Chairman and Representative Director Kunio Yamada (left)
President and Representative Director Hidetoshi Segi (right)
Rohto Pharmaceutical was founded in 1899 with the aim of solving the social problem of "helping the increasing number of people suffering from stomach ailments due to changes in dietary habits." Since then, we have grown with the manufacturing and sales of gastrointestinal medicines, eye drops, topical medicines, and skincare products as Core businesses. The external environment has changed significantly, and our business fields have expanded, but we have always faced changes in society and our customers, and we continue to take on challenges. We believe that delivering "health" to everyone and leading people and society to "well-being" is the reason for our existence and our most important philosophy, and in 2019 we formulated the "Rohto Group Comprehensive Management Vision - Connect for Well-being -". In order to continue delivering well-being to everyone, sustainable organizational management and sustainable growth are indispensable. On top of that, we would like to combine our wisdom with colleagues inside and outside the company with whom we are connected through our business activities, and energize "the world of tomorrow".
Intending to realize a "sustainable Well-being society," we have identified five "Materiality (key issues)" and are advancing our initiatives. To conserve the global environment, we have been striving to diminish environmental impact by continuingly employing new technologies following the concept of the circular economy: for example, taking the lead in refilling cosmetics with pouches, thereby reducing the use of plastic and other resources; switching to environmentally friendly raw materials; minimizing waste and energy consumption; and introducing renewable energy. Also, prioritizing addressing human rights and employment-related issues, we initiated the human rights due diligence process at full scale in fiscal 2024. Additionally, to achieve healthy corporate management, with the establishment of the Sustainability Committee as an advisory body to the Board of Directors in fiscal 2021, we are now facilitating responsible management with transparency to reach the "Sustainability Targets 2030."
Being convinced that "humans" are the most essential element in developing our organization and resolving social issues to lead the world to a more prosperous society, we have also focused on nurturing personnel. ROHTO's human resource development means to foster persons capable of taking on challenges with passion and unconventional thinking to "contribute to society" consistently. To address a broad range of issues that beset modern society and to respond to the changing times, we are committed to develop people of talent who can play an active role both inside and outside the company so that our ties with the whole society to be strengthened and ROHTO maintains its presence as a corporation capable of contributing to the Well-being of every single person and the entire world.
As various sustainability-related issues are interrelated and interact, it is crucial to tackle them from a synthesizing perspective. It also requires collaboration with the entire group, rather than just a specific department or staff members. If we approach these issues as a single company and can even produce some results, there will be limitations. However, through combining forces and working together with our stakeholders, we can expect more significant accomplishments. Only by adopting this approach can the ROHTO Group's management vision, "Connect for Well-being," be translated into action and made a reality.
Continuing to fulfill our corporate social responsibilities, the ROHTO Group will build a foundation for sustainable growth through dialogue with our stakeholders and information disclosure, and pursue the Well-being of people around the world, local communities, and the global environment.