Occupational Health, Safety, and Fitness Initiatives

The Kyocera Group is undertaking various measures to raise health awareness among all employees and support health in body and mind.

Total Health Promotion Plan Activities

The Kyocera Group carries out total health promotion (THP) activities, under the overall control of the president and the leadership of the Corporate General Affairs Human Resources Group. THP activities aim to help employees maintain and improve their physical and mental health so that they feel happy with their health, and to make the company more productive and energetic. In line with our Health and Productivity Management Declaration, we are implementing various on-going initiatives to improve employee health, including measures to promote healthy eating habits, exercise, non-smoking, and good mental health. We are aiming to be a company with excellent health management, where every employee can work energetically and enthusiastically.

Organization Chart

● Health Promotion Structure

We have designated the president as the Chief Health Officer and established the following structure to promote health management.

Strategy Map

Our policy for promoting health and productivity management is:
"To achieve our management rationale of 'providing opportunities for the material and intellectual growth of all our employees' and our company policy of 'creating a vibrant and empowering workplace,' we strive to build an open and supportive work environment where every employee can perform their duties with peace of mind."
Based on this policy, we are implementing various initiatives to solve employees' health-related issues.

  We invest 19.5 million yen annually in employee health initiatives.
Of this amount, 19 million yen is allocated to medical and health-related expenses (such as health checkups) within non-statutory welfare costs, and 500,000 yen is allocated to health management education.
Main areas of investment: health checkups, mental health support, exercise and nutrition programs, sleep improvement, and smoking cessation support.

Specific Initiatives for Maintaining and Promoting Health

Health Promotion Seminar Held in 2025

As part of our initiatives to address our company's key health issues - obesity among younger employees, lipid abnormalities, and high blood sugar risk - we invited a professional instructor to our Global Headquarters and conducted a nutrition and exercise seminar connecting all sites across Japan online. (The seminar targeted 186 employees, achieving a 43.0% participation rate on the day of the event and a 73.1% satisfaction rate.) For employees who were unable to attend, we later distributed a recorded video of the session. In addition, the first 30 participants among the target group were selected to participate in a 90-day program called "Karada Kakumei" (Body Revolution), held once a week, designed to promote enjoyable and healthy weight loss through a variety of activities. We are also conducting periodic effectiveness assessments and continuing efforts to improve these health issues.

● Goal for FY 2028

Health Support Initiatives over the Past Five Years

Initiatives to Improve Dietary Habits

To support employee health, we implement the following initiatives aimed at improving dietary habits:

Introduction of Cafeteria-Style Dining and Provision of Healthy Set Meals

In our employee cafeteria, all menu items display calorie and sodium content, allowing employees to freely choose meals according to their health conditions and preferences through a cafeteria-style system. In addition, a "Healthy Set Meal" (e.g., under 650 kcal and containing at least 120 g of vegetables) is offered daily. By introducing and recommending this as a featured menu item, we aim to promote greater health awareness among employees.

Breakfast Support through the Establishment of a New Cafe

In 2021, we opened a new employee cafe at our Global Headquarters, offering handmade sandwiches and freshly baked bread. This initiative has contributed to the improvement of the eating habits of employees who tend to skip breakfast.

Lineup of Health-Conscious Products

At the company store, we offer a selection of health-conscious products such as low-calorie snacks, supplements rich in dietary fiber and protein, and low-sugar beverages.

Initiatives to Promote Physical Activity

To help employees maintain their health and establish regular exercise habits, we implement a variety of initiatives.

Hosting Sports Events

Since 2000, we have held an annual sports event every April, providing employees with an opportunity to enjoy physical activity in a fun and engaging way.

Collaborative Events with the Health Insurance Association

In cooperation with our health insurance association, we organize annual events such as "Walking Challenges" and "Weight Check Campaigns." Incentives are offered based on the achievement of the goal to boost the participation of the employees. Furthermore, in 2024, we expanded the program to include temporary staff and employees of partner companies, and held a “Locomotive Syndrome Prevention Event.” In this event, participants’ walking patterns were measured and evaluated, and individual guidance was provided by specialists to support the maintenance and improvement of physical function.

Physical Fitness Measurement During Health Promotion Month

During the Health Promotion Month in September, we hold a physical fitness measurement event for all employees during the lunch break, providing an opportunity for them to become more aware of their health status and exercise habits.

Initiatives to Address Women's Health Issues

To support the health of female employees, we are implementing the following initiatives.

Awareness Activities on the Importance of Gynecological Examinations

We conduct seminars and e-learning programs on diseases specific to women, such as breast cancer and cervical cancer, to raise awareness about the importance of screenings and related health risks. These initiatives aim to increase the screening rates for breast and cervical cancer. In addition, we make it easier for employees to undergo examinations by offering simultaneous screenings during regular health checkups, arranging mobile screening units on company premises, and providing financial support by the health insurance association.

● Goal for FY 2028

Breast and cervical cancer screening rates over the past five years

Establishment of an In-house Medical Consultation Desk

To address concerns or questions regarding gynecological examination results, we have set up an in-house medical consultation desk, providing an environment where employees can seek advice with peace of mind.

Support System for Fertility Treatment

We have established a leave system that allows employees undergoing fertility treatment to focus on their treatment with confidence and without worry.

Initiatives to Address Employees Working Long Hours

To protect the health of employees, we actively implement measures to reduce long working hours.

Thorough Time and Attendance Management and Health Checks

We have introduced a time and attendance management system to accurately monitor employees' working hours.
We have established standards that are stricter than those required by the Industrial Safety and Health Act. An occupational physician identifies employees at high risk and conducts interviews and guidance as needed. In addition, we work closely with the HR and labor affairs department to maintain employees' health.

Promotion of Flexible Working Arrangements

As part of our work-style reforms, we have implemented the following systems:

• Paid leave that can be taken in hourly units
• Break-out allowance for employees working from home
• Introduction of a flextime system

Through these initiatives, we aim to create a workplace where all employees can work more healthily and flexibly.

Initiatives for Mental Health

We provide broad interventions from prevention to support to protect employees' mental health.

Preventive Measures and Training

All employees receive self-care training (88% participation rate in 2025), and managers receive training on line-care, prevention of power harassment, and diversity to deepen workplace-wide understanding of mental health.

Support for New Hires

About one month after joining, new employees are given a questionnaire to assess depressive tendencies and are interviewed by occupational health nurses. This enables early detection of mental health issues and supports adaptation to the new work environment.

Creating an Accessible Consultation Environment

We have established a health consultation desk on our Health Promotion Division's portal site so that employees can easily consult occupational physicians and occupational health nurses about physical or mental health concerns.

Return-to-work Support and Relapse Prevention

For employees on leave due to mental health issues, we respond based on a return-to-work support program, coordinating with the employee, Human Resources Division, the occupational physician, occupational health nurses, the workplace they will return to, and, when necessary, external support (return-to-work support) facilities. Even after reinstatement, we work to ensure a smooth return and prevent relapse by, for example, conducting regular consultations with the occupational physician.

Implementation of Stress Checks and Responses

We conduct annual stress checks at all business sites and maintain a participation rate of over 95%.
For employees identified as high stress, we provide interviews with the occupational physician and individual consultations with occupational health nurses, offering necessary support.
We feed back analysis results to workplaces judged to be high-stress and work with managers to improve the work environment. We also plan to provide feedback to all workplaces in the future.

● Goal for FY 2028

Stress check results for the past five years

Infection Prevention Initiatives

To protect the health of employees and their families, we implement the following measures regarding infection prevention.

Influenza vaccination program

Since 2015, we have provided annual on-site influenza vaccinations. We accommodate those who wish to be vaccinated by arranging vaccinations during working hours and creating an environment that makes vaccination easy. We also offer vaccination opportunities to staff of partner companies working at our sites to help prevent workplace-wide spread.

Infection Control Measures for Employees Working or Assigned Abroad

For employees assigned abroad and their accompanying family members, we provide company-funded various recommended vaccinations appropriate to the destination country or region, based on information from quarantine stations of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the overseas safety website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. These are available to those who wish to receive them.

Others

The health insurance association subsidizes the cost of the shingles vaccine for employees aged 50 and older.

In-house influenza vaccination uptake rates for the past five years

Initiatives for Smoking Cessation Support

To promote employee health, we are committed to supporting smoking cessation.

Long-term goals and promotion activities

Since 2014, we have set a goal to halve the smoking rate within the following ten years and have actively carried out smoking cessation promotion activities.

Specific initiatives

We provide multifaceted support measures, including:

• Establishing "Swan Swan Day" (a smoking cessation awareness day)
• Hosting lung-age measurement events
• Organizing smoking cessation challenge events
• A full subsidy by the health insurance association for smoking cessation outpatient treatment costs
• Holding smoking cessation classes led by occupational health nurses
• Providing individualized counseling by occupational health nurses according to smokers' stages of behavior change

As a result of these initiatives, employees' smoking rates have steadily declined, and on April 1, 2022, we implemented a smoke-free policy across all business sites (no smoking on company premises).

Achievements and future goals

The smoking rate fell from 22.4% in 2014 to 14.7% in 2024, an improvement of 7.7 percentage points. We will continue our smoking cessation initiatives with the aim of reducing the smoking rate to 10% or below.

● Goal for FY 2028

Smoking rate results for the past five years

Initiatives to Improve Health Literacy

To raise employees' health awareness, we offer health seminars and e-learning, provide opportunities for physical activity, and hold physical fitness assessment events. Through these activities, we support employees in acquiring accurate health knowledge and in actively managing their own health. These initiatives also help to establish a culture that values health throughout the organization.
We measure health literacy using a questionnaire to assess how well our health-management initiatives have permeated the organization.

● Employees' Health Literacy

Response rate: 96.5% (target population: 3,454 individuals) Conducted together with the stress check

Final Evaluation Indicators for Health Management

We are working to create a work environment in which each employee is mentally and physically healthy and can work with peace of mind.
To measure the outcomes of these initiatives, we introduced absenteeism, presenteeism, and work engagement as key indicators from 2025, based on the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Health Investment Management Accounting Guideline.
The target values for 2027 were set by benchmarking the performance of companies selected as Health & Productivity Management Stocks and analyzing the gap with our current values. By leveraging these indicators, we aim to improve employee health and job satisfaction and to realize a sustainable workplace environment.

● Goal for FY 2028

Five-year track record of health checkup and complete checkup participation rates

● Health management evaluation indicators

Response rate: 96.5%(Target persons: 3,454) Conducted together with the stress check

External Evaluations and Awards

Our health management initiatives have been highly regarded externally

Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization

Awards and Certifications at Each Site

Each site has also received local awards and certifications for health management.

• Global Headquarters:
  Awarded the Health Osaka 21 Promotion Citizen Meeting Chairman's Award (Award for Excellence) from the Health Osaka 21 Promotion Prefectural Citizens’ Council at the 1st Osaka Prefecture Health Promotion Awards
• Hirakata Plant:
  Certified as a Hirakata City Health Excellence Company
• Tamaki Plant:
  Awarded the Mie Tokowaka Health and Productivity Company 2025
• Minatomirai Research Center:
  Achieved an AA rating in Yokohama City Health Management