Sustainability

Maintenance and Improvement of Employees’ Health

Policy/Philosophy

The Nissan Chemical Group established the Basic Health Policy in 2018 to promote health and productivity management, and partially revised it in 2025.

Basic Health Policy of the Nissan Chemical Group

Mental and physical health are the foundation that support the happiness of employees and their families, as well as the realization of corporate philosophy and sustainable growth. Together with our employees, we promote multifaceted initiatives to maintain and improve health, aiming to become a vibrant company where employees stay healthy, strike a good work-life balance, and find fulfillment and purpose in both their work and personal lives.

1. Employee-led health management is fundamental, and we actively support these efforts.
2. We implement effective and flexible measures through smooth collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and experts.
3. We seek to enhance employee vitality and productivity through initiatives focused on maintaining and improving health.

YAGI Shinsuke
Representative Director, President

Health and Productivity Management Strategy Map

We have formulated a Health and Productivity Management Strategy Map to visualize the connection between our Basic Health Policy, health and productivity management goals, and related initiatives. We pursue a more strategic approach to health and productivity management by evaluating the progress and effectiveness of our initiatives and applying the PDCA cycle.

• Health and Productivity Management Strategy Map

System

Conferences / Meetings

Under the supervision of the Head of the Personnel Department, we hold the Health Conference twice a year which is attended by members of the Environment, Safety & Quality Assurance Department, managers in charge of personnel at each site, and members of the Health Insurance Association to grasp the health status of employees, plan health measures, verify effectiveness, and improve efforts.

In addition, providing the opportunity to hold discussions and exchange views with the labor union, the Health Promotion Committee, which consists of members from the Company, the Health Insurance Association, and the labor union, two from each, meets three times a year, working to improve the level of health and productivity management by also taking the perspective of employees into consideration.

Furthermore, from FY2020, we have also applied our basic health policy to domestic affiliated companies and have held the Affiliated Company Health Meeting twice a year in which the persons in charge of health promotion of each company attend.

In addition to having our occupational health professionals attend various conferences and meetings excluding the Affiliated Company Health Meeting, we also hold the Occupational Health Meeting twice a year, in which public health nurses from all our locations attend.

Health Promotion Office

We have established the Health Promotion Office as a dedicated section within the Personnel Department to maintain and promote the mental and physical health of our employees. We aim to further promote health and productivity management by formulating and implementing priority measures and various health measures based on the Basic Health Policy.

General Occupational Health Physician

In order to obtain appropriate advice from experts in planning and implementing company-wide health initiatives, we have placed general occupational health physician since April 2020. They participate in various health promotion initiatives such as attending various conferences / meetings.

Occupational Health Professionals

In order to establish a meticulous health management system, we have appointed public health nurses and nurses at our head office, plants and laboratories. They participate in activities to promote health by serving as health consultation desks for employees, creating a hygienic environment in the workplace, and acting as liaisons between occupational health physician and person in charge of personnel.

Indicators

1. Health and Productivity Management Goals and Indicators

• 1 Employees who took leave due to personal injury / sickness and mental health problems in total (Reference) Number of full-time employees in FY2024: 2,044
• 2 We evaluated work performance in the past four weeks with work performance that could be achieved when there is no sickness or injury as 100% (Single-Item Presenteeism Question), and the survey was conducted during the stress check.
• 3 Passion and approach to work were assessed using an employee questionnaire developed by an external expert organization, conducted during the stress check.
  It determines 28 indices such as autonomous action and positive feelings and measures level of employee engagement.

2. Physical Health of Employees

• 1 Employees on temporary retirement, etc. are excluded.
• 2 Fasting blood glucose ≧126 or HbA1c ≧6.5
• 3 Employees who took leave due to mental health problems are excluded.

3. Mental Health of Employees

• 1 Employees on temporary retirement, etc. are excluded.
• 2 Passion and approach to work were assessed using an employee questionnaire developed by an external expert organization, conducted during the stress check.
  It determines 28 indices such as autonomous action and positive feelings and measures level of employee engagement.

Activities

7 Health Actions

1. Implementation Status of Each of the 7 Health Actions

Indicator	Scope	Unit	FY2024
1. Exercise for at least 30 minutes, twice a week.	non-consolidated	%	46.9
2. Get sufficient rest through quality sleep.	non-consolidated	%	63.1
3. Check your step count at least once a week.	non-consolidated	%	44.9
4. Monitor your weight at least once a week.	non-consolidated	%	43.4
5. Have at least two alcohol-free days each week	non-consolidated	%	81.4
6. Eat breakfast every day.	non-consolidated	%	77.5
7. Greet your colleagues at work every day.	non-consolidated	%	96.7

2. The 7 Health Actions Practiced and Their Relationship to Engagement and Productivity

Regular Health Checkups

We encourage employees to undergo regular health checkups by targeting a rate of 100%. We achieved the target rate of 100% in FY2024 (Note).

Note: Employees on temporary retirement, etc. are excluded.

Mental Health Measures

The employees’ mental and physical health is a foundation that supports sound corporate growth, and we consider it an important management issue. The results of stress checks and their analysis are reported to the council of managing officers every year with the participation of a general occupational health physician. In addition, we provide Line-Care^※1 and Self-Care^※2 (including e-learning) Training as necessary, and counseling services available to employees and their families.

In FY2024, we conducted a training session on the theme of resilience (Self-Care) with the aim of helping each individual develop stress management techniques and enhance their ability to recover from setbacks and difficult situations. Although the training session included basic content, which resulted in a slightly lower satisfaction rate compared to previous years, it has contributed to raising employees' awareness of mental health.

• Stress check (September 2024): Undergone by 99.9% of all employees
• Organizational analysis of stress check and reporting session: A total fourteen reporting sessions were held for executives at the head office, laboratories, and plants. The analysis and holding of reporting sessions were outsourced to an external specialty company.

• 1 Care provided by manager / supervisor. It includes understanding and improving the work environment daily and providing consultations to subordinates. The participation rate for this training in FY2024 was 100%.
• 2 Care that can be provided to oneself. It includes being aware of one’s own stress and preventing or coping with stress. The participation rate for this training in FY2024 was 90% and in the questionnaire carried out after the seminar, 63% of the respondents answered positively.

Lifestyle-related Diseases Prevention

Medical expenses for lifestyle-related diseases (excluding inpatient outpatients and dispensing) accounted for about 30% of entire medical expenses (122 million yen (37% of medical expenses) in FY2023 and 87 million yen (30% of medical expenses) in FY2024). In collaboration with the Health Insurance Association, we are carrying out preventive measures against various lifestyle-related diseases. In FY2024, we conducted specific health guidance for the preliminary group for lifestyle-related diseases, a diabetes aggravation prevention program, and a diet program for people in their 20s and 30s online.

Countermeasures against Second-hand Smoking

As a countermeasure against the revision of Health Promotion Law (enforced in April 2020), the smoking environment of all sites is investigated, and smoking areas that do not meet the legal standards have been refurbished, removed or relocated. In addition, as in the previous year, the Nissan Chemical Health Insurance Association implemented the "No Smoking Challenge" (a system to subsidize employees who try to quit smoking).

Promotion of Women's Health Improvement

In 2021, we launched a project to promote women's health. More than 20 people, mainly general affairs personnel and medical personnel of each site, participate in this project, share women's health issues and discuss on planning and implementing measures. We also conduct seminars regarding women’s health every year.

Measures Widely Taken for Employees

We support the improvement of employees' health literacy and the practice of appropriate lifestyle habits through initiatives, such as distributing our original videos where experts briefly explain various health topics, organizing walking competitions using apps, and conducting physical fitness assessments aimed at preventing fall-related accidents.