We believe that individual well-being is the source of growth, and in 2018 we established the "Health and Productivity Management Declaration" with the aim of "working at Rohto Pharmaceutical will make you healthy." In 2025, we established the "ROHTO Well-being LIFE Declaration," aiming for a work style that aims to enrich employees' personal and professional lives and maintain and improve their health.
Our understanding of "health" goes beyond simply being free from illness. True health is achieved when employees are able to approach their daily work with passion (a sense of purpose in their work and life) based on physical and mental health, and we believe that such employees are "autonomous health-conscious human resources" who support the health of society. In addition to cultivating healthy human resources, we aim to spread the value of health to their families, local communities, and the next generation.
Rohto Pharmaceutical Health and Productivity Management Declaration
Our aim is to become a company fully staffed by “healthy human resources” who will always be able to healthily thrive in their daily work.
We hereby declare that we will strive to further promote health and productivity management so that our healthy employees will lead to a healthy society, and on to a healthy next generation.
ROHTO Well-being LIFE Declaration
- We believe that in order to build an independent career as Professional SHIGOTONIN and live a well-being life, it is important to be healthy both physically and mentally, and to be able to enjoy both your work at Rohto and your personal time.
- We believe that physical and mental health is the foundation of a well-being life, and we actively work to maintain and improve our health through disease prevention and treatment, physical fitness, rest, etc. We also do not regard the health of our coworkers and their families, who support us, as something that concerns us, but cooperate in maintaining and improving their health.
- We will always be mindful of the value of our work, working to improve operational efficiency, productivity, and diverse working styles, striving to harmonize work and private life and create time to improve our well-being.
- The time created will be actively used for self-realization and training, such as studying to improve oneself or working multiple jobs; for mental and physical refreshment, such as spending time with family, friends, and loved ones, hobbies, health promotion, rest, and leisure; and for fulfilling one's role at home and in society, such as childcare, nursing care, housework, and social activities.
- We will never forget to consider the well-being of those who support us, such as our families and business partners, and we will support our colleagues who actively strive to fulfill their roles at home and in society.
health indicators
We believe that physical and mental health is the foundation for achieving well-being, and have established our own health indicators, not only to prepare for current and future health risks, but also with an eye to promoting the health of future generations. By setting specific goals, we encourage each employee to review their daily lives and promote health and productivity management, with the aim of enabling them to take the initiative in achieving well-being. From fiscal 2025, we have established four new indicators that will lead to 'improving the mind', so that we can support a state of inner vitality.
- *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
health and productivity management Strategy Map (Japanese only)
In promoting health and productivity management, we are creating a health and productivity management strategy map to identify health issues that can lead to the resolution of management issues and to translate these issues into initiatives to maintain and improve health that will resolve those issues.
System: health and productivity management promotion and Occupational safety and health
Under the responsibility of President and Representative Director, Health Management Promotion Group is taking the lead in promoting health and productivity management initiatives. With advice from Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), the group works in cooperation with the Human Resources and General Affairs Department, the General Affairs Department and project promotion staff at each site, the labor union, ROHTO GROUP Health Insurance Society, the Occupational Safety and Health Promotion Office, Occupational Safety and Health Committee, and External Consultation Service (Experts) services to promote employee health.
In addition, from 2024, we will reorganize Health Management Promotion Group from within the Human Resources and General Affairs Department to Sustainable Management Promotion Office, and build a health and productivity management promotion system aimed at more sustainable "mutual growth of individuals and the company" based on physical and mental health.
*Chief Human Resources Officer: Officer in charge of human resource development, organizational development, and well-being management
Health and productivity management Actions
In addition to providing comprehensive health checkups, dental checkups, and influenza vaccinations every year, we also implement initiatives that encourage employee participation in making health-promoting habits.
Starting in fiscal 2022, in addition to the Human Resources and Health Management Office, we will also be setting up an external consultation desk exclusively for our employees, where they can consult with qualified medical professionals (nurses, midwives, and public health nurses) about a variety of concerns, including pregnancy, childbirth, childcare, balancing work and illness, and mental health, to provide support.
Health White Paper
We believe that the well-being of individuals is a source of growth, and we are committed to health and productivity management with the aim of making working at Rohto Pharmaceutical healthier. The Rohto Health White Paper, our first publication, was published in December 2025 with the aim of compiling health-related measures and related data based on this philosophy and communicating them in an easy-to-understand manner to everyone inside and outside the company.
The white paper includes information on the purpose and policy of health promotion, progress made so far, major initiatives, results, and various indicators, with the aim of raising health awareness among each employee and enhancing well-being together with everyone inside and outside the company.
Expanding health and productivity management to the entire group
In order to expand our health and productivity management to group companies and employees' families, we established ROHTO GROUP Health Insurance Society, which began operations in April 2022. With the average age of our employees rising, we believe that regular health checkups are important as an initiative that leads to the early detection and prevention of disease, and we offer comprehensive health checkups. Regarding "specific health checkups," which are generally for people aged 40 and over, our company has been conducting them from the age of 30 for some time, and we are implementing the same across the entire group. Furthermore, health checkup criteria differ between business locations and group companies, making it difficult to grasp health status, but by visualizing health checkup data across the entire group, we are now able to implement appropriate measures.
Based on health checkup results and prescription data, we are developing various insurance businesses to lead to more improvements in health issues. In addition, in order to establish exercise habits and improve literacy, we have launched an original health app called "W-UP" and, in cooperation with ROHTO GROUP Health Insurance Society, have introduced it to the entire group. We will promote collaborative health initiatives by regularly sharing health issues and measures and working together on health measures, and strive to further maintain the health of our employees.
External Evaluation
In March 2025, we were selected for the second time as a "Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization" jointly selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and have been certified as a "Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (White 500)" for the eighth time, for the fifth consecutive year.
In February 2025, the company was also certified as a "Sports Yell Company 2025" by the Japan Sports Agency. Having been certified more than eight times since 2018, the company received the "Silver" certification, and because over 70% of employees participate in sports once a week, the company received the "+" certification.
In August 2024, the menu offered at the head office cafeteria (meals provided by Shidax Contract Food Service Co., Ltd.) was awarded the highest three-star (standard: solid) rating in the "Healthy Meals and Food Environment (commonly known as Smart Meal)" certification sponsored by the Healthy Meals and Food Environment Consortium, a general incorporated association.
Promoting health activities in collaboration with business partners
Expanding learning through the Women's Health Lab
To support the health of women and the next generation, we have been holding study groups since 2018 to learn, think, and act together from various perspectives, going beyond the roles of business partner and manufacturer, to create the future.
A total of 57 people from 25 companies participated in the seventh term in fiscal 2024 as fellow learners facing social issues. They learned about the latest healthcare and medical information, social trends and issues, and practical examples of solutions, while also expanding the circle of various health actions both inside and outside the company.
Addressing driver health issues
In order to address driver shortages and build a responsible and sustainable supply chain, we recognize that it is important to improve the well-being of not only our own company but also delivery companies, drivers, and other people involved in logistics, and we are promoting initiatives together with our business partners involved in logistics.
Eliminating same-day shipping to reduce truck waiting times and departure times
With the cooperation of our agents and business partners, we have implemented reforms to eliminate shipping on the day of order receipt and instead finalize shipping details by the day before. This has enabled us to move shipping operations forward, eliminating truck drivers' waiting time and allowing us to move departure times up by three hours.