Diversity

Promoting Women’s active participation
Employment of persons with disabilities
Initiatives for Sexual Minorities (LGBTQ)

Promoting Women’s active participation

Hamamatsu Photonics is an ardent supporter of women in the workplace. We believe that an active role for women in the workplace can be defined as a state in which women can work with peace of mind long-term without leaving the Company due to factors such as childbirth, childcare, and nursing care, while making the most of their abilities and fulfilling their responsibilities in the right jobs. Supported by this commitment, we believe women will play increasingly vital roles in the Company’s success, bringing positive value to its long-term business performance. Accordingly, we are recruiting new graduates with the following targets in mind.

【Action plan for April 2022 to March 2024: submitted to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare】

Increase the percentage of women among new hires for career-track and general positions (including mid-career hires) to at least 15%.
FY2023 result was 20.0% compared to the target of 15% or more.

【Current status】

Status of Implementation of Harassment Education

【Case studies on women’s participation in the workplace】

We have held seminar about women’s health issues for all employees since 2022.

In order for women to play a more role in the workspace, we believe it is important to first instill awareness of the significance of working to promote the health of working women and to have those around us understand this, so we have held seminars on women's health issues.

As further female participation in the workforce is an essential issue for improving our company's corporate value and ultimately realizing a sustainable society, we continue to hold these activities for all employees, not just women.

We held the event on International Women’s Day , March 8, 2024.

“3.8 International Women’s Day” is a day established by the United Nations to promote women’s rights and participation in politics and the economy. We held the event in the purpose that it would be a day which encourage employees to think and research a little more about gender equality.

We posted explanations about International Women’s Day and decorated the reception and cafeteria with bouquets of mimosas to raise awareness.

We called on employees who agreed with the purpose of the event to participate, posing for photos and sending them to the secretariat. We collected over 100 photos, including those of executives, and made a slideshow set to music to share within the company.

Increasing recruitment of women cannot be achieved overnight. Hamamatsu Photonics mainly recruits science students, of whom the percentage of women is typically low. To redress this imbalance, we believe that active measures are necessary and will continue to be needed in the future.
We joined the “Riko Challenge” initiative led by the Gender Equality Bureau Cabinet Office, with the aim of stimulating the interest of female junior-high and high school students in careers in science and engineering. In 2023, we conducted online light seminars and workshops, and informal meetings with our female employees. We believe that these programs helped them choose their career paths. (August 10, 2023)

Employment of persons with disabilities

At Hamamatsu Photonics we believe that everyone can train themselves through their daily work to discover things only they can do. We continuously strive to employ people with disabilities, encouraging them to develop their own areas of work specialization. The Company’s rate of employment of people with disabilities is as follows.

Hamamatsu PhotoAgri, a wholly owned subsidiary, was established on April 3, 2017. As of June,2023, this company employs eight people with disabilities.This company will continue to employ more people with disabilities as a special subsidiary company.

Hamamatsu PhotoAgri produces crops at a farm that cultivates “rich-leaf” vegetables, a class of vegetables that is particularly rich in nutrients. The company identifies issues in production and conducts research activities, with people with disabilities assuming a primary role. Employees with disabilities monitor soil conditions, growth conditions and pest proliferation; manage the farms; and at times sell the products to consumers. The environment at Hamamatsu PhotoAgri enables people with disabilities to play a constructive and vital role in the society. Ultimately Hamamatsu PhotoAgri aims to generate profits without subsidy or other support.

Initiatives for Sexual Minorities (LGBTQ)

We are promoting the creation of workplaces where accept diversity, and we started an initiative to deepen understanding of LGBTQ issues. In January 2024, we invited an outside expert as a lecturer to conduct training on diversity for harassment counselors, where they learned about the problems and concerns that LGBTQ people face, and how to deal with them. From February 2024, we will conduct e-learning training for all employees to create a corporate culture in which each employee has the correct knowledge and respects differences in individuality.
In addition, we conducted an internal awareness survey to understand LGBTQ awareness. We will utilize the issues identified from the survey results in future initiatives.

※　LGBTQ：A general term of sexual minorities consisting of the acronym lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning/queer.

Diversity

Promoting Women’s active participation

【Action plan for April 2022 to March 2024: submitted to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare】

【Current status】

【Case studies on women’s participation in the workplace】

Employment of persons with disabilities

Initiatives for Sexual Minorities (LGBTQ)

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