Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Milbon Ethics and Code of Conduct stipulate that we respect the diversity, dignity, and individuality of our employees, ensuring fair treatment and creating a safe and supportive workplace environment where each employee can fulfill their fullest potential and maintain a long-term career. We are committed to fostering and institutionalizing a culture of respect and inclusion where everyone can thrive regardless of race, gender, disability status, sexual orientation, or responsibilities related to childcare or caregiving.

Promoting Women's Empowerment

We believe that workplaces where female employees thrive not only benefit women but also foster environments where diverse employees can excel. This creates a virtuous cycle that enhances recruitment competitiveness and improves talent retention. Accordingly, we are focusing our efforts on the advancement and career continuity of female sales persons—a group that is both numerous and proportionately significant, and will be central to our future business growth.
Furthermore, we have established the ratio of female managers as a key KPI for DE&I advancement. To achieve our goal of a 20% female manager ratio by fiscal year 2030, we are sequentially implementing concrete measures tailored to specific challenges. This follows a study session for senior executives in December 2023 and includes sessions for supervisors and managers. In 2024, we identified five key challenges related to the advancement and career continuity of female sales professionals. Starting in 2025, we entered a phase of concrete implementation to address these challenges, advancing initiatives such as measures for working mothers and “Ikuboss” training for supervisors.

Performance of Indicators Relating to Promotion of Women’s Empowerment

The ratios of female employees and female managers are increasing.
At present, there is a disparity in the wages of men and women primarily attributed to factors such as more men having longer service terms, a higher percentage of women making use of the Company’s reduced working hours program, among others. Nevertheless, our wage systems do not discriminate based on gender, and all employees are treated equally.

Reference: Personnel Distribution of Milbon Employees

The number of female employees hired has steadily increased as our business has expanded. Consequently, there is a relatively high proportion of female employees in the 25 to 34 age group, resulting in an average workforce age of 35.6 years and an average length of service of 11.1 years.

As of December 31, 2024

Enhancement of Work-Life Balance Support Systems for Childcare

As part of our childcare support system, we conduct meetings among the employee, their department, and HR before taking leave and before returning to work to discuss work arrangements, tailoring them to each individual's circumstances. In addition to the reduced-hour work system after returning to work, employees can also combine this with the flex-time system and telework system, supporting flexible and independent work styles.

Special Maternity Leave	For each pregnancy, employees can take special maternity leave (paid leave) in hourly increments, up to a maximum of 10 days (80 hours).
Prenatal Care During Work Hours	A system allowing employees to attend prenatal appointments during work hours. This enables employees to prepare for childbirth with peace of mind.
Commuting Adjustments for Pregnant Employees	To avoid crowded trains, pregnant employees are allowed to start work 30 minutes later or leave work 30 minutes earlier.
Maternity Leave	Maternity leave is granted for 6 weeks before childbirth (14 weeks for multiple pregnancies) and 8 weeks after childbirth to support women during pregnancy and recovery.
Spousal Childbirth Leave	Employees are entitled to take special paid leave within two months before or after their spouse's childbirth.
Parental Leave	Employees are entitled to take parental leave when caring for a child under 5 years old (under 1 year old by law) who lives with employees.
Childbirth Support	We provide a congratulatory money to families who have given birth.
Infertility Treatment Support	Employees are entitled to take specific paid leave to balance infertility treatment with work commitments. (Open to all genders)
Family Care Leave	Regardless of the number of family members, employees are entitled to take leave in hourly increments up to a maximum of five days (40 hours) per year. This leave may be used for accompanying children to health checkups, parent-teacher conferences, and similar events.
Reduced Working Hours	This system allows employees to individually set their actual working hours, start times, and end times within the prescribed range when raising a child up to the start of junior high school, or when caring for a family member requiring nursing care.
Subsidies for Using Babysitters	We offer discount subsidies for babysitter services.
Telework	Employees can work from their homes or registered facilities.
Flextime	We have adopted a super- flextime system without core hours.
Job Return System	Employees who have resigned for family-related reasons may apply for reemployment under our job return system.

Changes in Ratio of Employees Taking Childcare Leave

External Evaluation

Milbon has been continuously selected as a constituent of the MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index, produced by MSCI, a leading financial services company in the United States since 2023.

It is one of the ESG indices developed by MSCI and looks at the top 700 Japanese companies by market capitalization (based on the MSCI Japan IMI Top 700 Index),and selects outstanding companies based on their disclosure information on gender diversity, such as the ratio of female managers and the ratio of female employees to new hires.

The inclusion of Milbon Co., Ltd. in any MSCI index, and the use of MSCI logos, trademarks, service marks, or index names, do not constitute a sponsorship, endorsement, or promotion of Milbon by MSCI or any of its affliates. The MSCI indexes are the exclusive property of MSCI. MSCI index names and logos are trademarks or service marks of MSCI or its affiliates.

Hiring Persons with Disabilities

Milbon's recruitment is inclusive of persons with disabilities with the goal of realizing a society where diverse human resources can work delightfully with a sense of belonging.