New indicators for health and productivity management towards 2030
: 12 indicators aiming for mental and physical well-being.
June 9, 2025
ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture; President: Masafumi Sugimoto) believes that "only when employees themselves are healthy can they provide better products and services to the world." Based on this belief, in addition to the eight indicators it has been working on to promote employee health, Rohto has newly established four indicators that will lead to improved mindset towards 2030. The company will continue to work on health and productivity management, which will be the foundation for well-being from both mind and body.
- *1: Anemia is defined as a hemoglobin level of less than 12.0 g/dl
- *2: Fitness age < actual age is defined as two or more items of physical fitness test results (physical fitness age, walking age, and brain fitness®) being younger than actual age.
- *3: A single serving is defined as less than 2 go for men and less than 1 go for women.
- *4: Percentage of people who answered "very satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied" on a four-point scale (in fiscal 2022, a five-point scale will be used, including "neither satisfied nor satisfied")
- *5: Results from April to March of the relevant fiscal year
- *6: Average during the walking event "Toko Chale" 2022 Winter (3 weeks)
- *7: Average number of participants during the period of the exercise and communication promotion event "New Well Challenge" 2023 summer walking event (25 events total 726 participants)
- *8: Average during the three-week walking and sleep improvement event "Toko Challenge 2024 Sleep +"
- *9: An internal messaging tool that allows employees to express their gratitude to each other
Background of setting the new indicators
Recognizing that physical and mental health are the foundation for achieving well-being, we are promoting health and productivity management that aims to enable each employee to review their daily lives and become self-sufficient by setting specific goals. In recent years, our company has seen an increase in the number of employees and a rise in the average age, making the promotion of employee health even more important. Therefore, while continuing our efforts on the eight indicators that form the foundation of health, including overcoming metabolic syndrome, a risk factor for lifestyle-related diseases, which we have been working on since fiscal year 2017, we have also set four new indicators from fiscal year 2025 that will focus on inner fulfillment and lead to improved mindset.
Regarding the new indicators, we will promote the use of "39 (Thank You) Messages," an internal tool that allows employees to express gratitude to one another, as well as enriching employee mindsets through learning, reducing overtime work, and encouraging employees to take consecutive holidays. Through these multifaceted measures, we will strive to further enhance the inner well-being of our employees and sustainably energize people, society, and the future world.
Main initiatives over the past five years
| 2021 |
- Certified as a "Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (Large Corporation Category (White 500))" for its excellent health and productivity management in collaboration with employees.
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| 2022 |
- "ROHTO GROUP Health Insurance Society" established.
- Launch of "ROHTO WAY2020," a new personnel system that encourages the development of self-reliant personnel
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| 2023 |
- "The CARE" is a 24-hour health consultation service staffed by dedicated midwives and public health nurses.
- Adding "intraocular pressure testing" to regular health checkups for those aged 30 and over
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| 2024 |
- The menu offered in the company cafeteria has received a three-star "Healthy Eating and Food Environment (commonly known as Smart Meal) Certification" (standard: solid).
- Company-wide health event "TokoChalle 2024 Sleep+" held.
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| 2025 |
- Selected as a "Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization" for the second time.
- Certified as a "Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization 2025 (White 500)" for the 8th time in 5 consecutive years.
- Establishment of the "ROHTO Well-being LIFE Declaration"
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Looking ahead
Deputy General Manager of Human Resources and General Affairs Department
Deputy Director, Sustainable Management Promotion Office
Akiko Yamamoto
Since our founding, we have developed and provided products that support our customers' health, such as gastrointestinal medicines and eye drops. From an early stage, we have believed that the health of our employees is the foundation of sustainable corporate growth, and we have focused on health and productivity management. We are working with the future in mind, focusing on improving lifestyle habits and promoting physical health, so that our employees can live their lives vibrantly even after leaving our company. This time, looking ahead to 2030, we have added four new indicators with the theme of "inner fulfillment" for our employees, aiming to realize well-being in both mind and body. At the same time, we have keenly felt from our experience that there are no shortcuts to solving health issues, and we believe that it is essential to create an environment in which each employee can autonomously address their health. Moving forward, we will continue to expand measures that enable employees to proactively engage in health and productivity management and provide even greater value to society.