Based on our management philosophy, Value Code of Conduct (Seven Pledges), and various policies, we will work together with all stakeholders, including consumers, business partners, employees, shareholders, investors, and local communities, to fulfill our social responsibilities and strive to improve our corporate value in order to realize a well-being society.
Profit Share Policy
We believe that a company is a "public institution of society" and exists thanks to the support of various stakeholders, including the employees and their families who make up the company, business partners (suppliers and customers), consumers and future generations, the country, local communities, and shareholders. Our management team takes a long-term perspective and declares in our management philosophy that we will work with all those involved to solve social issues and widely share the benefits gained from this. We will reinvest profits earned through sound business operations to realize the ideal health and sound society that we aspire to, while also appropriately distributing and returning them to our stakeholders who also support us with a long-term perspective.
Customers, consumers, and future generations
- We provide high-quality products and services at reasonable prices that everyone can use safely and securely.
- We contribute to well-being through the dissemination of knowledge and educational activities that lead to health promotion.
Business Partners
- By steadily increasing sales, we will increase payments to our business partners and contribute to their employment.
- We open our doors to all, regardless of nationality or size, and work to achieve mutual prosperity with a long-term perspective.
Employees and their families
- We will create jobs through steady growth in sales and profits, and return profits appropriately through compensation, employee benefits, education and training, etc.
- We believe that the health and safety of our employees is the foundation of our company's growth, and we strive to promote health and productivity management including for employees and their families, and to improve the working environment.
- We value diversity and actively work to promote the active participation of our human resources.
- We respect freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining.
Shareholders and investors
- We will strive to steadily increase our corporate value by taking a long-term perspective and becoming a company that can truly contribute to society.
- We will pay dividends in line with our business performance, with a dividend payout ratio of 25% as our benchmark.
local community
- We will fulfill our social responsibilities by paying taxes on the profits we earn from our business activities.
- We respect the cultures and customs of each country and region, and strive to live in harmony with local communities.
- Through our business activities and social contribution activities, we will contribute to the revitalization of local communities and the creation of a well-being society.
Environment
- We will take environmental considerations into account, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, conserving resources and the environment, and building circular society.
How to communicate with stakeholders
Customers, consumers, and future generations
The Rohto Group aims to contribute to everyone's well-being by delivering health to people around the world through its products and services. We recognize that providing high-quality products and services at reasonable prices and delivering safe and secure products is of course one of our important roles, as is disseminating information that supports health.
In our "Communication Call" where we receive product inquiries from customers, we listen sincerely to each and every opinion and inquiry, analyze the content, and promptly share it with management, while also discussing and considering issues and improvement methods with the planning and development department, leading to the development of new products and services.In addition, we provide information and various experiences related to mental and physical health through our group's website, events, information magazines, etc.
Business Partners
As a partner aiming to grow together and contribute to the well-being of people around the world, we comply with laws and regulations and conduct fair and transparent transactions.
We strive to build a sustainable supply chain through our daily procurement activities, based on the Rohto Pharmaceutical Basic Procurement Policy and CSR Procurement Guidelines, and we ask for your understanding and cooperation.
We are also working to improve the environment by engaging with our suppliers to use environmentally friendly packaging and raw materials, transitioning to more environmentally friendly transportation methods, and promoting recycling and ethical consumption through dialogue with our retailers and wholesalers.
Employees and their families
For the Rohto Group to contribute to the realization of a well-being society while growing sustainably as a company, it is essential that each and every employee, who carries this responsibility, flourish and grow.
We foster an organizational culture that supports employee growth and promotes diversity and inclusion, and provide support for individual career development and learning. We also listen to employees' opinions through direct dialogue opportunities such as feedforward interviews with management, annual vision sheets, and employee engagement surveys (Well-being Points), leading to the creation of an organization that makes the most of each individual's potential. We also utilize in-house newsletters, an internal portal site, and videos to promote understanding and dissemination of management and organizational information, and work to stimulate communication by sharing information about internal activities. We also deepen mutual understanding of the working environment through dialogues such as labor-management councils. We have established the Rohto Group Hotline to handle internal and external reports and consultations, and respond appropriately while protecting privacy.
Shareholders and investors
For shareholders and investors who have high expectations for the management and business of the Rohto Group, we aim to take a long-term perspective and become a company that can truly contribute to society, thereby striving to steadily and sustainably increase corporate value and enhance shareholder returns.
We hold general shareholders' meetings, financial results briefings and dialogues with institutional investors and analysts, company information sessions and events for individual investors, and strive to disclose information in a timely and appropriate manner through our website, various reports, etc. We also use the opinions we receive to improve our management and IR activities.
local community
As a global business operator, the Rohto Group strives to build relationships and promote communication rooted in each local community in order to contribute to the well-being of everyone in each region. We understand the health issues that exist in each region and the impact that our business activities have on local communities, and support activities that meet the needs of local communities.
Environment
As a member of this beautiful planet, using its resources and working together, we will accurately grasp the environmental impact of our activities, propose initiatives to reduce this impact in the future, and achieve these.