At Credit Saison, women have been active in various positions and have played a part in the growth of our company even before the concepts of “promotion of women's advancement” and “diversity” became widespread. Currently, the Strategic Human Resources Department plays a central role in developing systems and creating a culture of mutual understanding in order to create an organization where not only women but also employees with diverse backgrounds can work comfortably, demonstrate their abilities, and play an active role.
Credit Saison aims to be a company where we acknowledge and harness each other’s capabilities so all employees can actively contribute and flourish as individual
In August 2021, we established the Sustainability Promotion Committee, chaired by our Representative, Executive President and COO, and set up a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Promotion Working Group (DE&I Promotion WG) within the Committee. Since September 2021, the DE&I Promotion WG has been holding discussions regularly (once a month), reporting to the Board of Directors where necessary, and conducting activities in cooperation with various business departments, to further promote DE&I throughout the Group.
We have been proactively recruiting women since the 1980s. We have a history of expanding our systems by listening to the voices of our employees in order to realize the active participation of women in a variety of roles and positions so that they do not have to give up their employment and career development on account of life events such as marriage and childbirth. Over the years, we have expanded and enhanced our systems and have built up a track record of their use, thereby fostering a corporate culture that accepts, understands, and supports not only women but also any other colleagues who are trying to balance work and childcare.
About 70% of our employees are women. About 10% of our employees work reduced hours to accommodate for childcare, and we are also carrying out various efforts in addition to our other system improvements so that employees working while balancing childcare can play an active role regardless of such restrictions.
We currently have more than 8,000 (*) employees working at overseas bases and most of these have been hired locally, giving us a workforce made up of diverse nationalities. We also actively appoint local talent to management roles and promote local business operations under the leadership of local talent. (*As of the end of June 2023. Includes consolidated subsidiaries and equity-method affiliates.)Furthermore, we hold the SAISON GLOBAL SUMMIT once a year for the purpose of creating synergy through the sharing of information among members of our various overseas bases, study meetings, networking, the creation of a sense of unity across the Group, and the exchange of diverse values.
We recruit both new graduates and mid-career workers throughout the year. To support the retention of employees, we introduce tools to support their employment, provide training, and conduct regular interviews. In addition, in order to create new employment opportunities, we have opened the “Saison Farm Toda,” which grows herbs indoors, and the "Ubiquitous Office Team," which consolidates internal office work, to further promote employment.
We provide training on LGBT-friendly manners. Employees who wish to are able to participate and comprehensively learn basic terminology, the history of the program, how to respond in the workplace, and examples of specific initiatives.
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