware of the importance of fighting worldwide health issues, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria (sometimes referred to as “the 3 major infectious diseases”). Whenever company members are transferred outside Japan, Toyota Boshoku carries out various measures for the benefit of both these company members and their families, including vaccinations and the distribution of detailed information regarding infection risks.