Company Information

Sustainability

SDGs

To create a sustainable society
– Do what we can now –

We agree with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) advocated by the UN and declare that we will link them to our Corporate Behavior Charter, actively make efforts to solve social challenges, and continuously contribute to the creation of a sustainable society.

Major efforts to achieve SDGs

Efforts to promote work-life balance and diversity
We provide work environments where employees can comfortably work and further their own growth.

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  • Fair (not dependent on gender, academic background, etc.) recruitment standards
  • Provision of diverse work styles, promotion of the use of paid leave, and reduction of overtime work
  • Promotion of transparent personnel evaluation systems
  • Provision of equal education regardless of work style or place of work
Efforts for environmental conservation (in our activities)
We create environmentally friendly business environments to promote environmental conservation, such as the reduction of gas emissions.

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  • Introduction of hybrid vehicles to our fleets
  • Use of natural energy from solar panels
Efforts for environmental conservation (promoted through partnerships)
We put products to use through reuse and recycling instead of simply disposing of them.
In addition, we contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral world by collaborating with manufacturers.

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  • Proactive proposal of used products to customers
  • Creation of sales channels for recycled products in collaboration with manufacturers
  • Handling of products and systems useful for carbon offsetting and activities to promote them
Efforts to contribute to society (communities)
We contribute to the development of communities through active involvement in public facilities, sports facilities, etc.

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  • Naming rights agreement for ORIX Buffaloes Maishima Buffaloes Stadium
  • Donation to Osaka Prefecture‘s “Children’s Shining Future Fund”
  • Donation to Aichi Prefecture’s “Children’s Shining Future Fund”

Health management

About health management initiatives

Based on the company motto of "sell sincerity rather than products" SUGIMOTO & CO., LTD has valued the idea that "people" are an asset since its founding. We believe that it is important for each and every employee to demonstrate their abilities to the fullest in order to continuously increase corporate value.
To achieve this, it is essential to create an environment where employees can work safely and in good physical and mental health, and we have formulated the following health declaration.

Health declaration

  1. We will create a work environment where all employees can work in good physical and mental health.
  2. We will work to ensure a work-life balance in order to maintain and improve the health of our employees.
  3. We will support each employee to be health conscious and independently engage in activities to improve their health.

Promotion system

The Company appoints the president and executive officer as the chief health management officer and the ESG committee chair as the health management promotion officer, who oversees the promotion and initiatives of health management.
In addition, the ESG Committee will play a central role in collaborating with internal and external parties to promote health management throughout the organization.

Main initiatives

  • Improve regular health checkup rate to 100% and re-examination rate
  • Improve stress check participation rate
  • Improve paid leave acquisition rate and reduce overtime work hours
  • Implementation of health-related training
  • Improve participation rate in health-related events and activities

We support the Orix Buffaloes!

Concluded a naming rights agreement for Maishima Buffaloes Stadium

We concluded a naming rights agreement for Maishima Buffaloes Stadium with Osaka City Dome Co., Ltd. in January 2022. With the conclusion of this agreement, signs were put on the backstop and outfield fence of the stadium, and an ad was placed on the mini schedule.
In the future, we will continue to be actively involved in regional vitalization and CSR activities in a variety of fields.

Details of the agreement Stadium name: SUGIMOTO Buffaloes Stadium Maishima
Agreement period: March 1, 2022 – January 31, 2025

Community social contribution activities through donations

As a social contribution initiative,We made a donation.

In January 2024, our company made a donation to Osaka Prefecture’s “Children’s Bright Future Fund” and Aichi Prefecture’s “Children’s Shining Future Fund.”In recognition of this support activity, we received letters of appreciation from Osaka and Aichi prefectures.In the future, our company will continue to work in various fields.We will actively work on creating a better society and contributing to society.

Osaka Prefecture Presentation Ceremony
Aichi Prefecture Presentation Ceremony

ISO

ISO 14001

Registered Operator:
Gotemba Office
Certificate No.:
JQA-EM6497
Registration Date:
February 19, 2010
Applied Standard:
ISO 14001: 2015
Environmental Principle

SUGIMOTO & CO., LTD. will work to solve environmental problems based on the ISO14001 international standard and realize a society that enables sustainable development.

Environmental Policy

As a general trading company of measuring instruments, industrial equipment, and machine tools, SUGIMOTO & CO., LTD. will promote the proposal and sale of environmentally friendly production equipment through its business activities, contribute to society while coexisting with the environment, and consider global environmental conservation.

General Employer Action Plan

We have established the following action plan to create an environment in which employees can balance work and childcare and all employees can work comfortably so that they can fully exercise their abilities.

1. Period of the plan

Five years (from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2025)

2. Content

Goal 1

Improvement of the support system for employees who come back to work after taking childcare leave

Measures
  • Provide information regularly to employees who are taking childcare leave
  • Consider preparing a system that enables employees to work without difficulty after returning to work
Goal 2

Creation of an environment in which employees can take childcare leave easily

Measures
  • Provide information concerning childcare leave through the company intranet, etc.
  • Encourage male employees to take childcare leave and consider improvements to the environment that make it easy to take childcare leave
Goal 3

Encouragement of employees to take leaves to improve their work-life balance

Measures
  • Encourage employees to take paid holidays in a planned manner and create an environment that makes it easy to take paid holidays
  • Provide a special holiday system (birthdays, wedding anniversaries, etc.) and consider granting holidays other than paid holidays

Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace

We have established the following action plan to create an employment environment in which women can play active roles in the workplace.
By creating an environment in which employees can balance work and childcare and can work comfortably, we will ensure that all employees can fully exercise their abilities.

1. Period of the Plan

Three years (from April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2022)

2. Our Challenges

Although we recruit people regardless of gender, there is a tendency for women to want general office work positions. So, the number of female employees hired for regular positions is not yet sufficient, and female employees are only assigned to specific departments.

3. Goal, Approach, and Period

Goal

At least 30% of new hires for regular positions should be women.

Certifications


Registered as an Osaka Prefecture “Declaration on Vibrant and Vigorous Men and Women” business.

Certified as one of the “Leading Companies with Actively Participating Women in Osaka City.”
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