Diversity and Inclusion

We are working to build a corporate culture of mutual respect and respect fundamental human rights of employees and non-employees alike. We are creating an environment where everyone can work with energy and brightness to maximize the potential of our employees' different personalities and skills and boost corporate vitality.

The MEDIPAL Cantabile Program

The MEDIPAL Cantabile* Program engages in grassroots activities that span all Group companies, under the key themes of promoting understanding of diversity and inclusion, ensuring psychological safety, and promoting the active participation of women.

• *Cantabile is a musical term meaning song-like. Everyone working in the MEDIPAL Group wants to be part of a “health support orchestra” that brings a rich song-like tone to the performance, rather than simply playing off the musical score (in their job roles).

Promotional Activities

We provide D&I training and initiatives to deepen understanding of unconscious bias so that each employee can see D&I as their own issue, change their awareness, and act independently.
In addition, we select one D&I-related theme each month and distribute it to employees as an e-mail newsletter, helping them feel closer to D&I and serving as an opportunity to change their behavior.

Women's Activity Promotion

We strive to create a workplace environment that makes it possible for all women who work in our Group to achieve a good work–life balance, enabling them to work energetically and grow personally along with the Company. We aim to achieve “percentage of female employees in management positions of 20% or higher” in FY2030, as a target for women’s activity promotion.

Women’s Coordinators

We have designated the Women’s Coordinator role for sales representatives specialized in female-specific health issues who are responsible for delivering comprehensive information to medical facilities on pharmaceuticals related to women’s health, as well as disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The Women’s Coordinator role also creates new opportunities for the participation of women in the workplace, opening up a new career path for female employees that suits their different life stages.

MEDIPAL Group's Women's Empowerment Week

The MEDIPAL Group has designated the period from March 1st to 8th as MEDIPAL Group's Women's Empowerment Week, coinciding with Women's Health Week (March 1st to 8th), Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day) (March 3rd) and International Women's Day (March 8th), and is holding a variety of in-house events throughout the Group. During this period, mimosa flowers decorate the building, and through panel discussions and initiatives such as wearing the mimosa color (yellow), the entire group is given the opportunity to think about gender equality, including women's empowerment.

Awarded the Highest Level of Eruboshi Certification (Three stars)

The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare awarded the company the highest level of Eruboshi Certification (Three stars) as a company that promotes women's activity in business.

Diversifying Employment

Through hiring categories such as new graduate hiring, mid-career hiring, hiring of employees with disabilities, and rehiring of employees who have reached retirement age, the MEDIPAL Group is leveraging the uniqueness and strengths of each employee.
The percentage of employees with disabilities on a Group average was 2.66% (as of March 31, 2024), and we will continue to actively hire people with disabilities and promote the activities of them.
PALTAC CORPORATION has also begun building an alumni network to enlist the participation of alumni who know the company well and have developed new experiences and knowledge outside of the company (company retirees and those who have declined to accept a tentative job offer).