With Our Associates and Their Families
Health Management
Health Management Declaration
Akebono's mission is to contribute to the development of a sustainable society by continuing to provide safety and peace of mind to society based on Akebono's Corporate Mission: "Through friction and vibration, their control and analysis, we are determined to protect, grow and support every individual life.
Our associates, who realize this mission, are our most important assets, and maintaining and promoting the health of our associate talent and their families is one of our most important management issues.
We declare that we will actively promote various measures that contribute to health promotion so that our associates can lead healthy and fulfilling lives, both physically and mentally, and so that both associates and the company can grow together and continue to contribute to society.
Date of establishment April 1, 2017
Recognized as a Company Certifying Outstanding Health and Productivity Management in 2025
Akebono Brake Industry and its group affiliates in Japan were recognized for their company-wide health initiatives involving both associates and management, and were certified as a 2025 Health & Productivity Management Organization (Large Enterprise Category) under the Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program, jointly promoted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi.
The program recognizes companies that practice particularly excellent health management based on their efforts to address local health issues and the promotion of health promoted by the Nippon Kenko Kaigi. This year's certification marks the eighth consecutive year and the eighth time Akebono has received this recognition.
We will continue to promote health management and create an environment in which Akebono group associates can continue to grow in both physical and mental health, thereby pursuing a fulfilling life.
Health Management Initiatives
[Health Management Policy]
The company will provide various measures that actively contribute to health promotion based on its "duty of care" for safety and health. Associates are committed to maintaining and improving the health of themselves and their families based on their duty of self-care. By creating an environment in which associates can continue to grow in both physical and mental health, Akebono promotes health management, which leads to the prevention and early detection of disease and the pursuit of a fulfilling life for associates through the promotion of health.
[The 3 Pillars of Health Management Promotion]
- Work-style reform
- Promotion of both physical and mental aspects of health
- Raising of health awareness
[6 Initiatives (FY2023 - FY2025)]
1. Measures to Prevent Mental Health Issues Caused by Environmental Changes
- Background:
- As the company continues to face changes in its surrounding environment and working styles, it is necessary to implement initiatives to prevent mental health issues among associates caused by these environmental changes.
- Goals:
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- Maintain overall health risk levels at the national average
- Improve the consultation rate for associates with high stress levels
- Initiatives:
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- Strengthen efforts to encourage consultation for associates experiencing worsening stress levels over time (high stress)
- Enhance approaches to workplaces with high stress levels
2. Implementation of Effective and Innovative Health Guidance
- Background:
- Health guidance based on health checkup results has been traditionally implemented; however, challenges have been recognized such as a fixed group of individuals constantly receiving guidance and persistently high rates of abnormal findings.
- Goal:
- Reduction in the rate of individuals requiring health management following regular health checkups
- Initiatives:
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- Strengthening health guidance (setting individual goals and expanding the scope of individuals receiving health guidance)
- Organizing health events in collaboration with the health insurance association
3. Enhancing the Utilization of Stress Check Results
- Background:
- While Lively Workplace Activities based on stress check results have been implemented across all workplaces in the past, moving forward, we aim to further engage with each workplace and conduct more focused activities.
- Goal:
- Achieve 100% implementation of Lively Workplace Improvement Activities in all required workplaces
- Initiatives:
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- Focused implementation of Positive Mental Health Activities in high-stress workplaces where such activities are most needed
- Approach high-stress workplaces from a human resources perspective as well
4. Strengthening Approaches for Associates Working Overseas and at Sales Offices
- Background:
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in working styles, workplaces where physical and mental health management tends to be insufficient will receive personalized and visible health management initiatives.
- Goal:
- Achieve a 100% implementation rate of health guidance for associates working overseas and at our sales offices.
- Initiatives:
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- Starting with associates working overseas, conduct one-on-one interviews (health guidance) by medical professionals for all associates working at sales offices as well
- Implement face-to-face interviews in person or via web-based meetings
5. Further Expansion of Health Education
- Background:
- While efforts to shift health education online are underway, some health education initiatives were interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moving forward, we aim to further expand health education by incorporating the advantages of online methods.
- Goal:
- Achieve a 100% participation rate in mental health (self-care) training
- Initiatives:
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- Make mental health self-care training mandatory
- Resume health education programs that were interrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic
6. Continuous Approach Toward Smoking Cessation
- Background:
- Since 2017, ongoing approaches to smoking cessation have been implemented, yielding results such as a reduction in smoking rates. However, target figures have not yet been achieved, and sustained efforts remain a challenge.
- Goal:
- Reduce smoking rates
- Initiatives:
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- Organize events aligned with key moments such as health checkups and World No Tobacco Day
- Provide health guidance by identifying optimal timing for smoking cessation based on interview results and other data
Previous Initiatives for Health Management
- Actively promoting participation in Saitama Prefecture's Kenko Kobaton Mileage Program
- Implementing Lively Workplace Improvement Activities utilizing stress check results across all workplaces
- Conducting the Blood Pressure Measurement Habit Project
- Various smoking cessation support initiatives (e.g., Two-Person Smoking Cessation Challenge, Smoking Cessation Supporter System, and subsidies for using smoking cessation outpatient services)
- Displaying advisories on overtime in the form of pop-ups on company PCs to improve environments with long working hours (e.g., reminders of end-of-work hours and rules regarding late-night overtime)
- Strengthening recommendations for consultations with high-stress associates
Various Health Indicators and Numerical Goals
| Items | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | Final Target Values (FY2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Periodic health checkup rate | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Percentage receiving a complete examination after periodic checkups | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Stress check inspection rate | 95.5% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 100% |
| Smoking rate | 40.0% | 38.2% | 36.1% | 35.9% | 36.2% | 30% |
| Exercise habit rate | 23.3% | 25.9% | 25.7% | 26.0% | 26.4% | 30% |
| Percentage of persons of appropriate weight (BMI between 18.5 and less than 25) |
58.5% | 60.8% | 59.7% | 58.9% | 57.8% | 70% |
| Percentage of habitual drinkers (Percentage of those who drink on a daily or occasional basis alcoholic beverage equal to more than 360cc of refined sake) |
11.2% | 16.9% | 15.3% | 15.4% | 15.3% | 10% |
| Percentage of respondents who are "well rested through sleep" | 61.3% | 59.1% | 60.1% | 61.2% | 60.5% | 70% |
- * The five items from "smoking rate" to "percentage of respondents who are well rested through sleep" are for those 40 years of age and older.
- * The figures for drinking habits from fiscal year 2024 onwards represent the proportion of individuals who drink alcohol with a frequency of at least once a week and consume an amount equivalent to more than 360cc of refined sake.
