Health Management
Employee Initiatives
Health Management
Purpose of health management and approach to issues
Holding "respect for people" as one of its most important values, the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Group believes that the health of its employees and their families is the cornerstone of the company's bright future. The Group has therefore promoted health management initiatives to proactively support every employee in leading a healthy life and to create a workplace where they can work with enthusiasm. As HHRAM has a small number of employees, our business could be significantly affected even if only one of them is unable to perform at full capacity due to poor health — an issue we recognize as an important management challenge. To address this, we have established health management promotion policies aimed at enabling employees and their families to live healthy lives, and at fostering a "Heartful & Joyful" working environment where everyone can develop their own unique individuality and fully demonstrate their abilities. Since the establishment of our Health Declaration in September 2019, we have continued to advance health management, striving to create a working environment where each employee can work energetically and with a sense of fulfillment to realize these policies. As a numerical goal for our overall health management, we have set a target to increase "the ratio of employees with light-exercise habits" from 27% in 2024 to 35% in fiscal 2028. In addition, as a Key Goal Indicator (KGI), we aim to reduce "the ratio of employees who are unable to fully perform due to poor health," from 35% in 2024 to 25% in fiscal 2028.
Initiatives for health management
HHRAM has established a "Health Declaration" to promote improved health awareness among each individual and realize a comfortable working environment, by clarifying awareness regarding the health of our employees and their families, from the perspective of health management.
Health Declaration
HHRAM, the sole REIT asset management company in the Group, will contribute to creating safer and more comfortable towns and communities by supplying funds for the development and growth of offices, retail facilities, and other properties, through the securitization of real estate properties primarily in the Kansai Region.
To deliver our Group's management philosophy of "safety and comfort" and "dreams and excitement" to everyone, it is paramount that our employees and their families are healthy, and that each employee can fully demonstrate their diverse personalities and abilities in a "Heartful & Joyful" work environment.
To achieve this, we are committed to health management under the motto "Long-lasting vitality for both people and towns!"
With "Hankyu Hanshin Wellness Challenge" as our slogan from the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Group, HHRAM declares its commitment to actively supporting each individual's health promotion and creating a vibrant work environment where everyone can thrive.
Toyoshige Okazaki
President and Representative Director, Chief Officer for Health Management
Hankyu Hanshin REIT Asset Management, Inc.
Promotion system and initiatives for health management
The Health Management Project Team implements annual programs that promote employee health and communication. A company-wide health survey identified several health issues, mainly related to diet and exercise. Focusing on one of the key health issues —light-exercise habits—we have set a numerical target of "the ratio of employees regularly engaging in light-exercise of 10 to 30 minutes per day," aiming to raise overall activity levels. To address these issues, the cross-functional project team holds internal discussions with executive officers and employee representatives from each department and develops specific projects under the themes of promoting smooth communication as well as improving dietary and exercise habits. The various projects have included the Arukatsu walking events, and yoga and stretching sessions using health management support applications. In addition, we collaborate with external organizations to advance health management, such as regularly participating in seminars provided by the Tokyo Fudosangyo Health Insurance Society. Furthermore, we place great value on information sharing with our employees. Through the Stress Check Council, we inform employee representatives of the progress of our health management initiatives and the implementation status of the Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program.
Main initiatives implemented to date
- Vegetable catering service introduced to offices
- Lunch activities (small group dining events for all employees, including executive officer)
- Twice-daily TV exercise program (introducing a stamp card to encourage employee participation)
- “Arukatsu”(walking events)
- Property inspection tours (once a year)
- Health lectures by external instructors (two or three times a year)
- Background music for working introduced to offices
- Introduction of a health management support app
Effect of introducing health management
Along with various initiatives for health management, we have also promoted flexible working as described later in “Work-life balance.” Our health management initiatives include the Arukatsu walking events, property inspection tours, and the TV exercise program. Regarding Arukatsu, the original target was 5,000 steps per day with a participation rate of over-50%. In fiscal 2024, the participation rate again reached 100% (excluding former employees and employees on administrative leave), the same as the previous year, and the average number of steps increased to approximately 8,600 per day. In fact, the employee survey in fiscal 2024 shows better results than in fiscal 2023: increasing from 80% to 92% for having breakfast three or more times a week; increasing from 83% to 96% for relieving stress; falling from 40% to 35% for not performing well due to poor health condition. We consider the item "not performing well due to poor health condition" an important indicator of presenteeism. Concerning labor indicators, the average monthly overtime in fiscal 2024 slightly increased to 8.1 hours from fiscal 2023, but decreased by approximately two hours compared with fiscal 2022. In addition, the number of occupational accidents remained at zero, indicating our ongoing efforts to maintain a safe working environment. Internal activities such as the "Minna de Gohan" lunch activities and property inspection tours have helped improve communication in the office. Building on this, we have been focusing on stimulating staff engagement by taking measures to enhance communication, which in turn contributes to strengthening our business relationships and increasing productivity. It is clear to us that increasing the opportunities to cooperate with outside organizations through health management is also highly beneficial: collaborating with Tokyo Fudosangyo Health Insurance Society on organizing seminars and other various activities; letting our employees speak at outside seminars as lecturers; our initiatives being introduced on the websites of both the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry.
Recognized as 2026 Outstanding Organization of KENKO Investment for Health Bright 500 (SME category)
The Recognition Program for the Outstanding Organizations of KENKO Investment for Health is a program under which the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry examines large enterprises, SMEs and other organizations that are engaging in health-conscious activities in collaboration with health insurance society members and promoting such activities led by the Nippon Kenko Kaigi, and recognizes outstanding enterprises engaging in efforts for health and productivity management.
- ”Bright 500” is given to the top 500 enterprises among the “2026 Outstanding Organization of KENKO Investment for Health (SME Category)” demonstrating “further outstanding health and productivity management” and “expansion of efforts to regional areas.”
Osaka Wellness Action Award Spin-off Project: Received a special award at the 'Workplace Ken-Katsu 10 Grand Prize' event (March 2021)
The Osaka Wellness Action Awards aim to promote and disseminate independent and proactive health and productivity management, and HHRAM was recognized as an organization that is proactively engaged in activities for health and productivity management in Osaka and for promoting health in the workplace and across the region.