Diversity & Inclusion
At present, the environment surrounding Nippon Steel Trading (NST) Corporation is constantly changing and, as globalization continues, we are committed to realizing our corporate philosophy and management policies and to achieving sustainable growth. We will create a workplace environment where diverse human resources, including women, the elderly, non-Japanese, and people with disabilities can continue to work. We are strengthening efforts to diversify our organization, and aim to become an inclusive company where all diverse employees can grow and play an active role.
Efforts to Promote Women's Empowerment
Based on the corporate philosophy of cultivating, utilizing and valuing human resources, we have formulated an action plan to create an environment in which female employees can play an active role, and we are actively working on it.
Action plan period
April 1, 2024 ~ March 31, 2027 (3 years)
Targets and initiatives
Long-Term Goals
- 1.The percentage of women promoted to managerial positions is more than 80% of the percentage of men promoted to managerial positions (average for the most recent three business years)
- 2.The retention rate of female career-track employees around 10 years after joining the company (9th to 11th year) is more than 80% of the retention rate of male career-track employees.
Short-Term Goals
- 1.Over 30% ratio of female new graduates hired as career-track employees.
- 2.Over 3% ratio of Female managerial positions
- 3.100% of male employees taking childcare leave (including wife’s maternity leave )
- 4.The average retention rate of newly hired female career-track employees (up to 15 years with the company) is over 65%.
Initiatives
- Holding roundtable discussions (network building, etc.) for woman career-track employees
- Thorough implementation of interviews with superiors (for personnel evaluations, goal management, etc.) *Enlightened during evaluator training
- Implementation of training and awareness activities aimed at improving work-life balance
- Review of leave system
- Introduction of an engagement survey
Efforts to Recruit Non-Japanese Employees
As we are working at increasing the global scale of our business, we actively recruit non-Japanese employees, and as of April 1, 2023, 33 non-Japanese employees are working at NST. In addition to the value of their language skills in connection with international transactions, they engage in in-depth dialogues and play an essential role based on their understanding of the culture and economy of both Japan and their country. We aim to stimulate non-Japanese employees and Japanese-national employees with each other and to create synergies.