Rohto Pharmaceutical received the CSA Award for "A company that creates next-generation talent that people in their 20s would like to recommend."

The CSA Award, established in 2020, aims to highlight companies that, while contributing to society through their core business and demonstrating high profitability, possess the ability to cultivate business professionals necessary for future society. The award recognizes companies that create "next-generation talent" that we recommend to people in their 20s. CSA is an abbreviation for Career Select Ability®, a portmanteau of "Career," "Select," and "Ability," representing the ability to proactively thrive in any environment.

Award points

• Fostering a culture of independent thinking and taking on challenges

  Instead of being passive, they have created a system that constantly encourages employees to think about how they can provide value to the company, fostering employees with a broad perspective from their 20s. In addition, despite being a leading long-established company in Japan, they have boldly reformed their personnel system by eliminating age-based salaries.

• Instillation of the philosophy

  The belief that we will contribute to the "well-being" of all individuals and society is deeply ingrained in our employees and is reflected in our products. A customer-centric approach is firmly established as part of our company culture.

Our company aims to contribute to the well-being of people around the world through our business activities and to realize a sustainable society where people can live healthy and happy lives. We believe that the source of our activities is our human resources, and we are focusing on human resource development with the motto of "Realizing a well-being society through the co-growth of the company and its employees, respecting the individual." In the future, we will continue to support not only the younger generation but also diverse individuals in taking initiative and becoming self-reliant "Professional SHIGOTONIN," and we aim for well-being management where individuals and the organization move towards common goals while each employee autonomously takes responsibility for their own purpose and career.

Overview of the "CSA Award - Companies that Create 'Next-Generation Talent' Recommended for People in Their 20s"

The CSA Award recognizes companies that, based on their social contributions in their core business and high profitability, possess the ability to cultivate business professionals necessary for future society. CSA is an abbreviation for CareerSelectAbility®, a portmanteau of "Career," "Select," and "Ability." It represents the ability to thrive in any environment.

Judges

Takashi Nawa (Visiting Professor, Department of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University Business School)
Ken Shibusawa (Representative Director, Shibusawa & Company, Ltd.)
Kumi Fujisawa (Chairperson, International Institute for Social and Economic Research, Inc.)
Michikatsu Ochi (Chairman, En Human Resources Education Foundation)

Award-winning companies for fiscal year 2023

Kuradashi Co., Ltd.
ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Reference information for our human resources

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Related Information

• En Human Resources Education Foundation (General Incorporated Foundation)
• CSA Award