Sustainability

Sysmex believes that the active participation of diverse talent is a source of innovation. Sysmex promotes "diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I)" with the aim of creating an environment where everyone can thrive, regardless of nationality, gender, age, or field of expertise. Given that the ratio of female employees at Sysmex is relatively high within the manufacturing industry, the company has promoted the establishment of systems that support career continuity and improved work-life balance, and has been working to create an environment where employees can balance diverse life stages and work styles regardless of gender. Sysmex is also focusing on developing female leaders, positioning the ratio of women in managerial positions as an important indicator of human capital and implementing development measures that enable women to demonstrate their abilities and advance into leadership positions.

Specifically, Sysmex has established a global HR policy and introduced a job-based HR system across the Group. By clarifying job duties and necessary personnel requirements, it is now possible to promote employees based on their job performance rather than years of service. Sysmex has established a system that allows employees to flexibly build their careers according to their abilities and motivation, even after life events such as childbirth and raising children. This system enables employees to proactively choose their own career paths and to pursue self-directed career development.

In fiscal year 2021, Sysmex introduced a “Smart Work System” for all employees, adopting a hybrid work style that allows employees to choose where and when they work based on their work content and lifestyle. Sysmex aims to improve work-life balance by expanding the options for working styles, allowing for combinations of flextime, staggered working hours, and the ability to step out from work.

In addition to childcare and nursing care leave systems exceeding the legal requirements, Sysmex has put in place a wide range of systems and environments to support life events, such as "Mebae (‘new buds’) Leave" that can be used for morning sickness and/or fertility treatment, and "Kids Park," an in-house daycare center at its R&D site. Furthermore, Sysmex distributes "Dad's Childcare Leave Guidebooks" to encourage men to take parental leave, and holds seminars to enhance understanding throughout the workplace. In addition to holding roundtables where employees who are balancing work and childcare can share information, Sysmex also works to encourage employees to take advantage of the system and alleviate their concerns by continuously providing information through an in-house newsletter, "Diversity News," aimed at employees on childcare leave. As a result of these efforts, the rate of men taking childcare leave reached 77% in fiscal 2024, achieving the fiscal 2025 target of 65% ahead of schedule.

Going forward, Sysmex will continue to create social and economic value based on the creation of an attractive workplace where everyone can work with peace of mind, and as a unified group, Sysmex will steadily promote efforts to achieve sustainable growth and a sustainable society.