On March 10, Shimadzu Corporation was selected for the ninth consecutive year by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi as a “White 500” company with superior health management practices, which is a recognition of publicly listed companies with outstanding health management practices. This system honors companies with a track record of particularly impressive health management, based on regional health issues and initiatives to promote health by the Nippon Kenko Kaigi. The “White 500” is awarded to the top corporations in the large-scale corporate sector.
Shimadzu Health Management Initiatives
Shimadzu Corporation subsidizes the cost of the MCI Screening Test Plus* and breast examinations for our employees, using Shimadzu products. The former uses liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer to evaluate the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), said to be an early stage of dementia. From this fiscal year, the subsidies will be expanded to include the families of our employees. The latter uses dedicated PET system to perform painless breast exams. Breast exams are also offered to the female spouse of any employee. Additionally, subsidies have started for physical examinations for the families of our employees.
In 2017, a health declaration was established, and enacted with the objective of promoting and maintaining the health of our employees, with an emphasis on five important factors: exercise, diet, sleep, mental health, and quitting smoking. From the perspective of the so-called population approach in which everyone is entitled to know their health examination results, and to aim for self-improvement, a health challenge was started in 2021 aimed at all employees receiving regular health exams. This year, an 18-item score including blood pressure, blood tests, urine tests, lifestyle evaluation, and body mass index (BMI) will be compiled under the supervision of external doctors, as an incentive to understand one’s own health status. It was begun as an initiative to prevent the onset of disease, which includes consultations with occupational physicians for employees at risk for arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease within the next decade.
Health Declaration
- Ensuring Health
We will be highly mindful of our health and engage in independently maintaining our own health. In addition, together with our colleagues we will endeavor to create a secure, safe, and comfortable workplace.
- Sustaining Businesses Through Health
We will uphold the company spirit of promoting employee health, which has continued since the company was founded in 1875. In addition, by supplying leading-edge scientific technologies and services, we will help ensure the health of employees and society and promote the growth and prosperity of our businesses.
- Contributing to Future of Society Through Health
We will grow together with society and strive to help create a prosperous future for mankind based on ensuring the health of our employees and their families, who are at the core of our business operations, and based on our corporate philosophy “Contributing to Society through Science and Technology”.
- *Evaluative test for the risk of developing MCI, based on proteins in the blood related to nutrients, lipid metabolites, and immunity, presented by MCBI Inc., a company funded by the University of Tsukuba and Shimadzu Corporation.
For information about Shimadzu health management initiatives, click the following.
https://www.shimadzu.com/sustainability/social/human_life/health_management.html
